Essentials for a home

Every home has some essentials. Many a times we wrongly assume our needs and wants. Our needs may be small but there is no end to our wants. Our wants are unlimited. By the time one thing gets fulfilled, we already have something else on the list.

Home essentials include things that add up to the beauty of the house. The foremost thing is to make your home safe and secure. The best way to do this is by installing home automation solutions. Installing a video door phone or an IP camera would serve beneficial for the security of the house.

Secondly, recycle your products. The simple everyday things that you use in day to day life are being thrown away, which can be useful if put to some use. Nothing is useful if you throw it away. By removing the unwanted clutter, you can retain the things you need.

When setting up a home, make sure that the ambience of your home matches your personality perfectly. This also involves having ample space for your personal requirements. Have storage spaces as you don’t want your guests to see all your things lying around. To make it short, keep your house uncluttered.

The kitchen area has to be designed appropriately, as that is a place where we spend time for our health. It doesn’t have to be large but spacious enough to accommodate all the things. We don’t want things to be lying outside, right?

After the kitchen comes the bath area. It is very important that you maintain hygiene here. A freshener and ventilation is very necessary in the bath area. While designing the house if these small things are kept in mind then all the necessities can be taken care of and accommodated properly.

Automation and the Hotel Industry

The hotel industry is known for its luxurious service. Whenever you enter any hotel, you experience a service that is different from what you get at home. That is the reason why we prefer to be pampered at hotels. The ambiance, the food, hospitality that we get there is addictive.

With break neck competition now-a-days, it is very difficult to sustain in the industry if you do not provide anything unique to the customers. The customers get attracted when they are offered something that the rest of the hotels do not.

Hotels have come up with these themes where they have a particular set up. Such as they may have waterfalls around the seating area or a forest theme where there must be artificial creepers hanging around. Or some may have the dining area done up as a garage. These things are done to create a unique ambiance and provide the customers with a whole new experience.

Once they understand the formula, how does it work if everyone else follow suit? But how do they do something different and be ahead in the rat race? For this, they will have to set up a standard which is unique and acceptable. And what better way than automation solutions? Automation Solutions are one of a kind. They add value to a hotel with their advanced technological features.

With automation solutions, a lot of man power can be reduced as most of the work will be done through automated devices. Also there will be inquisitiveness among the people to find out how it works. A hotel provides luxury but with automation solutions, trust me, you are the king. You can makethings work at the touch of a button.

Hotels pamper you and cater to each and every need of yours. Like, if you want to eat something, you can just pick the phone and order it. It will be made available to you in a matter of some time. Same goes with if you want to make up your room, you can request for it and you will get it. 

But now imagine the same things done by you at the touch of a button through a single device. This makes a huge difference. The hotels offering automationsolutions as a part of their service provide you with a tab which has a pre-installedapp. With the app, you can monitor and control various things. Whether you want to make up your room or have to turn on the electrical devices such as the lights, fans, ACs, etc. all of this can be operated through a tab. You don’t have to go through the whole procedure of calling up someone and explaining your needs. Just opt for the options mentioned in the tab and your request is their command.

With these services offered, why would any customer choose to go to any other hotel? It is a one time investment which is fruitful for you throughout your lifetime.

How to reduce your electric bills with automation

I was in for a shock when my electricity bill flashed an unexpected amount. Knowing that electricity is something that we can keep a tag on, the best thing we can do is to limit our usage accordingly. Now the question arises, how to reduce the usage? We can’t stop using our basic necessities. At the same time we also want the electricity bill to be at minimum.

I have seen people use power savers in their houses claiming that it helps reduce the usage of the electricity bill. On the other hand I have seen a few people install automation solutions in their residences. Both the people want the same thing, but their way of thinking and their approach towards things are different.

While I can’t explain the technicalities of the power saver, I can very well list down the benefits of automation solutions. The automation solutions can be chosen as per each one’s requirements and are designed to provide comfort, convenience, safety and security.

Automation Solutions include products such as Remote Control for convenience to operate lights, fans, ACs, etc., Video Door Phones and IP Cameras for security, Gas, Smoke and Motions Sensors for safety, etc. You can get a customized solution as per your requirement and budget.

Having a remote control for operation of electrical devices gives you the convenience to switch ON/OFF the devices whenever you wish. This helps to switch OFF the devices when not in use. The same goes with the motion sensors. The motion sensors automatically shut off when there is no movement sensed. This helps unnecessary wastage of electricity. Video Door Phones and IP Cameras can be installed if you have children or elderly staying at home alone. This solution can be monitored through your Smartphone via a Smart App. The Smart App helps you to keep a tag on the activities going on in your house 24x7.

All these products are designed to curb electric usage. It’s a one time investment which will give you returns for a prolonged period of time. The installation and usage of the products is very easy making it easy to maintain or understand. The installation is done in a couple of hours and then you are the proud owner of an automated solution!

How IP Cameras can help reduce malpractices in examinations

Examinations and malpractices during the same are a common scene that we see. Examinations are conducted to understand every student’s capability and responsiveness towards understanding and memorizing things. But this intention somewhere takes a backseat and what arises is malpractice.

Malpractice is observed in most educational institutions. Many students have voiced their opinion against it and hence strict action is taken by the educational sector. It has been made mandatory for the schools to install cameras to curb malpractices.

Lots of schools have now started to increase the use of IP Cameras in examination halls. The installation of IP Cameras has brought down the ratio of malpractice which was taking place quite frequently in the past. The cameras are a great help in identifying the students who try to or intentionally cheat during examinations.

