Since last year, the first concepts about houses that could be controlled using iPad tablets appeared, but this year real estate developers are starting to put the idea into practice. Certain developers offer customers the opportunity to integrate a certain electronic system in the house controlled by the iPad tablet. We are talking about the possibility of controlling the lights, blinds, audio system, televisions, or even video surveillance systems. The tablets are mounted in special places from which they can be taken out and carried anywhere around the house, so I assume that we are talking about wireless systems that work with the help of special applications.
The iPad has brought the entry-level price point down significantly, because an 8-inch in-wall touch screen before cost upwards of $3,000 or more,” Travis Deatherage of in-home tech specialists Solstice Multimedia told The Denver Post. "Now we can get a $500 iPad and still provide most of the functionality that an in-wall touch panel can provide.
With only 2 tablets you can completely control a rather large house and the price for their installation is only $5.000, but it can reach up to $60.000 if you need video surveillance systems, for example. To be honest, the price seems more than affordable for those with money considering that we are talking about a very simple system to use. Of course, not everyone can buy such a house, but it is interesting to see that real estate developers are starting to implement iPad tablets in house projects.
