As 2024 draws to a close, the Josh.ai team would like to take a moment to celebrate an extraordinary year filled with milestones, achievements, and new partnerships! From product innovations to key events and industry accolades, 2024 has been a remarkable chapter in our journey. Let’s take a look back at everything that made this year unforgettable.
Game-Changing Product Releases 🚀
AI OS
Since its founding in 2015, Josh.ai has proudly disrupted the custom electronics industry with cutting edge software development. AI OS is the latest achievement as the foundation powering the Josh App, Josh.ai microphones, Josh.ai control processors, web-based Josh Portal, and its two new interfaces; Josh Touchscreen and the Josh-Ready AVA Cinema Remote.
Users can flexibly access their whole-home, make device-specific adjustments, or customize individual room configurations to tailor an intelligent living experience. Designed to power simple, secure, and dynamic user experiences, AI OS redefines what it means to be a control system in the era of AI.
Josh Touchscreen
Highlighted by a specially designed room-level view that offers simplicity and convenience, Josh Touchscreen empowers users to personalize each area’s controls and appearance to suit their preferences. Whole-home access to all connected devices, scenes, and custom dashboards is also made easy.
Josh Touchscreen is equipped with a high-resolution 8" display, tap-to-talk voice button, and the flexibility to be wall-mounted or positioned on a tabletop to fit any interior aesthetic. By integrating a wall-mountable graphical interface into its hardware lineup, Josh.ai is providing clients with the best of traditional control along with industry-leading innovation and AI capabilities.
Josh.ai-Ready AVA Cinema Remote
Josh.ai took its partnership with AVA to new heights by introducing a completely integrated handheld experience. By leveraging AVA Cinema Remote’s three-dimensional Dynamic Keypad across its adaptive video, music, lighting, shading, and climate device controllers, Josh.ai redefined the universal remote control’s place in the smart home.
AVA Cinema Remote ships with a customized software experience, exclusively available to Josh.ai dealers. Out of the box, Cinema Remote has been upgraded with a software package that simplifies installation and provides clients with a dedicated Josh.ai experience for every TV in their home.
Josh Edge
Presented exclusively to authorized dealers following the Josh.ai Winter Launch Event, Josh Edge provides simple and intuitive handheld control in the home. Based on years of partner input, dealers were given the chance to back the project if they wanted Josh.ai to build it. In the first hour, Josh.ai reached its crowdfunding goal to move forward and build Josh Edge. At CEDIA Expo 2024, backers and all attendees had the opportunity to see Josh Edge on display for the first time as Josh.ai continues making strides to begin shipping by the early 2025.
Awards That Define Excellence 🏆
At CEDIA 2024, Josh.ai’s AI OS won Best New Software Product, solidifying its place as the new standard for smart home control. AI OS utilizes the latest advancements in AI to auto-configure systems, enhance user interactions, and make the smart home truly intelligent across every product in the Josh.ai ecosystem.
Included Features in AI OS:
- ImageGen: AI generated images for customizing every client’s user interface.
- AI Voices: A more natural voice assistant for each home.
- Intelligent Security Integration: Proactive Property Protection.
- Advanced AV Distribution: A synchronized entertainment experience.
- DoorLink: Connected communication for complete access control.
- JoshGPT 2.0: Pioneering the next era of generative knowledge for intelligent living.
- Smart Support Tools: Enabling clients and dealers with rapid supportability.
- Automated Lighting Effects: Transformative environmental effects
- Nimble Devsuite 2.0: Home Intelligence expands to pool and spa control.
In addition to the recognition AI OS received, Josh Touchscreen was also a finalist for Best New Hardware Product. Available in Polished Black and Ceramic White, Josh Touchscreen perfectly complements a modern home’s decor with an always-available control interface.
Winter Launch Event 2024 ❄️
The Winter Launch Event was a phenomenal way to kick off the year! Josh.ai announced five unique launches, each with resounding impacts on the smart home industry. Between transformative new hardware experiences, advancements in AI interactions, and a new integration framework with Nimble DevSuite, Josh.ai showcased how it is leading innovation in the professional channel.
Nimble DevSuite represented Josh.ai’s new integration platform focused on propelling the future of interoperability in the smart home. With its foundation in open source technologies, Nimble is built to support a variety of platforms and protocols. The result is faster development, increased flexibility, and an ever-expanding ecosystem to empower Josh.ai users with the freedom to enjoy their favorite connected devices.
Nimble culminated in Josh.ai’s biggest integration push ever with the roll out of a dozen new partnerships!
Memorable Moments from Industry Events 🌟
CEDIA 2024
Josh.ai made waves at key industry gatherings throughout the year. At CEDIA Expo 2024, the Josh.ai booth included a demo of AI OS while providing attendees with a first look at its Josh Touchscreen and Josh Edge hardware products!
WestEdge Design Fair
Our CEO, Alex Capecelatro, brought his vision for the future of smart home technology to panels and discussions at the WestEdge Design Fair. A standout installation this year was Julia Wong’s Hudson House Lounge at WestEdge, where Josh.ai was seamlessly integrated to control lighting, shades, and music, exemplifying how technology and design can coexist harmoniously.
IBS/KBIS 2024
We were also proud to be showcased at the International Builders’ Show 2024! Stunning Josh integrations were shown by Cavco Tiny Homes, The New American Home, and Hearth & Home, demonstrating our devices’ versatility.
New Partnerships Driving Collaboration 🤝
Courtesy of Nimble DevSuite, 2024 saw a significant expansion of Josh.ai’s partner ecosystem. Collaborations with a number of industry-leading brands extended Josh.ai’s capabilities into new dimensions of smart home control.
New 2024 Josh.ai integration partners include:
- Anthem receivers
- August locks
- Big Ass fans
- Elk security systems
- Furrion outdoor TVs
- Google Nest thermostats
- Hearth & Home (Intellifire) fireplaces
- Honeywell Total Connect Comfort thermostats
- Hunter Douglas PowerView (Gen2 & Gen3) shades
- Nanoleaf lights
- Qolsys alarm panels
- Shelly switches & lights
- Vantage Infusion switches, shades, thermostats, lights
- Wiz lights
- Yale Access & Yale Home locks
Additionally, a new alliance with Specifi brought Josh.ai closer to integrators designing systems, reinforcing our commitment to the professional channel.
Looking Ahead to 2025
As the Josh.ai team celebrates a momentous year, we remain focused on the road ahead. Our goal for 2025 is to continue redefining smart home experiences with cutting-edge technology, new partnerships, and a commitment to making automation simpler for everyone.
Thank you to our partners, clients, and friends for making 2024 an incredible year. Here’s to an even brighter future!
About Josh.ai
Founded in 2015, Josh.ai is a Denver based company creating platforms and products that enable true natural interaction with technology in everyday life. With a focus on AI, machine learning, and intuitive design, the mission at Josh.ai is to transform how we live in our environments. To learn more about how Josh.ai powers simple, private, and magical smart home experiences, visit www.josh.ai or email hello@josh.ai.
