The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

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Installing a surveillance system is a great way to protect and monitor your home or business. Although, identifying and putting together all the right components can be an intimidating and an expensive task. This surveillance kit takes out the guesswork by including everything you need to get a surveillance system up and running. The DVR system has a built-in 250GB hard drive for plenty of video storage and 7″ LCD display screen that is simple to navigate and very intuitive, making setup a breeze. An auxiliary video output is available for sending video to a secondary display such as your TV (separate video cable required). Four (4) color bullet cameras are included, each with 12 IR LEDs for capturing images in total darkness, along with all of the required cabling and adapters. The system also features network capability, giving you the option of remotely monitoring your home or office from anywhere in the world via an internet connection. This surveillance kit packs in everything you’ll need to digitally record, view and manage four separate video feeds at a fraction of the price of other surveillance systems.

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The WakeMEup Alarm Clock and Bed Shaker is the ideal solution for ensuring that even the deepest of sleepers will wake up when they need to. A huge digital clock accurately displays the time for easy reading anywhere in your room. The audible alarm can be adjusted to a level most suitable for you and will reach volumes up to 120dB. If the audible alarm isn’t enough, the included bed shaker can be placed under your pillow or mattress, sending a vibration throughout your bed when the alarm goes off. If all else fails, you can plug a lamp or radio (each sold separately) into the alarm clock, setting the radio to turn on when the alarm goes off or set the lamp to turn on or flash when the alarm goes off. As a backup power supply during a power outage, this product requires the use of a 9V battery, sold separately.

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Have you ever missed a call because you didn’t hear the phone ring or are you unable to make out what people are saying because their voice comes across the phone line too soft or unclear? You can put an end to your frustrations with the StarPlus-45 Telephone. It features an adjustable amplifier that will increase the volume of your ringer up to 95dB so you’ll be sure to hear when there is an incoming call and an amplifier for the call volume that can reach up to 53dB ensuring louder and more understandable conversations. The StarPlus-45 has an advanced circuit design and electronic anti-feedback filter makes every word clear and easy to understand without any distortion. The Tone selector can be used to adjust sound clarity and helps to distinguish similar sounding words. There is a large backlit LCD screen high contrast graphics on the telephone that will display Caller ID and Call Waiting ID. A full duplex speakerphone has been incorporated with volume adjustment for total hands-free operations. The handset is T-Coil compatible, for those individuals with electronically enhanced hearing and there is an audio output jack for connection to a headset, neck loop or a Cochlear implant. For ease of use, there are extra large illuminated buttons, memory for 12 different numbers for one-touch speed dialing, and three (3) Emergency number buttons programmable for easy access to fire, police or ambulance personnel. This product requires the use of four (4) AA batteries, sold separately.

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If you live or work in a loud environment, it’s likely you have missed several calls because the sound of the ringer has been drowned out by ambient noise. The Amplified Telephone Ringer with Strobe Light Alert takes care of this problem so you’ll be less likely to miss an important phone call in the future. This product features two types of alerts to help ensure you know when a call is coming in through an amplified ringer and a strobe light. The amplified ringer has an adjustable High/Low/Off setting, with the ‘High’ setting boosting your ringer up to 120dB when an incoming call is received. The strobe light will also flash when there is an incoming call, offering a visual indicator. The device simply installs between your existing telephone and the telephone jack and uses a plug-in adapter for power, included. As an added bonus, you can install three AA batteries, sold separately, to act as a backup power supply in the event of a power failure. This device will work on any standard landline telephone system and can even be used as a way to help the hearing impaired receive a phone call notification.

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