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Automate Your Home and Vehicle Using Your

Smartphone or Tablet

Jason R. RichBestselling Author / Journalist

Photographer / Blogger

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Your smartphone (iPhone) or tablet (iPad) can become a powerful remote control for other devices and appliances.

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

Topics To Be Covered

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

Stereo

Topics To Be CoveredPlus, remotely control and manage

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

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.

Smartphone & Tablet Wireless Communications

• Bluetooth• AirPlay (Apple Only)• Wi-Fi (Wireless Home Network)• 3G /4G (LTE) Cellular Network

Control Toys Using A Smartphone

• Remote control cars, boats and helicopters

• LEGO Mindstorms Robots – Build robots with LEGO bricks and then program & control them wirelessly with an iPhone or iPad.

Automate Your Home Lighting

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.

Automate Your Door Locks

Lockitron - $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)

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)

Automate Your Appliances

Use 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)

Never Lose Items Again with Tile

• Attach the small Tile tag onto your keys, purse, computer, bike or any item that could be lost.

• Track the item in real-time using your Smartphone.

www.TheTileApp.com

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.

It’s a complete home security system for $249 that measures 6” tall by 3” wide.

Monitor your home from your smartphone while

you’re away.

Available March 2015

Remotely Access Live Video Feeds From Wireless Cameras In Your Home

Low cost home security or

baby/pet monitor

Control your digital camera

remotely. Capture images and share

them online.

Automate Your Television

Control 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.

Universal Remote Control Apps

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a programmable

and customized remote control for your

television, stereo and/or home theater

system.

Re Universal Remote Control App (Free)

MyURemote App($36.99)

Automate Your Stereo

Install 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.

Automate Your Vehicle

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

Automate Your Vehicle:Infotainment

Stream content (audio programming) and use apps running on your iPhone/iPad through the vehicle’s in-dash

infotainment system.

Link Your Smartphone To Your Vehicle

• Play music stored within your iPhone/iPad wirelessly through your vehicle’s speakers.

• Stream music from the Internet using your iPhone/iPad to be played through your vehicle’s stereo system – iTunes Radio, Pandora, etc.

Siri Eyes Free• Have your iPhone read your text

messages or emails while you’re driving.

• Ask Siri questions and get verbal responses about things like weather, stocks, sports scores, driving directions, etc.

• Always keep your eyes on the road – not your smartphone’s screen.

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.

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)

Your iPhone Can Do A Lot More Than Make and Receive Calls…

Many companies are developing products that can be remotely controlled from your iPhone.

Check out crowd funding websites, like Kickstarter.com or

Indiegogo.com, to discover start-up companies launched by cutting-edge

inventors.

One Final Lecture…

How to Share Your

Photos Online

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