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\ \ 9 smart connectivity systems for multifamily housing communities\ \ \ Brilliant Smart Home System helps developers and property managers offer a premium built-in smart apartment experience at an affordable price. Brilliant control panels make it easy for...\ \ \ Read More](https://www.bdcnetwork.com/smartmfconnectivity2021?oly_enc_id=8353B4978023B1S)
\ \ Google Nest integration is finally coming back to Brilliant's smart home system\ \ \ After nearly two years, Nest integration is finally coming back to Brilliant's platform. If you have a Brilliant smart home control in your house, you will now be able to combine Google Nest with the rest of your smart home devices.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.androidcentral.com/google-nest-integration-finally-coming-back-brilliants-smart-home-system)
\ \ Brilliant Launches Smart Multifamily Platform\ \ \ "The system is designed to easily install in both new and existing multifamily properties. Within each unit, residents can control any of their home’s smart features—including lighting, climate, music, locks, or intercom systems..."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.multifamilyexecutive.com/technology/brilliant-launches-smart-multifamily-platform_o)
\ \ Brilliant Smart Home Control Review 2020\ \ \ "Brilliant was created for folks who are buried in dozens of smartphone apps and who are looking for an all-in-one solution for managing and controlling their smart home devices."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.bestproducts.com/tech/gadgets/a33339866/brilliant-smart-home-control-panel-review/)
\ \ Best smart light switches in 2020\ \ \ "This high-tech touch screen lets you control multiple smart home devices, as well as your lights."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-smart-light-switches,review-4463.html)
\ \ Review: Brilliant home automation system with HomeKit lives up to its name\ \ \ Apple Insider gives Brilliant 4.5 stars. "The number of features found in Brilliant is truly incredible and there is little like it on the market. With HomeKit support, this easily jumps to the top of our best smart home accessories list."\ \ \ Read More](https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/15/review-brilliant-home-automation-system-with-homekit-lives-up-to-its-name)
\ \ Brilliant can now open and close your garage door [With the Genie Company Garage Doors]\ \ \ "Brilliant's touchscreen controller can manage one more element of the home now through its wall panel — the garage door. The new feature works with many of Genie garage door openers, letting people use the Brilliant device and app, to open and close those doors from inside their home, or from the app if they're in the car."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.gearbrain.com/brilliant-smart-controller-genie-garage-2646090857.html)
\ \ Q+A with Aaron Emigh, CEO of Brilliant, on COVID-19 and the Global Supply Chain\ \ \ "It was a matter of staying in close communication with everybody...We made sure that we could fulfill all of the contractual commitments that we had, the relationships with the builders and the operators of multifamily housing..."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.builderonline.com/building/operations/q-a-with-aaron-emigh-ceo-of-brilliant-on-covid-19-and-the-global-supply-chain_o)
\ \ Brilliant adds a dimmer switch and smart plug to its smart home ecosystem\ \ \ I’ve tested the Control in my house for the last few weeks and came away impressed, mostly because it brings a single, flexible physical control system to the disparate smart plugs, locks and other gadgets I’ve accumulated over the last year or so.\ \ \ Read More](https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/07/brilliant-makes-your-smart-home-more-manageable/)
\ \ 9 ~~Hacks~~ For Keeping Hackers Out Of Your Smart Home Devices\ \ \ "In a lot of cases, [hackers] are not trying to guess your password, they're trying to get you to tell them," says Aaron Emigh, co-founder and CEO of Brilliant. Phishing emails will invite you to a site that looks and behaves like a normal site in order to trick you..."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyshwake/secure-your-smart-home-against-hackers)
\ \ Brilliant is King of the Smart Home\ \ \ "The concept behind tech start-up Brilliant is therefore—excuse me here—brilliant. It takes control of your smart house out of your pocket...with a panel that anyone can use"\ \ \ Read More](https://www.wired.com/review/brilliant-two-panel-switch-smart-home-controller/)
\ \ Excellent rating for a product that will 'help make your smart home even smarter'\ \ \ "The Brilliant Control is a versatile light switch controller with built-in Amazon Alexa functionality that connects to your lights, music, and lots of other smart home devices."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.pcmag.com/review/364044/brilliant-control)
\ \ Brilliant expands its Brilliant Smart Home Control with a new smart dimmer and smart plug\ \ \ At CES, the company is showing an expanded product line that includes a new in-wall smart dimmer and a smart plug for controlling lamps.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.techhive.com/article/3512940/brilliant-smart-home-control-expands-with-new-dimmer-and-plug.html)
\ \ Brilliant makes your smart home more manageable\ \ \ The promise of the Brilliant Controls is that you will be able to control all supported smart home gadgets from the physical and touchscreen controls...the system is actually incredibly easy to use, and even your house guests who have never seen a smart plug will finally be able to turn your lights on and off.\ \ \ Read More](/content/pages/news-and-reviews/index.html)
\ \ As smart home market booms, builders see plug-and-play tech as a standard feature\ \ \ Brilliant, a smart home controller, is helping builders make high-tech a standard option for new homes.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.curbed.com/2019/7/22/20701080/alexa-new-smart-home-homebuilder-brilliant)
