Geeks Of Technology

06/17/2026

Voice control in luxury homes is changing. Privacy-first platforms like Josh.ai process commands locally - no recordings leave your house. We refreshed our voice assistant guide for 2026 covering what works in a real luxury home.

Alexa and Google Home were not built for Crestron smart homes. Here's why South Florida luxury buyers choose Josh.ai for voice control, and what it costs.

06/13/2026

Saturday spotlight: a Coconut Grove estate with whole-home Crestron, distributed audio, motorized shades on every west-facing window, and integrated outdoor entertainment. One app, one platform, full property.

Historic Coconut Grove estate remodeled with Crestron automation, Cisco networking, and invisible smart home integration. Preservation meets precision.

06/10/2026

How do you actually pick a home automation company in South Florida? We just refreshed our guide. Certifications, programming code ownership, service response time, and the red flags in proposals - everything we wish more buyers knew before signing.

Not every home automation company in South Florida holds CEDIA certification or installs Crestron. Here's what separates qualified integrators from others.

06/03/2026

What does a real smart home cost in South Florida in 2026? We just wrote the honest answer with three real pricing tiers and Coral Gables and Key Biscayne project examples. Lighting, shading, climate, audio, security - all on one platform.

Crestron smart home pricing in South Florida from a Miami integrator: real $35k to $250k+ ranges, what changes the price, and what each tier includes.

05/27/2026

Coral Gables is one of the most architecturally protected neighborhoods in South Florida. Mediterranean Revival homes, mature trees, strict design standards. Technology has to disappear into the architecture.

New blog covers how connected home systems get designed and installed when the house is as important as what it does - from original 1920s estates to modern Cocoplum waterfront properties.

05/14/2026

Architects - if technology is not part of the conversation by schematic design, you are setting up a problem for later.

Ceiling depths, wall assemblies, conduit pathways, mechanical room locations - all of it gets decided at SD phase. When a technology integrator is not in the room for those conversations, those decisions get made without them. The consequences show up later as change orders, surface-mounted conduit, or systems that work technically but not the way the client intended.

We break down what early coordination actually looks like in our latest post.

Most technology problems in luxury homes start at the drawing board. Here's why architects should involve a tech integrator at SD phase.

05/07/2026

What does a connected home system actually cost in South Florida? The range is wider than most people expect - and both ends of it make sense depending on the project.

We put together a breakdown by system (Crestron, Lutron, distributed audio, security, networking) and by budget level, with the South Florida factors that affect how technology gets installed here: outdoor living scope, coastal exposure, seasonal use, and hurricane preparedness.

Worth a read if you are in early conversations about a project or renovation.

04/21/2026

New on our blog: Motorized shades and South Florida sunlight. Why solar-tracking automation makes a real difference in high-glass homes and how to get the fabric selection and system design right. Read more on our website.

South Florida sunlight is intense. Here's how motorized shades work with your home automation system to manage light, heat, and privacy automatically.