The advantage of having an IP Camera installed is that it canbe accessed through the Smartphone anywhere and anytime. This flexible accessibility helps to identify warnings and threats beforehand and helps in taking decisions regarding the same. And also having an IP Camera provides a valid proof for any misconduct during examinations.

Malpractice creates a level of uncertainty for the students who work hard for the examinations. Cheating and getting through is indeed a bad thing to do. If this is ignored, students won’t study well to get through the exams. Instead they will find an easy way out which is cheating. This is the reason that the government is setting certain rules to set a standard for the education forum.

There have been cases where students have been caught cheating and the professors present at the scene have sided them as they were known to them. The other students who complain regarding the incident are warded off saying that there is no truth in their accusation. The poor children are left with no option but to keep mum because they are devoid of any proof. But now the scenario has changed. With the installation of cameras, if anyone wishes to see a particular footage or complain regarding a malpractice, they have the right to ask the footage of the video and provide that as a proof to their complaint.

Things for which a common man had to fight a lot or keep mum have now been changed. These cameras really have been invented for the betterment of our future. Not only in examination halls, these cameras can also be installed in the rooms where checking of papers is done. So that no professor takes undue advantage of the power that is bestowed upon him.

Benefits of BuildTrack Wireless Video Door Phone

Video Door Phones are one of the best invented technologies for the safety and security of our property and loved ones. We can rely completely on it to check out who’s visiting us. And being wireless it can be installed at your place with very less renovation.

We are blessed with the power to achieve what we don’t have and wish to achieve. For example, previously we only had landline phones and used to miss the calls that were done when we were away. So with the help of technology, we invented mobile phones which today allow you to take calls from anywhere and anytime. A similar kind of situation has arisen with our homes. 

We miss out on people who visit us in our absence. Or sometimes our own family is left stranded outside in the porch when we forget to keep the house keys with the neighbors. But then keeping the keys with the neighbors is also a very risky thing as you never know your neighbors that well.

BuildTrack is one of the first companies to create Video Door Phone (VDP) to keep a record of the visitors visiting your house. With the help of video door phones you come to know who is standing at your front door and helps you to start a conversation with them. With the VDP (Video Door Phone) you can view the visitor but he/she can’t view you. The video door phone to a great extent is useful when you have an intruder trying to break into your house. The VDP retains video records of the visitors visiting in your absence. So you can even report it to the concerned authorities if you find an unknown person doing rounds of your house frequently.

A video door phone is also helpful when you have some package to be delivered in your absence and a delivery boy waits right outside your doorstep. Leaving the package outside the door may be risky as somebody might pick it up and tamper it.

Not only this, the user can even provide access to the visitor remotely through a Smart App installed in the Smartphone.

How to choose the right Motion Sensor for your house and the science behind its working

Why do you need motion sensors?

Motion Sensors function is to detect moving objects based on the motion sensed in a particular area. It provides safety and security by alerting whenever any motion is sensed.

A motion sensor is available for wall and ceiling mounting. The ceiling mount sensor can determine the range of the object of person moving till a particular extent. When it is wall mounted it can determine motion around an area of approximately 120 degrees.

How to choose a motion sensor?

The foremost thing is to decide the purpose for installing the sensor. If you want the motion sensor to detect the slightest of movement, then make sure that you locate the sensor at a lower height where it can sense movement immediately.

Different people have different needs. Some may need the motion sensor to work at the slightest detection of motion and some might want the other way. It is necessary that you should consider all the factors before taking a motion sensor.

Once you have decided to buy a motion sensor, check for the height of the ceiling. The height of the ceiling of your house does matter because the motion sensor senses motion in a particular range. So if your ceiling is very high, the motion sensor won’t sense it. This may lead you to believe that the motion sensor is not working properly but the fact is a lot different from what it seems. There are a few technicalities which you should consider before installing a motion sensor at your place.

For efficient working of the motion sensor, you should place it at a height as mentioned in the manual or installation kit. For better understanding, we have provided a video of the working of the motion sensor with the entire do’s and don’ts. Please watch the video before installing a motion sensor to understand it better.

If you place the sensor at a long range, it may not sense motion and would fail to work efficiently. If you determine the efficiency of the motion sensor based on its cost, then that would be the wrong thing you would be doing. Never buy a product just because it is cheap. Instead check out for something that would be of your worth.

Palace Security then and now..

India is home to many palaces. These palaces are visited by so many international delegates and also top the list for many destination weddings. Now with so much of things happening, isn’t it necessary to have a secure environment? Obviously YES.

When we think about palaces the first thing that comes to our mind is the royal feeling. We immediately connect our vision with a royal prince, princess, numerous servants, etc. Where else do we get to see so many servants waiting to cater to your each and every need?

Previously, when any palace had a visitor, a doorkeeper would go to the concerned person and inform him about the arrival of the visitor. Then the royal honor would send a message to ask the visitor to wait. The doorkeeper would then come again and pass on the message to the visitor. This procedure would definitely consume a lot of time. But today the case is completely different. Today with automation solutions we are a step ahead. We have Video Door Phones which facilitate the arrival and departure of one and all within the palace premises. This makes it easier to identify people and also save up a lot on time.

With video door phones it has become easier for the royal highness to get information immediately about the arrival of any visitor. As palaces range across a wide area, attending visitors immediately is a bit difficult. The visitor usually has to wait for a long time before he/she is let it. The doorkeeper doesn’t have the authority to let anyone in without permission. With video door phones this problem has been resolved. Remote access can be provided to any visitor from anywhere in the palace.

Automation has really changed lives and has made it easier to manage things at huge places.