The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

The problem with most intercom relay systems is that they often require a professional hardwired installation and only work with a single landline based home telephone. This door phone access control system uses GSM Quad Band technology for communication, allowing wireless communication not just to a landline based home telephone but to any landline based phone or cellular phone as well. Additionally, this device is flexible enough to work for home or commercial applications as up to 263 subscribers can be registered with the system. Each subscriber is given a unique subscriber number (from one to six digits) with two different phone numbers to answer a visitor’s call. This plug-in device can be wall-mounted or flush-mounted, as it is built of a rugged, weather-resistant aluminum alloy exterior casing, ideal for outdoor installations.

This access control system can be connected to a electronic door strike/lock as well as a single or double automatic gate opener, each sold separately. When a visitor arrives at your property, they simply dial the subscriber they are trying to reach, and whether or not that subscriber is on site, at the office, or on vacation halfway around the world, they will be able to grant access and unlock the door or open the gate at the press of a button. The unit features a full size keypad and a large LCD display for easy programming by the system manager and easy operation by visitors. The system manager can set three emergency phone numbers and enable or disable subscriber functions.

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If you are looking effective, affordable way to deter criminals from breaking into your home at night, the FakeTV Burglar Deterrent is the perfect solution. FakeTV is a plug-in unit about the size of a coffee cup that simulates light output equivalent to a typical 27″ TV. A built-in light sensor automatically turns the device on at night and/or when lighting in a room turns black (at 0.5 lux). From outside your home, it looks like someone is home watching TV. A built-in computer controls the super-bright LEDs to produce light of varying intensity and color that light up a room just like a real television does. Lighting effects included scene changes, fades, swells, flickers, on screen motion and color changes. Like real television programming, FakeTV is constantly shifting among more and less dynamic periods, more vivid and more monochromatic, and brighter and darker scenes; it is completely unpredictable, and it never repeats. FakeTV makes your home look occupied in a way that that a light on a timer cannot, by offering the impression that someone is inside your home watching television.

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Whether you’re at work or on vacation, gain peace of mind knowing that you can remotely watch and feed your pet via the Internet. The Petwatch IP Camera and Remote Pet Feeding System has a built-in video camera, audio feeding alert and automated food release dispenser, all of which are accessible via the internet. The camera will let you keep an eye on how your pet is doing while you’re away from home. If you forgot to feed your pet on the way out the door, or if you are away from home for a couple days, you can activate the audio feeding alert system to notify your pet food is on the way and select one of eight feeding levels to fill the bowl. The container holds about 700g worth of food, enough to last an average sized pet well over a week. Additionally, a manual release button is located on the feeder, so feeding your pet while at home comes at the press of a finger.

The food bowl easily separates from the feeder and is dishwasher safe. The included power and Ethernet adapter are integrated into one simple connection at the base of the feeder with a protective plastic molding that is safe for your pets. The cord splits apart at the opposite end providing convenient connection to your computer and power outlet. An On/Off switch is located on the side of the unit and an LED is located on the front of the device lets you know that it is on, whether or not the cover has been closed properly and whether or not your network connection is active. Once the Petwatch has been connected to your router via the Ethernet cable, you can access the feeder and its features from any web-enabled PC or mobile device.

Please note: Your home computer does not need to be on to remotely access the Petwatch as you login via a separate website.

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