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Josh.ai continues pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and smart home control with its Winter Launch Event announcements. The redesigned Josh One system processor is shipping this month, illustrating the company’s commitment to enabling professionals with flexible control solutions for every sized project. The combination of new dynamic hardware, compelling software features, and unmatched AI capabilities positions Josh.ai at the forefront of smart home control. Josh.ai customers are able to enjoy a host of new software features available today. For Josh Touchscreen users, the updated interface now offers two-way door station intercom to greet guests. For iOS and Android Josh App users, Josh.ai has launched a completely redesigned music experience providing full-featured search, seamless audio distribution, and limitless access to favorites. All Josh.ai clients have also been updated to JoshGPT 3.0, the most tightly integrated smart home AI is making device control and assistance more intuitive than any other platform. “I am blown away by the amount of new innovations and solutions our team is announcing today. In addition to giving dealers what they have been asking for, we are enabling an easier, more powerful smart home experience for everyone. These updates will certainly have a sizable impact on how our industry looks at control in the age of AI. Our brand new hardware, advancements in AI, and transformative automation capabilities make what was already a great solution, even better,” says Josh.ai CEO Alex Capecelatro. He continues, “I cannot wait for everyone to try the newly imagined music experience we are introducing today, this might be my favorite new way to engage with and control music!” Josh.ai Expands Partner Ecosystem & Nimble DevSuite Integrations In an industry where technology is constantly evolving, Nimble DevSuite is Josh.ai’s answer to rapidly add new integrations and propel the future of interoperability in the smart home. The result is efficient development, increased flexibility, and an ever-expanding partner ecosystem to empower Josh.ai users with the freedom to enjoy their favorite connected devices. Josh.ai is pleased to announce the following new partnership updates and integrations. All of which are either available now or will be pushed later this month via an over-the-air software update to all systems: Lutron: Triathlon Select Shading Lutron: Lumaris Tape Lighting Honeywell Home: Thermostats Resideo: Thermostats Nexia: Thermostats American Standard: Thermostats Schlage V2 API: Locks Uniview: Cameras Samsung: Projectors (7 Series, 9 Series, and Freestyle Gen2) LG: TV & Soundbar eARC Support Autonomic: M3 & M5 Pro Players AVPro Edge: Matrix Switchers Origin Acoustics: Amplifiers WiiM: Audio Streaming BluOS: Audio Streaming Josh Edge Following last year’s Winter Launch Event, Josh.ai presented its dealers with the concept of an intuitive handheld remote control for the home. The Josh.ai community made their voice heard and the Josh Edge project was born one year ago. On the anniversary of the project’s conception, the Josh.ai team shared more information about the device icons that will enable users to customize the upper six buttons on Josh Edge. These buttons offer the ability to control nearby devices in the remote’s assigned room, activate custom scenes, or launch specific video channels and services depending on what is most important for every client. All Josh.ai dealers are now able to view the designs and pre-order buttons in preparation for the arrival of Josh Edge later this year. JoshGPT 3.0 Building on the success of JoshGPT 2.0, Josh.ai is updating its award-winning AI OS software to power the next generation of intelligent living experiences. JoshGPT 3.0 is the most tightly integrated smart home AI, harnessing generative intelligence to make device control and assistance more seamless than any other platform. Interactions with JoshGPT 3.0 are faster, smarter, and more contextual thanks to enhanced reasoning capabilities. For example, JoshGPT 3.0 is now able to deduce answers to complex scenarios like, “Hey Josh, how many Josh Micros would fit in a Ferrari Roma?” JoshGPT 3.0 is also increasing its general purpose assistance for every sports fan. Josh.ai users can now ask for real time scores, schedules, statistics, and more to always stay on top of their game. With baseball season coming up, clients can ask questions like, “Hey Josh, who do the Rockies play on opening day this year?” In addition to its expanded breadth of knowledge and reasoning, JoshGPT 3.0 takes the guesswork out of setting the perfect mood with conversational device control. For users that want to listen to music, but have trouble remembering an exact song or artist, they can simply describe what they would like to play and Josh.ai will understand the request. For example, asking “Hey Josh, play that song about drinking pina coladas in the rain,” will result in Josh.ai searching and finding “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. For tunable lighting control, JoshGPT 3.0 makes it easy to describe a color palette or motif to set any vibe. Without having to create preset scenes, users can ask “Hey Josh, set the lights to the colors of a Caribbean sunset,” and Josh.ai utilizes its intelligence to generate the right colors while dynamically adjusting the lights. With JoshGPT 3.0, Josh.ai is changing the game across all of its text and voice interfaces. Every client is now empowered with a personal sports center, conversational DJ, and mood lighting expert for effortless living experiences. Introducing DoorLink Clients can easily greet guests, verify identities, and grant access to their property with a simple voice command or the tap of a button. With the launch of DoorLink, Josh.ai is delivering on its promise of complete access control powered by AI OS. Clients are now equipped with a full-featured home monitoring system that offers real-time push notifications when activity is detected, camera analysis and generative surveillance insights courtesy of Josh Vision, and two-way intercom with compatible door stations. DoorLink intercom is available on Josh Touchscreen today and coming to the Josh App later this month so that