These Smart Home Upgrades Will Improve Your Football Season

It’s football season again, but is your home ready for all of the tackles, fumbles, and last minute touchdowns? If you really want to score some major points with your friends and family during the football season, it might be time to implement a few smart home upgrades. 

Smart home technology can make game day even more enjoyable, whether these tech gadgets are helping you prepare the perfect snack or allowing you to adjust natural light without moving from the couch. These tech solutions will inject a little “wow factor” into your football viewing parties, while also bringing a touch of luxury to your everyday living.

The following are smart ways to upgrade your game day (and home!):  

Get Rid of Glare

Imagine you’re watching the game when the sun shifts positions and the glare falls right on the screen. Just as you get up and turn around to adjust your shades, your favorite team makes a once-in-a-lifetime winning touchdown. And you missed it!

Sun glare doesn’t just fade your furniture, it can also ruin the big game. Motorized blinds and shades are the answer to this game day dilemma. With motorized window coverings, you can lower your shades without leaving the couch and never miss an important play again.  

Smart Lighting for a Smart Home

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While smart shades help you avoid sun glare and control natural light, smart light bulbs can help you customize any room. Want to light up your living room in your team’s color scheme? Smart light bulbs allow you to toggle between colors and light settings from an app. Now you can turn your living room into an LED lighting homage to your home team.

Impress Your Friends With App Control

Do you often fumble to find remotes? Don’t worry about it now that you can control your window coverings directly from your smartphone or tablet with the myLink app! The app allows you to set up scenes and schedules, so you can create a scene to close all the living room shades and set a schedule for Monday night football. 

Don't want to use a remote? How about closing all your shades with just a phrase? With the power of voice control through Amazon Alexa, you can now control your Somfy-powered products with simple commands. "Alexa, ask myLink to play Superbowl scene." Now you never have to miss a minute of the nail-biting action.

Upgrade Your Viewing Experience

The first step to upgrading your viewing experience is to give your home theater an upgrade! There are plenty of smart TV options, but maybe you’re looking for something a little more cinematic?  Motorized projection screens can turn your living room into a home theater, and help you keep track of every pass and fumble.

Keep Game Day Delicious With a Smart Fridge

Snacks are an essential part of any football viewing party. Now smart home technology is taking game day snacking to the next level with helpful hacks. Depending on the brand, smart fridges can give you a peek inside your fridge so you can check to see if you have enough drinks or need to go for a beer run. Some fridges even come with built-in little helpers, like apps that will read a recipe as you prepare snacks for your guests before they arrive. 
 

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