Snap One debuts Control4 & Josh.ai Consumer Campaign

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Control4, the automation brand of Snap One, and Josh.ai are taking their recent strategic distribution partnership a step further by offering several new resources to help integrators share the Control4+Josh experience with their customers.

“Josh.ai’s certified Control4 driver enables simple, private, and elegant voice automation in any environment,” said Snap One Chief Product Officer G Paul Hess in the announcement. “The combination of Josh.ai’s contextually aware natural language processing with Control4’s intuitive user interfaces and interoperability with tens of thousands of consumer devices offers limitless possibilities for clients. Josh.ai's direct access to Control4 lights, shades, thermostats, audio content, video distribution, scenes, and more provide professionals with the pinnacle in luxury smart home customization.”

Josh.ai Chief Executive Officer Alex Capecelatro added, "While our certified Control4 driver enables unparalleled smart home experiences today, what is to come with the Josh.ai and Snap One partnership is truly inspiring,  Close collaboration between the industry's leading voice control and automation companies will translate to our partners in the field, who will significantly benefit from even deeper integration as well as cutting edge innovation. Together we are proud to provide professionals with a natural and privacy-focused voice solution that will continue empowering their clients to love the technology they live with."

To dive into the details on the consumer campaign and explore the future of voice control, the companies will participate in a special webinar panel hosted by CE Pro Chief Content Officer Jason Knott on February 16th at 12:00 PM ET. Join Josh.ai CEO Alex Capecelatro, Snap One Chief Product Officer GPaul Hess, and Future Automation & Design President Patrick Coleman as they highlight the integration while sharing their plans to evolve the industry going forward. Register for the webinar here.  

These industry leading voice and automation brands have also collaborated to create a new client experience video, “Imagine More with Josh.ai and Control4” (available here). The video demonstrates how natural voice control unleashes a Control4 Smart Home, while underscoring Josh.ai’s steadfast commitment to privacy and protecting user data. All current Control4 clients and prospective smart home adopters can now achieve their goals through the combination of these transformative technologies.

In addition to participating in the webinar to educate the Control4 and Josh.ai communities and crafting a client-facing marketing video to drive demand, the companies have also developed key differentiating collateral to support integrators in the field. Control4’s blog takes a deep dive into the elegant features that differentiate a Josh.ai and Control4 system, including compound voice commands, scheduled requests, location awareness, and contextual control. The video and blog are available on the external Control4 website here. Additionally, Control4 integrators are granted exclusive access to an AI Assistant Feature Comparison Matrix that provides clear, visual differentiation between the features added to a Smart Home with the inclusion of Josh.ai, as opposed to the mass market voice assistants.

"To experience Josh.ai and Control4 together has been exactly what we and our clients have been dreaming of,” said Jesse Silva, founder and president, The ProView Audio Video Experience. “Easy to use, seamless to integrate, smart home automation that brings natural voice control, beautiful UI, powerful AI and privacy to the smart home."

Patrick Coleman, President, Future Automation & Design, noted, "Nothing has come close to what this partnership brought to the table. Integrating Josh.ai and Control4 in our projects, we are able to offer the most seamless, easy to use, and adaptable luxury smart home systems to our clients. In addition to the natural language processing that Josh.ai offers our clients to interface with, we are able to customize our programming and unlock countless possibilities to offer practically any personalized solution that our clients can come up with!"

Rob Martin, Owner, Sync Me Up, added, "Demonstrating Josh.ai and Control4 in our Certified Showroom always elicits a ‘Wow!’ response. However, the real impact is felt when a client gets to experience the system in their own home. Simply asking for any media content, interacting with lighting or security, and even pulling up camera feeds without reaching for a remote or mobile app quickly becomes a necessity. Clients continuously want to learn more about Josh.ai and what is capable with their Control4 system."

Established in 2005 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Snap One is a manufacturer and exclusive source of A/V, security, control, networking and remote management products for professional integrators. Control4 is Snap One’s premier brand for automation and control. Snap One is an industry leader in the pro-install channel and helps integrators build their businesses by providing a wide range of high-quality products, easily accessible through an intuitive website and backed by award-winning service and support. With a vast catalogue of today’s most popular brands, Snap One is the premier choice for professional installers across the globe. With 31 local branches in the US and two in Canada, Snap One blends the benefits of e-commerce with the convenience of same-day pickup. Additional information about Snap One and its products can be found at www.SnapOne.com.

Josh.ai is a Denver based company with offices in Colorado and California. The company launched in 2015 and creates products and platforms that enable true natural interaction with technology in everyday life. With a focus on AI, machine learning, and design-first hardware, the mission at Josh.ai is to transform how we live in our environments. For more information, please visit www.josh.ai or email press@josh.ai. Control4 dealers interested in adding Josh.ai’s intuitive and secure voice control can learn more at https://www.josh.ai/integrators.