These products grabbed significant attention on CEPro.com, so here's a recap of why these products were so well-received in the first half of 2018.

At CEDIA Expo 2018, smart-home pros will discover newcomers iGlass Technology, Nova Flex LED and Clovitek, makers of electrochromic film for windows, custom-cut low-voltage lighting strips and a novel alternative to wireless TV headphones.

This simple little corner-mounted TV job took some serious engineering, wall supports, custom metal and a bunch of patchwork by the pros at Cloud9 Smart.

Pakedge makes the most popular networking components and SonicWall makes the top cybersecurity products among CE Pro 100 home-technology integrators.

2018 Brand Analysis for front-door security shows more CE Pro 100 dealers offer Ring and Doorbird video doorbells than any other brand; Yale tops the list for smart locks and Control4 takes the access controls category.

Liberty Bell Smart Home transformed Control4-certified showroom to promote simple security and home-automation packages based on Alarm.com and Interlogix Ultrasync on the lower end, Control4 at the higher end.