For busy parents who can’t be two places at once, the next best thing is a home that can tell you what’s going on with it, and can be controlled with a smartphone, tablet or other web-enabled device. Honeywell announced two new security and home automation products to make homes smarter: LYNX Touch 5100 and Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi home controller.

This expansion of Honeywell’s connected home portfolio, which also includes programmable thermostats and applications to remotely manage comfort and security, is being fueled in part by the proliferation of smartphones, owned by nearly half of U.S. mobile phone subscribers.

Homebuilders are reporting increases in the demand for home technology, with energy management and home automation systems installations at all-time highs, according to recent data from the Consumer Electronics Association.

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