A favorite quote of ours is that “you don’t wake up on a Saturday morning with a home automation problem, but instead you have a product that needs replacement and you grab the one with the picture of a smart phone on the box.” Or, giving you more credit, you see the convenience, energy savings, peace of mind, etc, for that connected thermostat or garage door opener, and you make your first exciting steps towards a “smarter” home. We would like to contrast this type of point solution (product) with the more complex “home automation solution” (multifunction) that is offered […]