HGTV Dream Home - Tour it in Person!

Visit HAI and HGTV Dreamhome in person!  See home automation work.

Tours will be available Thursday through Sunday beginning February 11 and ending March 7, 2010.

Also, be sure to enter to win every day!

Photo courtesy of HGTV

HAI in Amsterdam, Day 2

More pictures from Amsterdam.  Today, HAI is in Aldous Systems' booth (IEF49).





HAI is also being represented in:
Booth 4R20 (Sistema Casa)
Booth 1K71 (HAI Italian Distributor, Domotica Piu)

Upcoming Trainings in Salt Lake City and Boise

Learn about HAI!

Courses are being taught by HAI's Don Decock in several cities.  Lunch is provided by HAI.

(Check here for upcoming trainings in your area, or contact your Sales Territory Manager to request a training.)

Click the links below for a PDF with full information:

Installation Training
Woods Cross, Utah
March 2nd 9AM-3PM

Application Programming
Woods Cross, Utah
March 3rd 9AM-3PM

Automation Studio
Woods Cross, Utah
March 4th 9AM-3PM

Installation Training
Meridian, Idaho
March 9th 9AM-3PM

Application Programming
Meridian, Idaho
March 10th 9AM-3PM

Automation Studio
Meridian, Idaho
March 11th 9AM-3PM

HAI in Amsterdam

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HAI's Kurt Carlson and Jay McLellan inside of Sistema Casa's booth (4R20).

HAI is also being represented in:
Booth IEF49 (HAI UK Distribution Partner, Aldous Systems)
Booth 1K71 (HAI Italian Distributor, Domotica Piu)

HAI Expands International Offering to Include Spanish, Catalan, and French in Addition to English and Italian

5.7e TouchscreenHome Automation, Inc. (HAI), leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, announced that Spanish, Catalan and French language product suites are currently being developed.  This is in addition to HAI’s Italian and English products currently available.

The foreign language home control systems have the same functionality as the English home control systems, including monitoring and control of security, temperature, lighting, entertainment, and more.  Voice, menu, in-wall and wireless Touchscreens, and programming software will all be available in the new languages.  Additionally, Snap-Link Mobile will be available in multiple languages to provide remote access via a Windows® Smartphone.

Read the full press release.

HAI CES 2010 Review

HAI's President & CEO, Jay McLellan, provides a preview of 2010 HAI Products.  Filmed at the Consumer Electronics Show by "Into Tomorrow" with Dave Graveline

HAI on Into Tomorrow

HAI's Jay McLellan, President & CEO, is featured this week on Dave Graveline's Into Tomorrow.

CES Part 2, Listen Now:

 

HAI Makes Home Management Worry-Free

Fine Lifestyles Regina features HAI in their Winter 2009/2010 magazine.  "Now our home is worry-free"

The home features an impressive array of automation features, all controlled by HAI's robust system.

"Despite all the bells and whistles that the HAI technology offers, Simair admits its greatest benefit to the household is the energy efficiency and safety it offers.

"The first evidence of (the homeowner's) amazing system, installed by Century Electric, comes as you walk up the sidewalk and notie the front entrance lights slowly brightening."

"When everything is done for you, you feel taken care of, almost pampered.  You can just live your life and not worry."

Read the full article here (along with some fantastic photos!)

HAI at CES

Thanks to everyone who has come by to see HAI at CES!  There's still some time to drop by Booth 25510!

HAI Booth @ CES

Constructech Vision Awards - Enter Today!

 

The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying modern technologies to their everyday businesses. 
 

Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 Constructech Vision Awards.

We are looking for the most innovative uses of technology and automated home technology by construction-related organizations.

The deadline to enter your company for this award is Feb. 3, 2010. To learn more about this award, or to download a ballot, please visit our Website.  

Eligible companies will come from residential construction, commercial construction, heavy construction, professionals in all trades, architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management companies, government agencies, and land developers.

Constructech will also recognize outstanding achievements in Automated Home Technology.

A special Team Award for the best project team with the most innovative use of technology on a single project will also be awarded.

In addition to honoring builders and contractors, Constructech magazine will also recognize the hardware, software, and automated home technology providers that have helped each winner achieve its goals.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be honored for your innovation. The nomination deadline of February 3 is just around the corner.

The winners will be honored during an awards ceremony and dinner, held in the summer of 2010, concluding the annual Technology Day conference.

CES Info - Free Trainings, Jay McLellan Speaks!

Stop by Booth 25510 to see all of the great new products, and pick up a new 2010 Product Catalog!

Additionally, HAI has two trainings during CES, (please email training@homeauto.com for more information)

Thursday January 7th 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm  
Introduction to Home Automation

Friday January 8th 11:00 pm – 12:30 pm 
HAN Technologies and the Smart Grid

Jay McLellan will be speaking all over the place during CES!

Thursday at 1:30 he's a panelist  for "Dollars and Watts: Energy Use Information for Electronics"
Friday at 1:30 he discusses HAI's new products in the CEPro Booth
Friday at 2:50 he'll be in the Into Tomorrow Booth on the Advanced Radio Network
Saturday at 9:30AM he's a panelist for the "H2G 2010 Summit" (Home to Grid, Consumer Electronics/Smartgrid)

HGTV 2010 Dream Home Features HAI!

