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Automate Your Home and Vehicle Using Your Smartphone or Tablet. Jason R. Rich. Bestselling Author / Journalist Photographer / Blogger. Download This Presentation www.JasonRichClasses.com. Topics To Be Covered. Use your smartphone or tablet to automate your home or office…. Control Lights - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Automate Your Home and Vehicle Using Your

Smartphone or Tablet

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Jason R. RichBestselling Author / Journalist

Photographer / Blogger

Download This Presentationwww.JasonRichClasses.com

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Use your smartphone or tablet to automate your home or office…

Topics To Be Covered

• Control Lights• Door Locks• Appliances• Home Security • Television &

Stereo

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Topics To Be CoveredPlus, remotely control and manage

your vehicle…• Vehicle Navigation (GPS)• Car Maintenance• Infotainment System• Hands-Free Cell Phone

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What You’ll Need To Get Started

• A smartphone (such as the iPhone) or tablet (such as the iPad), along with a basic

understanding of how to use it.• Specialized equipment that’s compatible with

your mobile device.• A proprietary app that runs on your mobile

device, and that controls the equipment via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or a Cellular data connection.

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Automate Your Home Lighting

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Automate Your Home Lighting

• Price: $299.00 for the Hue starter kit, which include the Hub & 3 bulbs.

• Additional bulbs: $59.00 - $79.99.

• Must have a wireless home network.

• Fully controllable using an iPhone app.

• Set individual bulbs to display any of more than a million colors.

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Automate Your Door LocksLockitron - $179.00 – Place over the existing dead bolt lock(s) in your home and control them from your iPad. (https://lockitron.com)Kwikset – $219.95 - Replace the dead bolt locks with this Bluetooth-enabled lock.(www.unikey.com)

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Automate Your Home’s Temperature

The NEST thermostat can be controlled

remotely from your iPhone or iPad, plus

learns your living habits and will

ultimately save you money on monthly

heating/air conditioning costs.

($249.00, www.nest.com)

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Automate Your AppliancesUse Belkin’s WeMo to plug in any appliance, such as a lamp, and control it from your iPhone or iPad from anywhere. This adapter plugs into any electrical

outlet with no installation required.

($59.99, www.belkin.com)

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Automate Your Home Security & Video Monitoring

Almost all popular home security companies now offer wireless control over alarm

systems, video surveillance, door locks, etc., using an iPhone app. An installation fee,

plus a monthly fee typically apples.

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Automate Your TelevisionControl your TiVo DVR, Direct TV DVR or Cable

Box/DVR from an iPhone app, and be able to record shows from anywhere. The latest versions of these apps also allow you to stream and watch recorded

programs and live programming from your iPhone or iPad.

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Automate Your StereoInstall wireless (Bluetooth or AirPlay) speakers

throughout your home and listen to music from your iPhone or iPad. This includes iTunes Radio, Pandora or music you purchase and that’s stored on your device.

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Automate Your Vehicle

Starting in 2013 or 2014 model vehicles, more than a dozen car manufacturers have teamed up with Apple to utilize iOS In Your Car and Siri Eyes-Free to make using an iPhone safe while driving. Each is doing this is a slightly different way.

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Automate Your Vehicle:Navigation

Instead of using a stand-alone or in-dash GPS, use a navigation app that’s built

into your iPhone. In addition to the Maps app, there’s

Google Maps and BringGo, for example, which offer full

GPS functionality.*In some GM cars, BringGo works with the in-dash infotainment system.

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Automate Your Vehicle: Maintenance

• Check your car’s fuel tank, oil and tire pressure from your iPhone.• Remotely lock or unlock the car doors.• Turn on the ignition.• Diagnose a Check Engine light problem.• Record trip data and analyze fuel efficiency.• Discover where your car is parked.

GM Car Owners Can Use OnStar RemoteLink. All Other Vehicle

Owners Can Use Automatic Link. ($99.00, www.automatic.com)

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Automate Your Vehicle:Infotainment

Many 2013 and 2014 vehicles can wirelessly link with an iPhone or

iPad. This allows you to stream content (music)

and use apps through the in-dash infotainment system. You can also

make/receive calls (hands-free), and use Siri to

send/receive text messages or emails (eyes-

free) while driving.

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Questions?Download This Presentationwww.JasonRichCla

sses.com