The Right Battery
A quick tip for all of our HAI customers: always listen to the manual. Josh had to replace the batteries in this door/window contacts, and he didn’t follow HAI’s recommendation to use Renata CR2450N lithium batteries, opting instead to use a cheaper brand. It turns out HAI was being specific for a reason. The less expensive batteries caused a problem with the system. Needless to say, they were soon replaced by the ones HAI mentions. Live and...
read moreHAI Home Theater Update
Home Automation, Inc. has announced a new version of the Snap-Link Mobile that includes the ability to remotely control A/Vequipment when used in conjunction with an HAI Home Theater Extender. The extender allows for audio/video control using iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch integrated with HAI’s Snap-Link Mobile application in a home with an HAI control system. HAI’s free HTX2 Mobile Designer software also allows for the creation and customization of graphical user interfaces for “remote control” pages that are used for controlling A/V equipment using an iOS...
read moreHAI Stand-Alone Locks
Home Automation, Inc. has announced stand-alone integration with their MicroControl and Kwikset ZigBee wireless door locks. HAI’s MicroControl can be used as a standalone remote control for ZigBee wireless door locks. This functionality means that a home owner can wirelessly lock and unlock the doors to their house without any other automation equipment. They can also use the same MicroControl to coordinate all of their wireless energy management devices, including thermostats, water heaters, pumps, fountains, and more. The MicroControl provides homeowners a status of each lock and...
read moreHAI and NextAlarm
Home Automation Inc, announced a Connectivity Partnership with NextAlarm and their VoIPAlarm product. VoIPAlarm allows the users’s HAI home control system to call and report alarm activity to a central station over IP for a low monthly service fee. This solution is ideal for customers that don’t have landline service or for customers that have an existing VoIP telephone service which doesn’t properly transmit alarm signals to the central station. “HAI is excited to give our customers this unique option,” explained Scott Dudoussat, HAI Director of Technical...
read more5 Best Home Control Apps
Haiku Home Automation for HAI Developer: Nullriver, Inc. Price: $49.99 Compatibility: iPad and iPhone Description: Haiku combines HAI’s proven home automation controllers with iOS’s unbeatable user interface experience and versatility. This leverage brings the consumer a solid, user-friendly and convenient home automation interface that is as usable from anywhere in the world as it is from the comfort of your couch. Pros: Frequent updates, intuitive layout, great interface, easy setup Cons: No version for Android, reports of crashes after updating SnapLink Mobile Developer: Home...
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