clients can stay connected whether they are at home or on-the-go. Launching with DoorBird and 2N, Josh.ai customers are now able to enjoy the accessibility and convenience of Josh when communicating with the outside world. Josh.ai Unveils New Josh One Hardware The Josh One entry-level control processor has been completely redesigned with an ultracompact form factor and increased versatility so that everyone can live smarter. Whether it is mounted in a technology rack or placed in a media cabinet, installation is made easy thanks to USB-C power and ethernet data connections. A height of only 1.07 inches, width of 3.35 inches, and depth of 3.35 inches means that the new Josh one is small enough to fit in anywhere for customers in smaller homes, condos, and commercial spaces. Under the hood, the updated Josh One is equipped with a 4-Core ARM Processor with speeds up to 1.5 GHz. Out of the box, Josh One and the Josh App are the ultimate one-two punch, consolidating up to 100 connected devices onto the award-winning AI OS control platform. As soon as Josh One is on the network, it auto-discovers supported devices, intelligently generates a home’s floor plan, and logically associates corresponding images to each area in the Josh App. Within minutes, customers are able to freely interact with their surroundings and begin personalizing their smart home experience with a beautiful interface. When clients would like to expand upon their control interfaces, Josh One also supports Josh Touchscreen, Josh Micro, and all Josh.ai remotes. Offering unmatched value and customization, Josh One systems are built for efficient deployments, optimal supportability, and freedom of choice for user-friendly automation experiences. The new Josh One is available for dealers to order now and present as a purposefully built control solution to customers, builders, and developers. Josh.ai Debuts Reimagined AV Experience & Music Controller Building upon its advanced AV distribution capabilities, Josh.ai has reimagined entertainment experiences in the modern home with the look, feel, and features of its new audio controller. Josh.ai clients are in for a treat with the new Josh App audio controller, which centralizes all of their content on a new discovery page. Music lovers are empowered with access to their complete music library, personal playlists, and all available streaming platforms. At the top of the discovery page, recently played content is also a tap away to make it easy to jump back in while keeping music rotations current based on a user’s listening history. In addition to full-featured search, the updated music experience includes dynamic content personalization. A new favorites section offers quick access to a user’s most-loved tunes while curated collections inspire new discovery. No matter how many streaming platforms a client is logged into, they can prioritize which service they would prefer Josh to use when searching for songs, artists, albums, and genres. Lastly, JoshGPT is standing by when audiophiles want to learn more with intelligent music insights. The new music controller is available now in the Josh App across currently supported streaming platforms, including Sonos, Autonomic, and Denon Heos. In tandem with the launch, Josh.ai is rolling out its WiiM support today and will be pushing BluOS integration later this month. Josh.ai customers are now empowered with the freedom to enjoy their favorite music players with the most robust touch, text, and voice control interfaces available in the smart home.

You may be familiar with Josh.ai, the voice assistant designed for smart homes. This revolutionary technology transforms how you interact with your smart home, asking it to complete tasks much as you would a friend. The difference is that Josh is never too busy to lend a helping hand. Recently, the ever-evolving brand came out with the Josh.ai Touchscreen, a beautiful addition to its growing interfaces. Let’s discover what this state-of-the-art technology offers homeowners and the benefits it brings to smart home living in Spokane, WA. Whole-Home Control What started as the most advanced voice assistant is developing into a whole-home automation platform. At their recent Winter Launch event, Alex Capecelatro, Josh.ai Founder and CEO, stated their intentions well: “Our mission at Josh is to try to make the home really simple, really safe and private, and really delightful to go about your day. Whether you’re controlling your music and lighting, your shades, your video content, or anything else you want, we want to use AI, machine learning, and really great technology to transform the way that you live in your space.” The Josh Touchscreen helps them fulfill this mission. The tablet offers room-level control, which means quick access to all the connected devices in that space. It also provides a custom dashboard and easy access to scenes, which trigger multiple devices simultaneously.  For instance, an “I’m Home” scene may turn on the landscape and interior lights, open the window coverings, ignite the fireplace, and turn on relaxing music. If you have a meeting, you can press or say “Meeting,” and the office lights turn on, the music pauses, and your smart home announces to the family that a meeting is about to start. Fitting Right In The elegant and intuitive 8-inch touchscreen offers a sleek, user-friendly interface that aligns with a home’s design. It’s available in ceramic white and polished black finishes with an edge-to-edge display.  While a beautiful addition to your home, it’s a touchscreen whose main purpose is simple control. For instance, in the living room, it can grant you easy access to managing your lights and music and igniting your fireplace. A noise-reducing microphone is built right into the touchscreen, enabling you to issue voice commands after pressing a tap-to-talk voice button. As with all things Josh.ai, it understands complex commands and is room-aware. In fact, their recent rollout of new AI-generated voices makes talking to Josh even more natural. Just Ask The touchscreen also gives you access to JoshGPT, offering advanced AI technologies and intelligent assistance. Whether you want to learn about your favorite musician, discover new recipes, or explore some exciting new destination hotspots, just ask.

