Are you making the most of the new year and new decade? We’re already 1/12^th or 8.33% through 2020, and we hope to hear you’re making progress towards the resolutions you set a month ago. One of those resolutions may have involved becoming more productive in the new year or saving money. Did you know that smart home automation can help you achieve both of those resolutions?

Reduced energy savings and improved home efficiency are just two ways a Savant smart home automation system can enhance your Dallas, TX home. Read on to learn more about the innovative ways Texas Custom AV can help you make progress on your resolutions in 2020.

Our home automation partner Savant has made a name for itself in smart home automation by creating systems that are at once very powerful but also very intuitive to use.  Of course, what one person might consider easy to use can be another person’s nightmare.  Just ask a Microsoft Windows fan versus an Apple MacIntosh fan. 

Speaking of Apple, while not associated with the company Savant has been known as Apple-centric.  It was the first home automation company to launch an app on the iPhone; the user interface has a similar look and feel to Apple’s, and it uses powerful Apple Mac hardware in their Pro controllers.

People who like the ease, elegance, and intuitiveness of Apple products like the iPhone tend to like the similar polish of the Savant system.  What makes something intuitive and easy to use?  When it comes to software, and home automation, it’s the little details in design, flow, and navigation that count. 

Let’s take a closer look at some features that makes Savant smart home automation easy to live with in your Dallas home.

Home automation technology continues to march onward.  Our homes are getting smarter all the time.  There are smart lights, appliances, thermostats, cameras, TVs, motorized shades, and speakers available these days.

While you can have one or all of these smart things in your home, it’s even smarter to control them all with a unified home automation system that makes them all work well together, to automate your routines and save time for the things that matter most to you.

If you are familiar with Amazon Alexa, you know it is a line of smart speakers.  Besides telling you sports scores, playing music on demand, and making a very convenient voice-controlled kitchen timer - it also makes a great way to control other smart devices in your home.

How do you do that?  Pair Alexa with a Savant home automation system.  Alexa can be your “voice butler” that tells your Savant system what to do.  Read on to learn about some of the things this dynamic duo can do in your Dallas home.