CEDIA 2018 Show Report: Forget DIY and go DIFM - Do It For Me :)

CEDIA Expo is the annual show created by and for the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), founded 20 years ago to advocate home technology, promoting training/certification, business, and the industry in general. The event was held September 4-8, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Nora Wong and Mike Klasco report from the show floor.

During CEDIA Expo 2018, Brilliant, a California company dedicated to smart home experiences, announced the greatly anticipated availability of its award-winning smart home control. This is a integrator-friendly in-wall solution with Amazon Alexa built-in, not requiring any further hardware, and able to perform all duties of a complete smart home controller and scene automation hub in a a fully integrated solution that doesn't requires servers or any additional cloud services.