This Week in Smart: CEDIA Winners, Lutron Design Integration, and Smarter Living Upgrades
- Rob Skuba
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
1. CEDIA Awards Honor Homes That Feel Lived-In
Cantara won Best Home Cinema, while SmartTouchUSA, AKTIVA, and others landed top spots for integrated living spaces. These homes aren’t about specs—they’re about comfort, storytelling, and emotional design.
Why it matters: What’s winning at CEDIA is what homeowners will expect in their home. Great design is invisible until you miss it.
See the winners → CEPro
2. Lutron Unveils ‘Native by Design’ for Harmonized Luxury
A new initiative embeds Lutron’s light engines and shade drives directly into luxury fixtures from brands like Coastal Source, Hartmann&Forbes, Cerno, and more—so that lighting, control, and decor become one.
Why it matters: This is technology that isn’t installed—it’s designed in. More elegance, fewer gaps between intent and experience.
Read more → Lutron
3. Samsung AI Learns Your Home’s Daily Rhythm
At IFA Berlin, Samsung introduced a smart home AI that shifts lights, shades, and ambiance based on how your home moves—think sensing unsettled pets, arriving guests, or bedtime calm.
Why it matters: It’s a home that watches and understands—so you don’t have to ask.
Learn more → Samsung
4. Roborock’s All-in-One Cleaning Station Debuts
A single clean system that mops, vacuums, washes, and dries—while recycling its own water. Built for small spaces, it’s a robot that cleans and saves floor space.
Why it matters: Real smart home help frees your time, not just your floors.
Discover the upgrade → Homes and Garden
Scene of the Week: “Nightfall Ritual”
Imagine the living room: shades fade, lights settle to a warm glow, the robot docks itself, and your home senses it’s time to slow down, not just shut off. That’s how smart feels when it steps back.
Closing Thought
This week’s tech isn’t about flashy features—it’s about homes that see you, respond, and rest. That’s real smart living.
Home isn’t a showroom. Home is the escape.
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