Smart Homes and Radio Controlled Home Lighting

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