This old stone home time travels from 1938 to 2017 with its new Bowers & Wilkins 7.2-channel surround-sound system, Savant automation, Sonance speakers and 80 zones of Lutron lighting — taking the Gold for 2017 Home of the Year for Before & After.

Big trend for smart-home pros: Digital art frames and new-media artwork to make stunning debut at CEDIA 2017, with products and content from Meural, Blackdove, Samsung (Frame TV) and Niio (with Barco).

This unique home bar designed like an old English pub is the 2017 Home of the Year gold winner for unique space. It features Control4 home automation and control, Paradigm speakers and a Samsung 4K TV.

Lennar is reportedly shedding traditional IoT products and ‘CEDIA’ installers in favor of wireless DIY home automation systems installed by Amazon Smart Home Services.

Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung, rounds out its already-deep amplifier, AVR brands with purchase of Arcam for undisclosed sum.

With the debut of Alibaba Tmall Genie X1 smart speaker at just $73, the race to the bottom in voice control has officially started.