Geeks Of Technology

10/02/2026

Hurricane season isn't over until November 30. A quick checklist for any automated home: surge protection at the panel, a UPS on the equipment rack, cellular backup for the internet, and leak sensors in the right places. Our waterfront guide covers each one.
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09/30/2026

Building or renovating on the water in Fort Lauderdale? Salt air, lightning, and hurricanes all affect how a smart home should be designed. Our new guide covers the hardware choices, backup power, dock automation, and real 2026 costs for Broward homes.

Luxury home automation across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and Palm Beach. Intelligent technology systems for homes, businesses, and yachts.

07/11/2026

Starlink on a yacht: real install, real speeds. We pulled this from a recent South Florida install - 100 to 250 Mbps coastal and 60 to 150 across the Gulf Stream, integrated into a proper onboard network with separate guest and crew Wi-Fi and cellular failover. Full guide with all four Starlink plans on our blog.

07/09/2026

Why can't the remote partner ever be heard in the conference room? Usually it isn't Teams or Zoom - it's the room. We build the camera, microphone, and audio side that makes hybrid meetings work for South Florida businesses. Our new guide covers the platforms, the room hardware, and real per-room costs from huddle rooms to boardrooms.

Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, and Webex integration with the conference-room audio and video that actually work. UC systems for South Florida business.

06/17/2026

Voice control in luxury homes is changing. Privacy-first platforms like Josh.ai process commands locally - no recordings leave your house. We refreshed our voice assistant guide for 2026 covering what works in a real luxury home.

Alexa and Google Home were not built for Crestron smart homes. Here's why South Florida luxury buyers choose Josh.ai for voice control, and what it costs.

06/13/2026

Saturday spotlight: a Coconut Grove estate with whole-home Crestron, distributed audio, motorized shades on every west-facing window, and integrated outdoor entertainment. One app, one platform, full property.

Historic Coconut Grove estate remodeled with Crestron automation, Cisco networking, and invisible smart home integration. Preservation meets precision.

06/10/2026

How do you actually pick a home automation company in South Florida? We just refreshed our guide. Certifications, programming code ownership, service response time, and the red flags in proposals - everything we wish more buyers knew before signing.

Not every home automation company in South Florida holds CEDIA certification or installs Crestron. Here's what separates qualified integrators from others.

06/03/2026

What does a real smart home cost in South Florida in 2026? We just wrote the honest answer with three real pricing tiers and Coral Gables and Key Biscayne project examples. Lighting, shading, climate, audio, security - all on one platform.

Crestron smart home pricing in South Florida from a Miami integrator: real $35k to $250k+ ranges, what changes the price, and what each tier includes.

05/27/2026

Coral Gables is one of the most architecturally protected neighborhoods in South Florida. Mediterranean Revival homes, mature trees, strict design standards. Technology has to disappear into the architecture.

New blog covers how connected home systems get designed and installed when the house is as important as what it does - from original 1920s estates to modern Cocoplum waterfront properties.

05/14/2026

Architects - if technology is not part of the conversation by schematic design, you are setting up a problem for later.

Ceiling depths, wall assemblies, conduit pathways, mechanical room locations - all of it gets decided at SD phase. When a technology integrator is not in the room for those conversations, those decisions get made without them. The consequences show up later as change orders, surface-mounted conduit, or systems that work technically but not the way the client intended.

We break down what early coordination actually looks like in our latest post.

Most technology problems in luxury homes start at the drawing board. Here's why architects should involve a tech integrator at SD phase.