\ \ Brilliant’s smart home controllers are the antidote for smart-speaker hell\ \ \ I’ll be upfront and say Brilliant’s smart home controllers are, well, brilliant. The company’s right when it insists they aren’t smart light switches – they turn your lights on and off, but that’s not the point.\ \ \ Read More](/content/pages/news-and-reviews/index.html)
\ \ Brilliant is a bright contender in the battle of the smart switch\ \ \ "Just because Brilliant can control a wide variety of devices, that doesn't mean its interface is fussy or complicated. On the contrary, the default controls give you immediate access to what you most likely will want to do at the switch."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykarcz/2018/09/06/brilliant-is-a-bright-contender-in-the-battle-of-the-smart-switch/#80dd4621501a)
\ \ Streamline all your smart devices with one plug-in system\ \ \ "It comes with a lot of helpful features... but its real appeal lies in its ability to streamline the smart home eco system, which can be complicated when you've got a lot of separate devices on the go, and its ridiculously simple installation process makes things even easier."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/06/brilliants-light-switch-smart-home-hub-on-sale/)
\ \ This smart light switch is also an Amazon Alexa smart home hub\ \ \ "All products are welcome: Brilliant works with Sonos, Ring, and Hue, among countless IoT devices. By integrating all of your smart home services into your wall, the company claims they are "realizing the vision of 'ambient computing.'"\ \ \ Read More](http://mashable.com/2018/01/10/brilliant-control-integrates-amazon-alexa/#CbnCdAnOfaql)
\ \ Brilliant’s Control is poised to become a main control hub for smart home devices\ \ \ "Brilliant has ticked the boxes on most of the recognizable household names, including Sonos, Philips Hue, Ring, SmartThings, Wink bulbs, Honeywell and some security systems."\ \ \ Read More](https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/08/brilliants-control-is-poised-to-become-a-central-control-hub-for-smart-home-devices/)
\ \ Brilliant won't make you choose between voice and screens for smart home controls\ \ \ Brilliant is much more than a light switch with Alexa baked-in. It's a smart home hub, with an already impressive list of compatibilities, that is just ridiculously stylish next to the competition.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.the-ambient.com/features/brilliant-smart-home-control-ceo-interview-539)
\ \ Audio IoT? Video is set to dominate: Interview\ \ \ "...the vision at Brilliant is to bring unity to the home. We are removing the strain of interacting with all of the smart home devices that increasingly are in your home."\ \ \ Read More](http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/audio-iot-video-is-set-to-dominate-interview/article/520635)
\ \ Brilliant Lights Up $21 Million for Smart Home Device\ \ \ Brilliant plans to use the funding to boost its efforts in engineering, operations, marketing and sales.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.wsj.com/articles/brilliant-lights-up-21-million-for-smart-home-device-1507721401)
\ \ Brilliant Control could be the most exciting thing to happen to light switches since the dimmer\ \ \ "Every smart home owner will want to install this in their house."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.techhive.com/article/3167211/home-tech/brilliant-control-could-be-the-most-exciting-thing-to-happen-to-light-switches-since-the-dimmer.html)
\ \ Let Brilliant's ambitious light switch take charge of your smart home\ \ \ "Brilliant goes beyond competitors like Belkin and Lutron by adding the option to control a lot of other smart home gear."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.cnet.com/reviews/brilliant-control-preview/)
\ \ Brilliant Control Is a Touch-Screen Light Switch for Smart Homes\ \ \ "Touch-screen controls have generally been limited to expensive custom installations, while the Brilliant Control can be easily installed like a light switch."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.pcmag.com/news/351620/brilliant-control-is-a-touch-screen-light-switch-for-smart-h)
\ \ Ditch the light switch: Brilliant is an affordable, all-in-one Alexa home hub\ \ \ "The Brilliant Control...is a win for simplicity.\ \ \ Read More](https://www.wareable.com/features/brilliant-alexa-light-switch-7776)
\ \ Aaron Emigh On Launch Of Brilliant's Smart Home System\ \ \ "You can talk to Amazon Alexa from anywhere in your house, which is something you can't do with Echo."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2017-04-27/aaron-emigh-on-launch-of-brilliant-s-smart-home-system-audio)
\ \ Do you feel like you need to upgrade your light switches to touchscreens?\ \ \ "You can talk to Amazon Alexa from anywhere in your house, which is something you can't do with Echo."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/8/14540220/brilliant-control-smart-home-light-switch-touch-screen)
\ \ Brilliant uses voice and touch commands to control your smart home\ \ \ "A smart lighting solution that gives anyone in the house the ability to access music, climate control, and other 1on smart home devices with just a simple touch or voice command."\ \ \ Read More](https://venturebeat.com/2017/02/08/brilliant-uses-voice-and-touch-commands-to-control-your-smart-home/)
\ \ You don’t need a phone to manage your smart home if you have Brilliant Control\ \ \ "Put down your mobile phone and clear your throat - your voice is about to be heard."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/brilliant-control-smart-home/)
\ \ Hands-on with Brilliant’s aptly-named smart home Control panels\ \ \ "Brilliant, and cheap in comparison to other options that demand custom installers and cost tens of thousands of dollars."\ \ \ Read More](https://www.slashgear.com/brilliant-controller-hands-on-touchscreen-light-switch-smart-home-23486079/)
\ \ Techgage’s Best of CES 2018 Awards\ \ \ "It takes the best of smart home device features and puts them into an easy-to-use package."\ \ \ Read More](https://techgage.com/article/best-of-ces-2018/)