Want to live in an HAI automated home?  Enter daily through February 19th!

The best view happens to be in the home theatre, where HAI's keypad, Omnistat2 Thermostat, and OmniTouch 10p portable Touchscreen are used.  

Additionally, you can view the Hi-Fi by HAI and the Omnistat2 Thermostat in the Master Bath, in the Master Bedroom, and in the Home Office.

Another Omnistat2 in the "Sunrise Room" right off of the Master Suite.

Another Omnistat2 in the Great Room.

Another Omnistat2 in the Dining Room.

The Guest House (Casita) is even outfitted with HAI.  You can see the Hi-Fi by HAI volume knob!

 




Flash 2010 Product Catalog Now Available

The 2010 Flash Product Guide is now available for viewing.  (Note, it may take a while to load initially.  Be patient!)

The 2010 PDF Product Guide is available for download.

The 2010 Product Guide is now available for order (note that EVERY dealer is being shipped 2 catalogs, and EVERY distribution location is being shipped 5 catalogs.  More can be ordered, but these are being processed first.)

The 2010 Automation Simplified CD is in development and will be available for free order in late January.

HAI 2010 Product Guide Sneak Peek

2010 Product Catalog High Res ImageSneak Peek for HAI's faithful Blog, Twitter, and Facebook Followers!

The 2010 Guide is available for download NOW in PDF format.  The popular Flash version is almost complete and will be posted online soon.  The printed versions are in our warehouse and are available for order NOW.  The Automation Studio CD is being reprinted and will be available for order towards the end of January.

4 ways to view HAI's 2010 Product Catalog.

(Official Press Announcement next week.  This is a sneak peek for you!  Happy Holidays from HAI!)

Electronic House Request: Home Theaters for Less than $10k

From Electronic House:

Calling all A/V installers. The March/April issue of Electronic House magazine (for consumers) will feature "Home Theaters for Less than $10k.

Besides featuring relatively affordable theaters, we'll be running money-saving tips for home theaters – where to skimp and where NOT to.

Can you help? We'd really appreciate your tips and if you have any professionally photographed theaters for less than $10k, please let me know. We'd like to feature several of them in the issue.

You can email me personally at juliejacobson@comcast.net

CEA Mark of Excellence Needs Judges!

Do you know excellence when you see it?

Calling all systems integrators, manufacturers, members of the trade, press or industry consultants–we need your home technology expertise.
  • Are you able to volunteer your time to judge one of the most elite and influential home technology awards programs?
  • Do you consider yourself knowledgeable in the TechHome industry with expertise in one of the system integrator and supplier categories?
  • Do you have at least five years of experience in custom home electronics products, services, and installed technology?
If you said yes to all of the above questions, visit CE.org/MarkofExcellence before December 17, 2009, and apply to be a TechHome Mark of Excellence judge. Be the first to see the ground-breaking products that will shape the future of the TechHome industry while interacting with other preeminent industry professionals.
Each TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards category has a four-member judging team comprised of systems integrators, manufacturers, members of the trade press or industry consultants. Each entry is given a numeric score. The top scoring entries in each category will be named TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards finalists. The entry with the highest score in each category will be named a TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards winner.
The judging process is conducted on-line and will begin January 25 and end on January 29, 2010.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of one of the home electronics’ most exciting awards programs. Make your mark–apply now.

Attending EHX? Go for Half Price!

Register now to get half off (through December 31st)

Register after December 31st at a price of only $50.

Attending Distributech? Go For FREE!

Register for your FREE Pass! 
(Use code "DTUP-ET")

DETAILS:
DistribuTECH
Booth 1446
Tampa, FL
March 23-25, 2010

 

5.7e or 10P for the Home AND Office (From Worthington U.)

Lifted from the Worthington University Newsletter. 

OT PortableThe 5.7e that I use for testing and technical support sits on my desk. I have it pointed at my home system over the Internet. I had a furniture delivery set for between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. My wife, Claire was running on a tight schedule getting the kids dropped off at school and running some errands.  At around 9:35 AM, the vehicle detector went off which posts "Car In Driveway" on my 5.7e.  My first thought was "Is Claire home yet?"  Fortunately she was and I knew this by checking the garage camera.  I was then able to see the delivery truck and even the furniture going in the front door.   Most importantly, if Claire was not home yet, I could have called her to find out her ETA. We could then have called the delivery company to tell them how long it would be. Living in the Poconos, deliveries only occur two times a month. The 5.7e did its job, allowing me to stay in touch with our home.

OT 5.7eAfter reflecting on this experience, I realized the tremendous sales opportunities. Are you marketing either screen to your customers as a remote solution to have at their office or to keep up on activities at their vacation property? Every dealer that has come in and seen the 5.7e on my desk controlling my home has had a customer with a specific application in mind. Ethernet breaks down the boundaries of the home and now allows you to provide touch screen control from anywhere in the world. The possibilities are truly endless. 

Electronic House Home of the Year Awards

SUBMIT YOUR GREAT HAI INSTALLS!  Every entrant gets a mention on ElectronicHouse.com.

Early bird pricing ends December 31st, 2009

Click here to see complete category descriptions.
Click here to see the benefits to entrants.