Connected Home

Verizon is announcing a new Home Monitoring and Control service next week at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Imagine this: you're miles away from home when you realize that you've forgotten to lock the front door. With Verizon's new, fully integrated and customizable home monitoring and control service, you won't have to panic and frantically call a friend or neighbor. The service will allow you to lock doors remotely, see what's going on at home via networked cameras; and set, adjust and control lights, smart thermostats and appliances -- all by using a smartphone or a computer or through FiOS TV.

The service is now in the trial phase and expected to be available in the first half of 2011. Beginning in January, a pilot program for Home Monitoring and Control will be conducted in New Jersey. The homes selected for the program will be outfitted with an energy reader, smart appliance switches and thermostats, a smart power strip, a smart door and window locks, motion sensors, an advanced pan-and-tilt camera, and a fixed indoor and outdoor camera.Read more