Texas homes need Texas-sized solutions that make life easier while also adding a sophisticated aesthetic at the same time. Luxury smart home technologies such as motorized shades, outdoor entertainment, and Ketra lighting can all change the look and feel of a home with a simple voice command or finger tap in an app.

To maximize the convenience of your River Oaks-area smart home, you can incorporate all of your devices using one intuitive interface. Keep reading below to learn how the same system that manages your Ketra lighting indoors can also control your landscape lighting system!

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Ketra Lighting

We’ve written before about the transformative benefits of tunable lighting. Beautiful, customized lighting experiences help you become an exciting party host while energizing, bright light improve your productivity while working from you. With Ketra, there’s excellent color rendering, and each bulb is perfectly calibrated to produce uniform color throughout your Texas home. Everything looks its best – even you – no matter the time of day.

Ketra goes beyond traditional LED smart lighting by mimicking natural light automatically, even dimming down to 0.1% and 1,400K to imitate the flame of a candle! Truly, if you want to recreate a mood, Ketra lighting can achieve it with precision.

Our clients often ask us this question when it comes to their outdoor entertainment options: “Do I really need an outdoor television?” And our answer is always, “Yes, of course!”

Though the initial price may deter some clients, we emphatically stand by our answer when it comes to outdoor TVs. This specialty entertainment component is crafted exclusively to withstand the elements – wind, rain, dust, insects, and humidity.

Whether you’re in Memorial or elsewhere in Texas, you know that the sun and heat are forces to be reckoned with year-round. The initial cost pays dividends over time because this technology solution is built to last in your backyard spaces. Keep reading below to learn three reasons why an outdoor television from Séura is worth the investment!

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Durability

Corrosion resistance is critical when it comes to outdoor televisions. From the mounting hardware to the durable enclosure protecting delicate internal electronics, a fully weatherproof entertainment solution is imperative for your backyard in Texas. All critical connections are sealed and protected so sun, heat, wind, rain, insects, and humidity cannot breach the seals.

When we introduce the concept of multi-room audio to our clients, they often think of their main living areas and the kitchen as ideal locations to include in their setup. While those two spaces are popular, we’ve found that many clients frequently forget about two areas of their River Oaks, TX home when considering a new sound system. 

Keep reading below to learn which two rooms of your home you can’t overlook when planning for a new or upgraded AV setup. Then give us a call to get started on your very own system. 

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Dedicated Listening Room

Immersive audio and video experiences are a must for any personal home theater space or media room, but if you’re an audiophile, then we have a suggestion for your Texas home. High-fidelity audio is a nearly spiritual experience and has the capability of mentally transporting you to the front row of a concert. Having the strum of the guitar, the hum of the amp, and the steady rhythm of the drums inside your home is any rock fan’s dream.

Now imagine controlling all of the music sources and media with a simple tap of your finger. Separate areas of your home are programmed as music zones, so the kids can listen to fun pop tunes in the playroom, your spouse can jam to classic rock in the kitchen, and you can enjoy your listening room all using the same powerful audio system. A fully integrated multi-room audio system takes your favorite listening spot to the rest of your property, which is perfect for family get-togethers and parties – one press of your finger takes one song to every room of the house, including outside!

There are an estimated 128 million Americans, or 38.5% of the population, that used a voice assistant in 2020, according to emarketer. With more time spent at your Memorial, TX, home in the last 12 months, that number rose significantly compared to 2019 because homeowners and their families spent more time together for the sake of social distancing and community health.

There are a few potential drawbacks to using the typical voice assistants like Apple’s Siri, Google, and Amazon’s Alexa, though. Data sharing for advertising purposes is the standard operating procedure, so your personal habits and preferences are shared with marketers regularly. In contrast, Josh.ai is a voice control platform that flips the norms of no privacy on its head.

Scroll on below to learn more about Josh.ai and how this new voice assistant’s mission keeps your privacy and data secure.

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How is Josh.ai Different?

Many may think that all voice control assistants are the same, but that’s simply not true. Run-of-the-mill voice control platforms available from the big-box retailers utilize your personal data as a commodity, selling it to advertisers for profit. The voice commands you make, songs you request, and information you request is all accumulated and sold to the highest bidder. Sure, your home can operate smart devices by your voice, but the price you pay in order to do this is high – you and your family lose privacy.