As we do each year, the staff at Residential Systems has named their Picks Awards winners for CES 2025. Only products that were submitted to the awards program were eligible to win; entries were judged based on their potential impact on the custom installation industry.
Here are the Residential Systems Picks Awards winners for CES 2025:
Blacklyte Atlas Desk
The Atlas Desk leverages advanced smart lighting software to synchronize in-game actions with dynamic lighting effects in real-time, enhancing user immersion and elevating the intensity of competitive gaming experiences. Additionally, the system incorporates intelligent scene recognition, automatically adjusting the lighting color palette based on on-screen content. This fosters an environment conducive to emotional regulation and relaxation, seamlessly blending functionality and user comfort.
Blacklyte has equipped the Atlas Desk with three core features: height adjustability, cable management, and algorithmic extensibility. These features address the diverse needs of users, ensuring a clean and organized workspace while delivering a convenient and immersive gaming experience.
More Info: https://blacklyte.com/products/blacklyte-desk
Blacklyte Smart Lighting Synchronization Gateway G01
The G01 Intelligent Gateway revolutionizes e-sports by integrating screen and game-action synchronized lighting with both wired and wireless connectivity, offering real-time interactive lighting experiences. Built on the principles of “universal connectivity” and “algorithmic scalability,” it employs proprietary image processing and audio-visual algorithms to dynamically adjust lighting schemes based on screen content and ambient audio. Fabricated from durable ABS and PC materials, the G01 combines robust construction with minimalist aesthetics, characterized by angular lines and a tactile finish that complements any gaming setup. Beyond gaming, it functions as a smart device manager, connecting and controlling multiple peripherals to deliver seamless integration. The G01 evolves through edge-cloud collaborative learning, enabling advanced intelligent assistant functions that adapt to user needs over time.
More Info: https://blacklyte.com
BLUETTI APEX 300 Home Battery Backup
Featuring an intelligent Parallel-Expanding System, the BLUETTI APEX 300 home backup power solution supports simultaneous 120V/240V output, up to three parallel units, and 1 to 18 expandable battery packs. This enables a maximum power output of 11.52 kW and a 58 kWh capacity, capable of fully charging electric vehicles like Tesla and supporting heavy-duty devices with ease.
Powered by Turbo Boost Charging technology, the APEX 300 charges from 0% to 80% in 45 minutes and offers versatile charging options, including AC, solar, EV station, car. As a powerful PV-charging off-grid backup device, it supports up to an impressive 30,720 watts of input, providing reliable and ultra-fast charging.
More Info: http://www.bluettipower.com
EverPro Technologies Company FIBBR Ultra Pro 3 · 8K HDMI Fiber Optic Cable
The FIBBR self-developed Ultra Pro3 active optical fiber cable transmitter features a distinctive digital display screen, offering plug detection, high-speed signal detection, HPD (Hot Plug Detection), and fixed rate detection (only supporting HDMI 2.1 device rate detection in FRL mode). Users can grasp the cable connection status and real-time transmission rate by viewing the LED screen and accurately differentiate whether “HDMI 2.1” adopts the TMDS or FRL protocol.
As a genuine HDMI 2.1 FRL cable, FIBBR Ultra Pro3 fulfills all the features and functions of HDMI 2.1, such as a 48 Gbps high bandwidth, 8K@60Hz/4K@120 Hz resolution, and the support for Dynamic HDR, ALLM, VRR, QFT, QMS, eARC, and more.
More Info: http://fibbr.com/products/home-theater/HDMI_Ultra_Pro3.html
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Hisense L9Q Laser TV
Building on the success of the L9 Series, the Hisense L9Q TriChroma Laser TV advances Laser TV technology with a new 0.18 throw ratio and 4000 lumens of brightness, covering 110% of the BT.2020 color space coverage for color accuracy and vibrancy. Its TriChroma triple laser light engine delivers crisp, lifelike visuals, with a native contrast ratio of 3000:1, ensuring every scene is filled with breathtaking detail.
