STAY SAFE ON NEW YEARS

Happy New Years! Make sure your IQ Panel is armed and secure while you go out and ring in the new year! Good luck writing your New Year’s Resolutions. Here are our Marketing and Education Manager, Whitney White’s resolutions:

  1. Lose 10 pounds (who wouldn’t want that).
  2. Add 3 new IQ Mini DW sensors to my Qolsys system.
  3. Spend more time with family.
  4. Add cameras to my Qolsys system to properly set up my front porch with the IQ Doorbell.
  5. Start a journal (I think I’ve made this resolution for a few years now)
  6. Get a door lock for my front door to fully optimize my Qolsys smarthome through the IQ Panel.

Happy New Years! Stay safe!

QOLSYS DELIVERS ON THE SMARTHOME

HomeToys.com (Offers a blend of Commercial & Residential Automation, Security & A/V Systems Industry News, Articles and Interviews) recently sat down with Qolsys to learn more about its security and smart home offering.

Can you tell us a bit about your company, your products and where you fit into the Smart Home industry?

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Qolsys (http://Qolsys.com) is reinventing the smarthome, security and home control market.  Qolsys is dedicated to improving the quality of life through innovation and technology by introducing the next generation life safety, security and home control platform.

The IQ Panel, the first true “All-In-One” security platform, leverages a mobile operating system and boasts several industry firsts.  Other features include a 7” Touchscreen with a built-in panel camera, 6 built-in wireless radios with no external antennas, Z-Wave and Zigbee for home control and smart home devices, multiple languages in one SKU, two-way voice, siren, an SD Card slot, 24-hour lithium-ion battery, and interactive services powered by Alarm.com….READ MORE

SAFETY SENSORS PROTECTING YOUR PRESENTS

I am relieved to say that I just recently finished my Christmas shopping. But now having this hoard of presents tucked under our tree I’m more concerned about the safety of my home. Most days, our home is empty for the better part of the day due to work or other obligations and we aren’t there to protect from the Grinches of the world or even porch pirates – someone who steals packages off your door steps.

Being gone many days traveling or working, how do I make sure my home is secure? Luckily, our Qolsys system offers layers of security and monitoring. The first line of defense is being able to peek-in on my home while I’m away using my Image Sensors. Another layer is when someone rings my doorbell (perhaps to see if I am home or not), I get a message and image of who is at my door, fending off any porch pirates. So far, it’s only been UPS. But as a last layer of defense, I have my security devices. These range from the IQ Mini D/W sensors I have on my doors, my IQ Motion detector that will alert when there is movement in the house when there shouldn’t be, my Image Sensors and my IQ Glass that will sound the alarm if glass from my windows are broken in attempt to get into my home. Knowing that someone who might try to take Santa’s sack won’t make it very far in my home is a great reassurance while we are out or traveling in the next few weeks.