ANCHOR LEAD IN:
REMEMBER THE JETSONS? THE SPACE- AGE CARTOON FAMILY THAT COULD PRESS A BUTTON TO GET JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THEY NEEDED? WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET-- - BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER!'SMART HOUSE' TECHNOLOGY IS BECOMING MORE AFFORDABLE, AND EASIER TO USE. _________ _______ SHOWS US HOW CONSUMERS ARE TAKING HOME AUTOMATION INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

TRACK ONE Length: 06
WHEN CORY GRANSEE (GRAN-see) WANTS THE LIGHTS OR FANS TO COME ON ANYWHERE IN HIS HOME-HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO FAR.

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KEY @ : 09 ( SHORT)Cory Gransee, Home Automation Consumer
"From a single keypad in the kitchen, I'm able to control pretty much any light I can see…hallway lights, lights in the living room, lights over the kitchen table."

TRACK TWO Length:08
IN THE BEDROOM, A CONTROLLER ON THE NIGHTSTAND ALLOWS CORY AND HIS WIFE TO FIND THE BATHROOM, OR CHECK ON THEIR BABY WITHOUT STUMBLING AROUND IN THE DARK.

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KEY @ : 24 Cory Gransee, Home Automation Consumer
"She's able to wake up, press a button, and have her pathway kind of lit in the middle of the night."

TRACK THREE Length:07
CONVENIENT - AND EASY TO SET UP.CORY INSTALLED HIS AUTOMATION PROJECTS HIMSELF. IT'S A TREND EXPERTS SAY IS COMING ON STRONG.

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KEY @:36 Bill Ablondi, Technology Analyst, Parks Associates
"There's a number of companies, hundreds of companies actually developing systems that are suitable for an individual to pick up and install thelselves."

TRACK FOUR Length: 07
MOST SIMPLE "DO IT YOURSELF" KITS" FEATURE SINGLE APPLICATIONS.SOME YOU CAN PLUG RIGHT INTO A WALL - BUT OTHERS NEED TO BE WIRED IN.

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KEY @ : 55 Cory Gransee, Home Automation Consumer
"What I ended up doing was calling tech support for one of the companies before I even owned anything."

TRACK FIVE Length: 15
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER , YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SYSTEM WORK OVER THE INTERNET. A SOFTWARE PROGRAM ALLOWS CORY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING ONLINE. HE CAN TURN ON HIS HOUSE ALARM, ADJUST HIS LIGHTING, AND EVEN SWITCH ON HIS SPRINKLERS …FROM ACROSS THE LAWN-OR ACROSS THE GLOBE.

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Length: 01
Sprinkler Nats, coming on

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KEY @ : 1:16 Cory Gransee
, Home Automation Consumer
"My cell phone has internet and so through that, I'm able to you know, be anywhere just about anywhere and be able to control or check in on things."

TRACK SIX Length: 06
SOME MANUFACTURERS OFFER MORE COMPLEX "WHOLE HOME" SYSTEMS… THAT COST THOUSANDS
AND NEED A PROFESSIONAL TO INSTALL.

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KEY @:1:29 Bill Ablondi, Technology Analyst, Parks Associates
"As soon as you start to touch line voltage, all of a sudden it moves into a different realm, and a "do it for me" rather than "do it yourself" market."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 05
CORY HAS KEPT IT SIMPLE.HE SAYS DOING IT HIMSELF HAS PROVEN TO BE PRACTICAL - AND 'ENLIGHTENING.'

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"I'm always thinking of something new.to try next."

ANCHOR TAG:
THE 'DO IT YOURSELF' LIGHT KITS START AT AROUND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS….AND GO UP FROM THERE, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU ADD TO THEM. PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED 'WHOLE HOME' SYSTEMS START AT AROUND SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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Bill Ablondi is an information technology market analyst with 25 years experience.Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all products and services that are digital or provide connectivity in the home.