The custom electronics industry is rolling into town, the smart home circus is about to put up its Big Top! Two years in San Diego ushered in Do It For Me business model discussions, the establishment of voice control of professionally installed technology and of course the new owners of the CEDIA Expo. Denver, Colorado is this years host city and over the next 5 days we will see the home tech future mapped out by the biggest brands and brightest minds in the industry.
2019 is as good as done, CEDIA Expo brings you face to face with 2020 and 2021 products, so what’s going to be hot stuff this year?
The Practical Smart Home
Water, smoke, odours and intruders are all unwanted in the home and the sensory superpowers of a home get more intelligent every year. Artificial intelligence and machine learning is now driving the new range of sensors soon to become a standard fit in millions of homes. Look out in the aisles for automated water valves, cameras equipped with facial recognition and sensors monitoring air quality good and bad.
One to Watch - Hero Labs
The 5G Home
Faster connectivity to our homes from the internet service providers means our internal home networks need to be built to handle these speeds and able to deliver them reliably around the home. The home network is becoming too much for the homeowner and the need for a pro to take the hassle away is on the rise. Pay attention to network solutions with long term in mind and get the training you need to be a local home network specialist.
One to Watch - Access Networks
Smart Home as a Standard
This has been coming since 2015, right? It’s never quite hit the price point for the masses but the new decade ahead is going to see affordability with smart home tech arrive in style. New construction is embracing the connected home and a standard fit from new means you don’t need to be buying all those upgrades you did in your last home. New home builders are ditching the dumb and giving buyers what they want.
One to Watch - Design + Connection Tours
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