With the rapid proliferation of smart phones and tablets, homeowners are discovering the power that apps can have in home control and automation — and in business.
A little more than a year has passed since Apple introduced the iPad, and the impact it has had on daily life has been nothing short of revolutionary. An explosion of software applications for many mobile devices has been developed to give users the power at their fingertips to manage their work, social lives, and leisure activities — anytime, anywhere. Why not control their homes as well? Is there an app for that? Of course, there is — and it is good for business.
“Apps are a very good thing for the control business. They have exposed people to what we have been doing all along. The exposure has been a driver in increasing business because the consumer is more aware,” says Jeff Ripplinger, a designer at U.S. Tech, Denver, Colo.