  AVA is a Swiss-American manufacturer of connected home products, with a focus on home control and audio streaming. Their AVA Remote is an elegant, handheld touch screen device and the world’s first Google-certified remote control. It uses the full power of the Google Play Store to enable the download and use of native Android apps for smart home systems and device control, from providers such as Josh.ai, Sonos, Lutron, and so many others. About the Partnership AVA Remote puts the power of Josh.ai in the palm of your hand with natural voice control and an elegant user interface. In a Josh.ai smart home, each location-aware AVA Remote becomes a vital and always-available touch device companion that empowers clients like never before. Unlike a smartphone, AVA Remote is never locked and always ready so that anyone can use it. Effectively expanding upon Josh.ai's inclusive and intuitive home intelligence platform. While AVA Remote adds a complementary touch interface for Josh.ai systems, the dedicated "Speak to Josh" microphone button on its home screen increases accessibility to contextual voice control throughout the smart home. Thanks to Josh.ai and AVA's collaborative innovation, users will be delighted by continuous enhancements and new capabilities. The Josh Remote The Josh.ai remote’s interface tracks the state of its assigned room's TV to ensure a seamless user experience. Whether a video zone is activated with a voice command, automated scene, or another remote, the Josh.ai remote UI is always aware of its status and adapts accordingly based on the control capabilities of the active media source. Built to scale for residential, commercial, and hospitality environments, the Josh.ai remote UI is customizable for every client. Personalize its interface with a unique background image, add or remove the voice button, and set kiosk mode for immediate access to fit any project's needs. Josh Scenes Josh.ai provides limitless possibilities for clients to set the perfect mood in their living spaces. In addition to the Josh.ai remote interface offering dynamic TV control, locking in the scene view enables users to seamlessly activate all of their connected devices. Customize each remote's configuration with up to eight scenes applicable to its assigned room. Whether a homeowner wants to activate a "Movie Night" scene in their theater, a guest would like to initiate a "Good Night" scene in a hotel room, or an employee needs to launch a "Meeting Time" scene in a conference room, Josh.ai makes it easy with voice and touch control. Voice Control The embedded Josh.ai presence on AVA Remote provides convenient access to room-aware and private voice control. Especially when it is easier to discreetly give a voice command due to background noise. Simply press the microphone icon to begin speaking to Josh. “OK Josh, turn on all the lights in the house.” “OK Josh, close the shades 10% in the kitchen” "OK Josh, set the living room to 70 degrees.” "OK Josh, Listen to jazz in the great room.” "OK Josh, watch Netflix.” "OK Josh, lock the front door.”

