I really want to introduce some home automation into my home. The problem is getting started with home automation is expensive, especially if you have large home with lots of switches.

If you are an iPhone user ready to get into home automation a company called Lagotek has now integrated the iPhone into Z-Wave home automation systems. The Lagotek system uses Wi-Fi and Z-wave to talk to all sorts of things in your home from coffee makers to the lights.

The finished home automation system connects your home components to a system controlled by an iPhone app that allows you to adjust lighting, open, or close motorized window coverings, and control the HVAC system and more. Pricing for the app and the required control system is not offered, but home automation systems typically cost well into the thousands of dollars.