Every L9Q comes with a paired Ambient Light Rejection (ALR) screen, available in sizes up to 150 inches, making it adaptable for any space or lighting condition. The ALR screen enhances brightness and clarity, even in brightly lit rooms, allowing for a theater-like experience in all environments. For the first time, the L9 features an auto screen alignment and advanced keystone correction rather than a fixed ratio to allow for multiple screen sizes and effortless installation.
With Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and HLG, along with the industry’s first 6.2.2 surround sound system, the L9Q creates a cinematic experience that rivals professional theaters. Its 15-degree tilted sound bin, inspired by Roman amphitheaters, provides an enveloping soundstage with Dolby Atmos.
More Info: https://www.hisense-usa.com/projectors
Jackery HomePower Energy System
The Jackery HomePower Energy System is designed to provide homeowners with energy independence, combining cutting-edge technology with an intuitive, user-friendly design. This permanent, grid-tied energy storage solution reduces reliance on the grid, cuts down on soaring energy costs, and can operate both with or without rooftop solar.
The HomePower is equipped with a high-voltage battery system designed to provide safe and scalable energy storage to fit your home’s needs. The modular design allows for a quick and easy installation process, with individual stacks ranging from 7.7 kWh to 15.4 kWh and the ability to connect multiple units to achieve a total system capacity of 123.2kWh per inverter.
The HomePower’s hybrid inverter is a smart and flexible product designed to operate with high-voltage batteries in on-grid or off-grid modes. It offers different modes of operation to best suit energy requirements and provide maximum operational efficiency.
More Info: https://www.jackery.com/
Nexight NexiGo TriVision Ultra Projector
The NexiGo TriVision Ultra is a high-performance, portable 4K projector boasting patented Tri-LED-Laser light source technology with an 4ms low latency. This innovation combines the benefits of tri-color LED brightness and tri-color lasers, resulting in a broader color gamut, pinpoint color accuracy, and enhanced brightness. Its elegant design breaks away from the traditional projector shape, adapting seamlessly to various home styles.
https://www.nexigo.com/trivision
Nice Voice Assistant
The Nice voice assistant offers a seamless, intuitive, and secure experience. Built natively into the trusted Nice Home Management platform, this solution eliminates the complexities of third-party integrations, delivering speed, reliability, and data privacy. With Nice voice assistant, users can control their media, cameras, climate, lighting, security, and more with intuitive ease.
Context-awareness is at the heart of the Nice voice assistant. It understands user location and device preferences, enabling intuitive and natural language control. Interfaces can be associated with a location or a media zone, allowing users to issue a command without an explicit location or unique device name. Homeowners can personalize their experience with the ability to choose between male and female voices and customize acknowledgment sounds, putting them in complete control. And, with continuous over-the-air updates, Nice voice assistant is constantly evolving, adding new features, language support, accent comprehension, and an overall smarter voice control experience.
More Info: https://na.niceforyou.com/products/smart-home/nice-voice-assistant/
OliverIQ SHaaS
OliverIQ is a smart home as a service (SHaaS) platform that unites all the connected devices in the home in a single, user-friendly app, backed by unlimited AI-powered service and support. Consumers and home automation installers can quickly and easily add, control, and automate virtually any device from today’s leading manufacturers. OliverIQ includes complete home automation, live security monitoring, remote device monitoring and management, and comprehensive customer support — all for a low monthly fee.
More Info: http://www.oliveriq.com
Samsung Neo QLED 8K (QN990F)
The Samsung Neo QLED 8K (QN990F) TV is packed with several firsts. It features Samsung’s Glare-Free technology for the first time on an 8K TV. It also debuts an all-new Wireless One Connect Box, which leverages Wi-Fi 7 and Omni-Directional Technology to transmit wirelessly from up to 10 meters away, even with obstacles in its path. It doesn’t even need to face your TV to transmit an 8K resolution at up to 120 Hz. Plus, QN990F owners will also have access to the Samsung Art Store, providing a gallery-like experience with thousands of pieces of art from renowned museums and institutions all across the globe. Its upgraded NQ8 AI Gen 3 processor delivers a realistic 8K picture — upscaling anything you watch, even SD/HD classics — into brilliant 8K resolution.
