Climate change, savings and greater reliability are just some of the reasons people are reimagining their relationships with energy. Home automation systems are increasingly taking this into account, not only when it comes to your family’s lifestyle but also to protect your valuable equipment.

For energy storage and management, sonnen is the go-to partner for smart home professionals. Automate your energy use according to your specific priorities while integrating everything seamlessly with your control system of choice.

Learn about sonnen’s products and features and find out why this technology is so vital for homes in West Hartford, CT, and throughout New England.

Homeowners are always looking for new technology to improve their way of life. The latest study from Parks Associates states that 31 percent of consumers will buy a connected device in 2019. As new technology becomes available, the question is no longer whether to invest in smart devices, but how to figure out which ones to use. 

Which are the best ones currently available? Even more importantly, which will have the most immediate impact? Reading this blog, you’ll see some of our suggestions, starting with a comprehensive home automation system. Enhance your lifestyle with these upgrades and reach out to find out which other smart tech updates might be useful for your unique needs.

Every day seems to bring another new smart device to the market.  Several key technology areas are driving the innovation – the availability of inexpensive, powerful chips, cloud-based software platforms, multiple wireless technologies, and machine learning – are enabling the addition of intelligent features to a slew of home devices.

Earlier this year at the CES consumer technology show, we saw a host of new smart devices introduced.  Smart lights, speakers, thermostats, coffeemakers, washing machines, irrigation controllers, refrigerators, ranges, and even toilets are getting injections of smart technology.  The technology in your home is accelerating from interesting novelty to genuine usefulness. Automation will bring about a change in how we use and manage our homes.  The functionality of smart home devices and systems is only getting better every year, and as it matures, we will become more accustomed to it and grow to depend on it in our daily lives – much like the smartphone.

Since we're early in this new year, we want to highlight the trends that will be driving the new smart products you will see in 2019.  This is the year when smart home automation becomes mainstream.  If you haven't yet invested in a home automation system for your Groton residence, there is no better time. 

Read on to learn more about the smart home automation trends you’ll be seeing this year. 

We have long been proud partners with Elan Systems for home automation solutions.  Their systems make even the most complex automated homes easy to control and live with everyday.  The company is not resting on its laurels, and it continues to develop new products aiming to make home automation systems as intuitive as possible.

CEDIA is the trade association that puts on the biggest show devoted to smart home technology. At the annual show earlier this month, Elan debuted three new products that show their acumen for making home control easy.  All these products showcased the refining of intelligent communication and control experiences in the home, with a new remote control, video doorbell, and wall-mounted touch panel. 

What’s new and different about these devices?  Read on to find out how Elan can make your home control experience that much simpler in Old Saybrook—and anywhere else in Connecticut.