Josh.ai and Control4’s Partnership Makes Controlling Your Smart Home as Easy as Talking to a Friend
Advanced Voice Activation Now Possible for Music, Lighting, and More
At Show & Tell AV Solutions, we have long been fans of Control4 home automation systems. Their integration capabilities and ease of use allow us to create custom home automation solutions in clients’ homes, making smart home experiences unique to each family and living situation.
Control4 has led the home automation pack in innovative firsts, from customized keypads with pre-set scenes to enhanced touchscreens. Josh.ai has also been one of our favorite voice control options, allowing users to speak as if they were talking to a friend instead of imitating a robot.
In November 2021, Control4 and Josh.ai announced an expanded partnership and an exclusive distribution agreement. To say we were excited maybe a slight understatement. The joining of these two mighty forces in smart home automation significantly ups the ante in the level of service and integration we can offer our clients.
At the core of this partnership is new driver enhancements that create a superior experience. Let’s look at what this means for Control4 smart homes in Bountiful, UT, and the surrounding areas.
Josh.ai Takes Control of Music Streaming Services
Actually, he's not controlling the services, but he is making it much easier for you to manage them. While Pandora has had the pleasure of working in tandem with Josh.ai, TIDAL and SiriusXM now enjoy Josh.ai's support. Request an artist, album, or song, and your Control4 system will begin playing your tunes in glorious high-resolution audio. Tell Josh which room you’d like to hear the music or if you want it streaming through your whole home, and he will be happy to oblige.
Advanced Lighting Scenes
The new driver enhancements allow Josh.ai to control advanced lighting scenes. Is it too dark in the kitchen? Tell Josh. Need more light by the grill? Tell Josh.
SEE ALSO: How to Integrate Audio, Video, and Everything Else with Control4
Natural Voice Commands in Every Room
Now, our Control4 clients can enjoy an intuitive user experience in every room. Walk into a room and tell Josh to turn the lights on to 50%, play SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo, and lower the shades. He knows what room you’re in, which shades and lights you’re referring to, and where to search for the music. Your wish is his command.
Making Josh.ai more accessible and his natural language voice processing an integrated part of Control4 will make it the ideal voice control system for our Control4 clients. After the Certified driver is added, Josh.ai begins retrieving Control4’s connected devices.
Almost immediately, homeowners can use Josh.ai to control the climate, shades, lighting, fans, locks, scenes, and audio-video. Intuitive voice control aligned with the many integrations found in Control4 will lead to an unprecedented experience in voice-activated home automation and limitless control possibilities.
As always, Josh.ai, created for smart home automation, has no ulterior motives. He's not looking to use your personal information for marketing strategies. Instead, he's simply there to serve you.
Are you ready to see what natural voice control integrated with a Control4 home automation system can do for you? At Show and Tell AV Solutions, we are a certified Control4 dealer passionate about serving our clients. If you'd like to learn more about this exciting partnership or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Show and Tell AV Solutions today.
