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"If your smartphone alarm goes off at 7:00 a.m., wouldn't it be nice if the coffee pot downstairs automatically started to brew? And when the temperature outside hits 85 degrees, wouldn't it be lovely if your thermostat just knew you wanted it to cool down the house to 72 degrees?\nHome automation and security service ADT is rolling out a new service that plays up these if-then scenarios and allows users to program similar configurations with popular web apps like Facebook, Dropbox, Jawbone, Nest and the Weather Channel. \nSee also: Picking Sides: Will You Live in an Apple or Google Smart Home?\nThe company announced on Tuesday it is partnering with IFTTT (\"If This Then That\"), which allows users to connect different apps through if-then statements, which they refer to as command \"recipes.\"\nArthur Ordu\u00F1a, chief innovation officer at ADT, told Mashable it will open up existing IFTTT channels to developers and users to create recipes that work with door locks, thermostats, lights, cameras, appliances, and the main security system. \n\u201CWe like to think of it like Lego pieces \u2014 you can make whatever you want out of it,\u201D he said. \u201CThe heavy lifting is done by the channel companies like Jawbone and Weather, so users will have a simplified, personalized experience.\u201D\nAnother example of IFTTT integration with ADT: receiving a real-time video clip of the front door when the door bell rings.\n\"We are trying to be really cognizant of how people consume things today and do everything we can to make everything on demand,\" he said.\nADT Pulse-enabled homes will be compatible with more than 100 existing other channels on IFTTT. \nThe move is a part of a larger effort by ADT, which has more than 850,000 Pulse customers, to create a smart home experience within its new ADT Pulse app. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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