| The march towards smarter homes continues. | | | | that replace older switches within the home, |
| Radio controlled home lighting solutions are | | | | thus allowing the ability to set or control |
| the latest technology trend in new home | | | | the brightness of lighting in each room |
| designs. | | | | within the home. |
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| Just like the integration of the cell phone | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can |
| into our day-to-day lives, homes are now | | | | also be turned on/off from your car, just |
| becoming suffused with new wireless | | | | like your standard garage door opener. Thus, |
| technology products. Wireless routers and | | | | you no longer need to walk into a dark house |
| radio controlled home lighting systems are | | | | when you arrive home in the middle of the |
| primary examples of the wireless phenomenon. | | | | night. |
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| Radio controlled products such as electric | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can |
| garage door openers have been around for | | | | easily be installed in both new and old home |
| years. And many techno-savvy homeowners have | | | | construction as no rewiring is required. |
| already installed wireless routers within | | | | Typically light switches are replaced with |
| their homes to connect to the Internet, and | | | | dimmers that have built-in transceivers in |
| to network computers, printers, and gaming | | | | them that communicate with a master |
| equipment together. However, much more | | | | controller and one or more repeaters that are |
| sophisticated radio controlled home building | | | | strategically positioned within the home. |
| products are right around the corner from | | | | Also, some manufacturers offer light dimmers |
| becoming standard features within our homes. | | | | that can be plugged right into existing |
| | | | outlets. Some master controllers are powered |
| Radio controlled home lighting systems are a | | | | via batteries, so no AC wiring is required. |
| good example of the inexorable march of | | | | |
| wireless technology. There are a number of | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can |
| manufacturers selling some very exciting | | | | also be integrated into existing home |
| radio controlled home lighting systems that | | | | security systems. |
| enable virtually all of your home lights to | | | | |
| be controlled by 1 or 2 master controllers | | | | The cost of radio controlled home lighting |
| (be it remote control or wall mounted). | | | | systems can vary as it is dependent upon how |
| | | | many light dimmers are required, the size of |
| Some of the benefits associated with radio | | | | the home (which impacts the number of |
| controlled home lighting, include the ability | | | | repeaters that may be required) and the types |
| to turn on or off all, or a portion of, your | | | | of master controllers employed. The prices |
| home's lights either via a remote control | | | | for these systems are somewhat pricey today, |
| hand set, or by way of a single control | | | | but over the next few years these prices |
| button located on a wall within your home. In | | | | should drop dramatically resulting inevitably |
| addition, remote controlled home lighting | | | | in the ubiquitous smart home. |
| systems frequently employ dimmer switches | | | | |