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Home Controls has put together this guide to explain the benefits, features, and various models of smart locks available on our webstore to help you find the perfect upgrade for your front door.

Whether you need high-performance IP cameras, budget-friendly analog cameras, or AI-powered NVRs, Uniview delivers industry-leading surveillance solutions. Don’t wait to protect what matters most—visit Home Controls today to find the perfect Uniview product for you.

Hamilton Captel creates unique telephones with a built-in LCD that displays real-time captions of the person on the other end of the call, as well as the Hamilton Mobile CapTel mobile application that adds the same real-time caption technology to user’s smartphones. Hamilton Captel Captioned Telephones allow individuals with hearing loss to stay connected with those who mean the most to them and at the same time be able to communicate with services and any other individuals who call without having to struggle to understand.

As a leader in the home audio entertainment market, Lithe Audio creates innovative wireless streaming speakers and audio devices that combine a premium design and multiple connectivity options including Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay, Optical, HDMI, PoE, and more to enable users to listen to audio content from virtually any wired or wireless source at the best possible quality.

Home Controls is here to help with its updated guide to find the right smart home hub for your home.

Ezlo now offers Ezlo Protect, a cloud-to-ground security solution for homeowners and business owners to manage a complete smart security and automation system.

Matter is a new wireless communication standard within the smart home industry that delivers unprecedented interoperability between wireless protocols and smart assistant ecosystems.

Thread is a mesh network wireless protocol specifically designed for Internet of Things and Matter compatible devices, allowing for interoperability between previously incompatible devices.

Autoslide, creator of automatic door opening systems for sliding and swing doors, has partnered with smart lock companies Yale and August to create a unique smart door experience for your home or business.

Flic 2 Bluetooth smart buttons control thousands of devices and services with a push of a button.

Home automation can be an expensive investment to venture into depending on the scale and features of your desired smart home. While converting light switches or daily used appliances into smart devices can be achieved with a single purchase of less than $100 dollars, automating window or drapery opening systems can cost upwards of $1000 dollars for both the necessary devices and installation. This disparity in affordable smart home devices creates gaps in smart home systems, which can prevent users from increasing their quality of life or improving accessibility within their home. Drapery and window opening systems are a prime example of prohibitive costs of entry, until the RYSE SmartShade.

Home Controls now carries the OEM Systems Mainstation, an all-in-one touchscreen home audio receiver and entertainment controller.

Staying online and connected is the new normal in modern society, whether staying up to date through social media or when checking in on your front door or pets via a live video feed streaming to your smartphone. Smart home and smart security devices also benefit from remote monitoring and configuration through wired or wireless connections to your Internet network. But not every electronic device in your home is capable of connecting to the Internet.

Communication is important, especially so when it comes to assembling a smart home or smart security network. You need your devices to be able to communicate with each other, and so this blog is here to help you understand the different types of communication methods used throughout the automation and security industry.

Feeling safe with the assurance that our personal belongings are secure in our homes may be something we rarely think about. When we leave our homes, we tend to focus only on locking the front door, while forgetting at times that windows are left open, garage and back doors are left unlocked, and the trees and bushes along the house have not been trimmed, leaving plenty of places for burglars to hide. Why do we do such things?

Your home is your sanctuary and you should feel safe in it, but after the sun goes down there are opportunities for burglars or unwanted intruders to hide in the dark areas of your property, leaving your home at risk for a potential break-in. One way to help keep that from happening is to add motion detector lights to your property because it’s a great way to enhance your home security all while improving your home automation.

Using a Z-Wave controller is a great way to automate many of the functions in your home. It is also among the most popular. There are many devices from multiple manufacturers available that allow you to control lighting, temperature, security, IP cameras, door locks and notifications.