More Info: https://news.samsung.com/us/
Samsung 2025 AI Features
Across the 2025 Samsung TV lineup, AI delivers more than just great picture quality. It powers great experiences that make your day simpler, more dynamic, and more fun. Click to Search helps you learn more about what you watch — from actor filmographies to scene locations and more. Samsung’s AI processor automatically recognizes what’s on screen and provides information tailored to you, in real-time. Just use the new AI button on your SolarCell remote to dive in and get learning.
AI will enable new security and accessibility features on 2025 Samsung TVs. Samsung AI Home Security transforms your TV into a smart security hub. It analyzes video feeds from your connected cameras and audio from your TV’s microphone to provide comprehensive home monitoring. It can detect unusual sounds and movements, such as falls or break-ins, to give you more peace of mind whether you’re at home, or away. You’ll receive alerts and notifications on your phone or directly on your TV screen, helping you stay connected to your home.
More Info: https://news.samsung.com/us/
Samsung Wireless One Connect Box
The Samsung Wireless One Connect Box represents a major leap forward in user experience, design flexibility, and seamless installation. It allows you to easily store bulky devices and unsightly cables up to 10 meters away, giving you more choice of where to mount your TV and how to curate your space. Previously, the Samsung One Connect Box relied on a thin, translucent cable that, while inconspicuous, still required a direct connection to the TV. By contrast, the Wireless One Connect Box wirelessly transmits video and audio signals straight to your TV for a completely cable-free experience never before possible on a Samsung TV. It can even transmit with obstacles in its path, thanks to Omni-Directional Technology supported by Wi-Fi 7. Plus, its smaller and even more discrete than its predecessor.
More Info: https://news.samsung.com/us/
Shelly 1 PM Mini Gen4
The Shelly 1 PM Gen4 Mini is the world’s smallest relay, designed to automate lights, garage doors, irrigation systems, and small appliances with installation and setup in under 10 minutes. Now with multi-protocol support for WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Matter, the Shelly 1PM Mini Gen4, delivers versatile smart home automation coupled with unparalleled performance in a remarkably compact form.
At 35% smaller than other relays, the Shelly 1PM Mini Gen4 fits perfectly behind switches or sockets, making it ideal for retrofit projects even in the tightest spaces. Its advanced processor ensures secure, efficient performance, while its integrated energy management system delivers detailed, real-time power monitoring, empowering users to track energy usage, identify inefficiencies, and reduce costs. The Shelly 1PM Mini Gen4 also enables advanced features like scheduling, synchronization, and scene control giving users the ability to customize and streamline their energy management and home automation.
More Info: https://us.shelly.com/
SimpliSafe Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 With Active Guard Outdoor Protection
SimpliSafe’s Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 With Active Guard Outdoor Protection is designed to help prevent crime before it happens through a unique combination of edge and cloud AI with live SimpliSafe security agents. First, the Outdoor Camera uses edge AI to detect human movement approaching the home. The camera is intelligent enough to discern between a person walking toward the home versus a car passing by or dog running around. When a person is detected, the service then uses AI in the cloud to determine if the person matches a “familiar face” profile saved to a customer’s account.
The face matching assessment is sent to a SimpliSafe security agent, who ultimately determines if the individual on camera matches a familiar face saved to the customer’s account. If the person is unrecognizable, the agent will engage and intervene using two-way audio. If needed, the agent can trigger the camera’s 90 dB siren, turn on spotlights, and even request police dispatch, all while capturing video evidence.
To ensure that video recordings and familiar face profiles remain private and protected, SimpliSafe only allows agents to review video recordings and familiar faces for a limited time when the system is armed and a possible threat has been detected. SimpliSafe also ensures all familiar faces are securely encrypted in transit and at rest. All customers can easily control data privacy preferences and delete data, such as video recordings and familiar faces through the SimpliSafe App.
