Surprised?

Imagine a situation where you can control your lighting system from afar – and we mean, from out of the home. So now not only are you controlling your home’s illumination, but you are also giving the appearance of someone being home. And all this, without any hassle, with a simple touch on your smartphone screen.

This might seem farfetched to you, but brands like Samsung and Legrand make this possible. Take Legrand’s Lighting Sensors, for instance. They turn something as simple and boring as a light bulb into a high-tech perimeter warning, and unlike a guard dog, this doesn’t shed! Smart lights outshine old-time stuff like timers because they’re a lot easier to control, and you can set them in such a way that they mimic the way a family uses lights – instead of being on a predictable schedule. 

Once installed, smart lighting devices sync with your smartphone so that you can control them remotely, or put them on a schedule; you can also program them to work with other smart devices such as cameras and security systems. Coming home to a house that’s considerate enough to turn on a few lights as you walk in is both fun and reassuring.

The Cherry on Top!

When you use smart lighting with a popular smart-home platform like Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, or Samsung SmartThings, you can automate the lighting based on triggers on Legrand’s lighting sensors. That way, if someone walks past a motion sensor or a home security camera with motion detection, the device will trigger the lights to go on and shine a light on strangers as they approach your home — and maybe even capture a video of them if you have a camera as part of the setup.