It’s enough to give a burglar nightmares. There he/she (no role specific gender stereotyping here) snooping around your home looking for valuables – or in the fridge for a lettuce – whilst you are out when suddenly the television flickers to life, the lights come on and the kettle starts boiling (so he/she can have a nice cup of tea following their mini coronary just as the police pull up outside).
Thanks to this remote home automation gadget, manufactured by Hawking Technology, and known as the HomeRemote, you could do exactly this either via the internet or even your cell phone whilst following our uninvited visitors every move by (an additional) remote camera – even if you’re on the other side of the world.

The HomeRemote product page goes to great lengths to convey the virtues of its state of the art Z-Wave wireless mesh technology – basically a 2-way radio frequency connecting the main hub with the individual satellite controllers – which, it states, ensures that you have a secure and reliable connection to your home appliances and lighting. Of course, if the intruder is tech savvy he/she would have had the sense to disable your broadband connection (to which the HomeRemote hub is connected) thus rendering the entire system wholly inoperable – but perhaps we’re being overly picky.
As a remote monitoring system or a deterrent we don’t doubt that the HomeRemote system would excel and, as an added bonus you can always use your cell phone to turn of the television remotely whenever the wife is watching the X-Factor which, in anyone’s book, is a considerable bonus.HomeRemote Features
- Control your home and view live video remotely using your internet enabled cell phone or web browser
- Customize the HomeRemote interface to match the exact layout of your home
- Select custom names for your rooms and devices
- Link multiple lights and appliances to a single module such as a light switch using the Device Linking feature
- Set timers and schedule to automatically turn devices on or off
- Easily create “Scenes” for the control of multiple devices with one click (i.e all lights)
- Secure your home with automated text message alerts and Email notifications
- Keep track of all recent activity in your home
- Setup a state-of-the-art Home Automation system for a fraction of the cost of other dealer installed systems
Further details concerning the HomeRemote system can be gained via the Hawking Technology Website.
[Source | Prylkoll]
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