With the start of the new year, you may be looking to make some upgrades to your Portland, ME area home. Smart home technology is more exciting than ever this year, so we’ve rounded up three great devices you should consider adding to your home automation system in 2018.

Read on to find out what technology we’re excited about and how it can benefit you.

Chances are that you, or someone you know, owns some version of an Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

After all, research conducted by NPR and Edison Research in late 2017 revealed 11 percent of American adults – or about 26.8 million people – owned one.

You might use an Echo as a wireless speaker or as a tool to deliver you the latest news or weather. But you can use it to control your home’s smart technology, too.

In this blog, we detail how you can use Amazon Alexa to control the home automation system in your Portland, Maine-area house.

Interested in finding out more? Keep reading below.

Your home is the central hub of your daily life, and it should reflect who you are, while also being functional and attune to your needs. This can be a difficult balance to strike, but there is a simple solution: home automation. A smart home brings together form and function by utilizing the latest technologies. The best part is that it does so in a streamlined way that fits into your personal style and tastes. Every room can benefit from smart technology, but we will cover enhancements in three specific spaces in this post. To learn more about home automation and see what it can do for your Kennebunk or Southern Maine home, continue reading.