Whether you want to be able to control lights from your iPhone to just being able to push one button to have every light turn off in your whole home, INSTEON is the DIY dream. INSTEON is both reasonably priced and incredibly easy to install. In a little under an hour you could have a whole room setup all for under $100.

Using both the existing wires (power line) in the home and radio-frequency communication, INSTEON adds remote control and automation to lighting, appliance and home control applications of all types. From lighting control to integrated security systems, the new home automation standard allows you to manage your home the way you want. Easy to install and set up, INSTEON offers the flexibility and dependability to make life more convenient, safe and fun.

Dork Stuff

• Network (Dual band (RF and Power line), Peer-to-peer, Mesh topology and Unsupervised (no routing tables))
• Protocol (All devices are two-way repeaters, Messages acknowledged, Retry if not acknowledged, Synchronized to power line)
• Device Installation (Plug-in, Wire-in, Battery operated)
• Security (Encrypted message payload)

To get started head over to smarthome.com and see all they have to offer and don’t forget to checkout their INSTEON Starter Kits. Starter Kits come with everything you need to usually get one to two rooms setup and let you get an idea of the things you can do. I personally chose this solution over every other product out there. Comparing INSTEON to other solutions, I found that for the money you can’t beat it. Plus, the other nice thing is you don’t have to pay someone to come out and make changes – you can do it yourself.

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