First in the UK for full home automation using Apple iPads  The delivered solution provides full, on-screen control of fireplace heating, blinds, curtains, waterfall features, garden and indoor lighting, security cameras as well as the traditional control of all the AudioVisual Systems in the house. The Client lives in Hampstead. As a frustrated user of older systems, the first thing he tried to do was 'break it' - wi-fi based remotes of old often hung or took several seconds or even minutes to reconnect from cold. His feedback was "not only could I not get the system to hang (despite my best attempts!), but there was absolutely no delay in being able to control, for instance Sky, when starting the application from cold. Even more impressive, was a 'technophobe' like me was able to pick up and use the iPad Remote Control application with absolutely no training from The Pleasure Home. I particularly liked their 'luddite' approach to putting easily recognisable lifelike remotes on the screen rather than all the confusing multi-layered menus of older remote controlled systems!"
The Pleasure Home believes that it is the first company in the UK, if not the world, to deliver a fully integrated control system using the Apple iPad at its heart. The Application is launched by a single button press. It is a full application developed in-house by The Pleasure Home's Software Development Team. An iPad Programming service will also be available to other installers, unable to fund such a major development exercise themselves.
The core development took over 3 man years of dedicated effort. The software is in a modular form and can therefore be easily used on other projects at a very attractive cost compared to traditional dedicated large screen controllers. Bespoke remote control solutions would have typically cost £25,000 for three 10 inch touchscreens. The Pleasure Home has been able to provide a complete solution for a third of this price. Furthermore, the iPad is able to do so many other things such as e-mail, diaries and games. The low price also makes it economical to deploy iPads across the home - as each additional unit costs just £429.
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