Home Automation gives you access to control devices in your home from a mobile device anywhere in the world. The term may be used for programmable devices, like thermostats and sprinkler systems, but home automation more accurately describes homes in which nearly everything- lights, appliances, electrical outlets, heating and cooling systems, are hooked up to a remote network. From a home security standpoint, this also includes your alarm system, all doors and windows, locks, smoke detectors, surveillance cameras and any other sensors that you would like to link to it.