Good home technology depends on the people who design, program, and support it. On November 5, 2026, our Malibu Wired team spent nearly a full day with a visiting Josh.ai representative, taking a closer look at the platform before moving into practical work in our showroom.
The most interesting part was seeing how natural-language instructions can make creating scenes and personalizing home control more direct—for our team and for the people who use these systems every day.
A closer look at Josh.ai hardware during the morning presentation.
A closer look at the Josh.ai ecosystem
The morning began with an overview of how Josh.ai works, its approach to home control, and the advantages it is designed to bring to a connected home. We explored product developments and highlights from CEDIA, then worked through the hardware lineup, programming concepts, and pricing structure.
Having a representative with us gave the team time to ask questions, understand how the pieces fit together, and connect the platform’s capabilities to everyday project needs.
From presentation to practice
After a lunch break, the team continued in our showroom, where the representative demonstrated different ways to control the home and build scenes with Josh.ai. The focus was on exploring what the platform can do and how quickly an idea can become a useful control experience.
What stood out to us was the shift toward describing the result we wanted, with less repetitive manual configuration. For an installer, that opens up a more direct way to explore and refine scenes. For a homeowner, it makes everyday personalization more approachable.
The practical session in our showroom. Frame from showroom camera footage, November 5, 2026.
Personalization in everyday language
A simple example is assigning a remote button to a scene. A homeowner might ask Josh.ai to assign button five to a movie-night scene, then use that physical button whenever they want to activate it. Josh.ai’s published Josh Edge demonstration describes this ability to configure button actions using natural language.
Scene creation follows a similar idea. Josh.ai describes how its AI Scenes feature uses the devices available in an area to build a scene around a homeowner’s request.
For us, that reinforced the importance of getting the foundation right: connecting compatible equipment, organizing the rooms, and identifying devices clearly. That gives a request the context it needs. Our role includes designing that foundation and checking that the resulting scene behaves as intended.
The appeal is the ability to make changes more naturally as people discover how they want to use their home.
A platform that continues to evolve
For readers following Josh.ai’s recent developments, its CEDIA 2026 showcase brought together AI X OS, the Josh Edge remote, and a preview of ProStudio, its installer toolset.
AI X OS includes customizable dashboards and AI-assisted scene creation across Josh.ai’s touch, text, and voice experience. Josh Edge pairs physical buttons with tap-to-talk voice control. ProStudio extends the focus to the installer, with tools for automation programming, integration, and technical support. Its Automations builder was previewed at CEDIA with availability planned for later in 2026.
The showroom session gave our team a practical reason to keep learning as the platform evolves. Everyone completed the day’s training, and the response was positive.
Learning together: the Malibu Wired team during our November 5 Josh.ai training.
Thank you for showing up
We appreciate brands that make time for their partners: visiting in person, sharing their knowledge, answering questions, and listening in return. That kind of support matters to the people who work with these systems every day.
Thank you to Josh.ai for spending the day with Malibu Wired. Our team enjoyed the experience, and we value the ongoing conversation between the people developing the technology and the people bringing it into homes.
Official resources and further reading
The training account is based on our team’s experience on November 5, 2026. The following manufacturer publications provide additional product context, checked November 12, 2026:
- Josh.ai — official website
- Home in Harmony keynote — March 19, 2026; AI Scenes and natural-language control.
- Josh Edge natural-language button configuration — April 15, 2026.
- AI X OS release — June 18, 2026.
- ProStudio announcement — September 1, 2026; distinguishes the CEDIA Automations preview from general availability.
- CEDIA 2026 recap — September 9, 2026.
- Nimble DevSuite+ update — November 4, 2026; optional Home Assistant connectivity and custom-driver tools. Independent custom drivers require additional hardware and are not supported or certified by Josh.ai.
Curious about a more natural way to control your home? Explore our home-control approach or talk with our team about the experiences you want to create.