At this point, you may have interacted with a voice assistant or two. They are on your phone, inside smart speakers, and even available in some cars. The typical voice assistant can tell you the weather or a joke. They help you shop, and they can play music. The mass-market voice assistants can do a lot of different things, but can they do it well? Do they always understand what you say? Do they sometimes chime in when you do not even address them? For all of these reasons and more, we are very excited to introduce you to Josh.ai! An intuitive and privacy-focused voice assistant specifically built for professionally-installed smart homes. Automation is not an add-on that Josh offers; its sole purpose is to provide a unique and elegant hands-free voice experience. WHAT DOES JOSH DO? Josh enables you to use voice control naturally. Installing Josh with your Control4 system unleashes the possibilities of your smart home while enabling every family member with a personalized and inclusive control platform. Freely make multiple requests in a single command, contextually adjust your surroundings, and conveniently search for your favorite media content, thanks to Josh’s knowledge of Control4’s connected devices.  In addition to luxurious design and elegant user experiences, every Josh interaction remains private thanks to its steadfast commitment to keeping user data secure. Snap One is excited to bring Josh’s innovation to every Control4 home! A PURPOSE-BUILT AI Josh is beyond a standard assistant, empowering you to execute compound commands, like: “OK, Josh: dim the lights to 25%, listen to the Rolling Stones, and set the volume to 50%.” Equipped with powerful far-field microphone arrays, Josh Micro and Josh Nano can hear you from across the room while providing responses through your surround sound speaker system. Josh can also schedule commands for the future, like “OK Josh, turn on the porch light at sunset,” or “OK Josh, watch ESPN in 30 minutes.”   NOT JUST SMART, INTELLIGENT CONTROL In addition to voice control, Josh’s microphones are equipped with an array of sensors that enable location and contextual awareness for more intelligent interactions. Since it is recommended that Josh devices are placed in frequented rooms and areas, location does not need to be specified when making a request. Simply saying, "OK Josh, turn on the lights" activates the lights in the room or area that you are in.  Josh’s memory of your prior request also offers seamless follow-up commands, like "OK Josh, set them to 50%," to adjust the lights you just spoke to. Josh’s memory extends across devices -- For example, following video commands, like "OK Josh, watch the news," the request, "OK Josh, set it to 40%," adjusts the volume of your TV. INTUITIVE, AND ALWAYS LEARNING Josh’s proprietary natural language processing technology enables its users to not have to memorize scripted or clunky phrases. Thanks to its intelligence and ability to infer meaning, Josh understands different accents, dialects, and can process millions of variations of commands. Josh also uses machine learning to continuously adapt and evolve over time. The more you interact with Josh, the more it will become tailored to your needs. Every Josh system receives bi-weekly over-the-air software updates, which include new features and improvements.  SECURE AND PRIVATE Josh was built with user privacy in mind and will never sell, share, or leverage data. Josh microphones can be physically muted to ensure it does not accidentally activate during private or noisy moments. While Josh is continuously learning from your adjustments, habits, and preferences, you have the choice to control how much data your home shares, and you can purge that data at any time.  SCALABLE FOR LUXURY PROJECTS The Josh software includes instant device discovery and control, expediting deployments for installers. As a professional solution, Josh provides the flexibility to scale up, no matter the project's size, duration, or complexity. LET'S MEET THE FAMILY Thanks to its state-of-the-art voice engine and purpose-built artificial intelligence, Josh Micro can power voice control experiences throughout a Control4 system.  The multi-purpose capacitive touch dial on Josh Micro adapts to your latest command. Saying “Ok Josh, turn on the lights” transforms the touch dial to a dimmer, while “Ok Josh, play some music” makes it a volume controller.  Offered in Carrera White and Onyx Black, its sleek shape complements the aesthetic of the modern smart home. Each box comes with a wall-mount kit, POE adapter, power cable, and stand legs to handle any installation’s needs. Josh Nano is slightly larger than a quarter yet is optimized to control the largest and most advanced properties. By utilizing Josh Core as the brain of the system, the assistant's place in the smart home has been reimagined. Josh Nano’s four-microphone array features advanced far-field listening. It remembers the last voice command given and will toggle the state of that device with a single tap of its capacitive surface. When speaking to Josh Nano, its audible responses are disseminated by a room’s premium speakers to provide a fully integrated living experience. Josh Nano is available in Coral White and Jet Black to subtly suit any space’s design aesthetic. Camouflage Josh Nano with a custom circular or square paintable cover to make any home’s technology truly invisible. Josh Core is the most robust and versatile component of the Josh.ai ecosystem,  securely orchestrating the communication between Josh Micro, Josh Nano, the Josh App, and the Control4 system. Purpose-built for custom installation, Josh Core seamlessly fits into a home technology professional’s arsenal as the voice automation processor to handle any and every need.  Directly connected to the Local Network via POE, Josh Core processes customer and control system interactions on-site whenever possible for a more reliable, powerful, and private automation experience. Josh Core includes two VoiceLink outputs, enabling simultaneous voice feedback to areas of the home where Josh Nanos or Josh Micros have received commands. Josh Core can be configured to scale up to enterprise-grade network topographies. Multiple VLAN support empowers installers with the flexibility to deploy voice automation in their most intricate projects. JOSH DOES NOT HAVE HIS PASSPORT Josh.ai products are currently distributed exclusively to Control4 Partners in the United States and Canada.  Sorry, United Kingdom and International Control4 friends. While Josh has long-term plans to release internationally, there are linguistic and logistical updates that are needed before expanding further. However, trust that we will keep you up to date on any progress or expanded availability!  ADD JOSH TO YOUR FAMILY Enrich your life with natural-language voice control, knowing your privacy is prioritized! Contact us about adding Josh.ai to your Control4 Smart Home!