Everyone has had that “moment” after you have left the house in a hurry – the moment when you start to worry and ask yourself “Are the lights off!?!?” “Did I shut the garage door?” “Is the oven on?!?!” (I do it a lot because I am typically running out the door) And, more often than not, you have to turn right back around and make sure you have left your home safe and sound.
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In the past couple of years the emergence of connected devices have opened up new ways of interacting with everything in our home – from the thermostat to locking our doors to turning off the lights. The home of the future is here – a home where you can check the status of all your devices remotely and turn them on/off with the swipe of an app.
Heading into the holiday travel season, connected devices can give busy families peace of mind that their home is shut down and turned off. If anything pops while they’re away, alerts will notify them automatically.
Brett Worthington, VP and General Manager of Wink takes us on a virtual tour of a “smart home”. He talks about how the home of the future is connected, how to choose the devices that work best for your life and budget, and just how easy it is to get started. By demystifying the connected home he will show you how simple, intuitive and people-friendly a smart home can be.
I was recently able to connect with Brett Worthington about WINK.
About Brett Worthington:
Brett Worthington is the Vice President and General Manager of Wink, which makes connected devices accessible. In this role, he oversees the development of the company and its products. Prior to Wink, Brett spent 14 years in several leadership positions across various sectors of business at Ingersoll Rand. Brett joined IR in 2001 and in his final role he was Director of Business Development in their Residential Solutions sector, where he led the development of the Connected Home Business, Nexia Home Intelligence. Before joining Ingersoll Rand, Brett worked for BMC and served 10 years in the US Army and is a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom IV & V. Brett holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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Thank you to Brett Worthington for the interview and all my questions!
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I have a wonderful central heating system that I can control from my mobile phone and a separate alarm system which phones me when anyone tries to break in or something goes wrong.
The systems are new to me but I find them invaluable and can’t imagine being without them now.
This system looks like one step further and I can imagine how useful it would be. Probably just as well it’s not currently in the UK.