More Info: https://simplisafe.com/outdoor-security-camera-series-2
Skyworth C1 Canvas Art TV
The Skyworth C1 Canvas Art TV is a blend of home decor and multimedia technology that is designed to enhance both the aesthetic and functional aspects of a living space. The C1 Canvas boasts a slim, elegant frame that allows it to mimic the look of a framed piece of art when not in use. With the ability to display a wide range of digital art, personal photos, or classic masterpieces, the C1 Canvas offers a customizable visual experience that complements the interior design of any home. The screen is engineered to deliver vibrant colors and deep contrasts, ensuring that whether you’re viewing dynamic video content or static art, the quality is exceptional. The C1 Canvas provides versatility and flexibility, serving as a focal point of a room’s design while providing entertainment, making it the choice to combine technology with style seamlessly.
More Info: http://www.skyworthusa.com/c1
SONAGI 108-inch Helios S108U2000A1NA UHD Smart Outdoor TV
The SONAGI Helios features a dazzling 2000-nit UHD (4K) display that ensures an ultra-bright and vivid viewing experience even in direct sunlight. Ordinary TVs struggle outdoors, but the Helios thrives, delivering true-to-life colors, incredible sharpness, and brilliant contrast that make every image pop. Engineered to endure, this TV comes encased in a robust protective case paired with impact-resistant glass, offering resilience against accidental damage, impacts, or environmental elements. The Helios 108-inch TV is also equipped with advanced anti-glare technology that minimizes reflections and enhances visibility. With an IP65 weatherproof rating, this TV is expertly sealed against dust, moisture, and water. Experience endless entertainment options at your fingertips with webOS, the intuitive and user-friendly smart platform pre-installed on the SONAGI Helios TV. Stream your favorite content effortlessly via popular apps like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity ensures a seamless streaming experience, while easy navigation lets you switch between apps, settings, and live TV with ease.
More Info: http://www.sonagi-electronics.com
SVS SB17-Ultra R|Evolution Subwoofer
With a symphony of advancements to the driver, amplifier, DSP, and new auto EQ room correction, SVS SB17-Ultra R|Evolution unleashes breathtaking low frequencies with massive impact, convincing musicality, unerring accuracy, and pinpoint control. Starting with the driver, it was a ground-up process engineering the largest, most formidable driver ever deployed in an SVS subwoofer. To ensure stable transfer of electromagnetic current from the dual-mono amplifier to the 55-pound toroidal ferrite magnet motor, SVS designed the first ever 8-inch dual-voice coil resulting in effortless output with exacting control over the 17-inch driver. Copper clad aluminum voice coil wire combines the best properties of both elements, yielding ideal thermal capacity and magnetic field strength in the motor.
The all new high-excursion 17-inch driver features a glass fiber composite cone, long-throw catenary SBR rubber surround, and toroidal ferrite electromagnetic motor capable of generating massive sound pressure levels far below the threshold of human hearing, with frequency response accuracy and acoustic linearity.
Generating the sonic muscle behind the most powerful and highest-fidelity SVS subwoofers ever is a unique dual mono-block STA-2800 Class-D amplifier design with MOSFET output stage. Each amplifier drives one of the dual voice coils to double the power into the motor while asserting pinpoint control and maximizing output potential. Eight 60 Amp 200 Volt MOSFETs deliver extreme high current for reference-level output with maximum efficiency.
More Info: https://www.svsound.com/products/sb17-ultra-revolution-subwoofer
Swann Security MaxRanger4K Video Doorbell with SwannShield AI Voice Assistant
The Swann Security MaxRanger4K Video Doorbell features longer wireless HaLow transmission — up to 1000 feet/300m — that can reach doorways, gates, entrances, etc. It also includes the SwannShield AI Voice Assistant that can answer the door for you like it’s a real person. It is designed for large homes and can be positioned at the doorway, gate, or entrance.
More Info: https://us.swann.com/
Sylvox Cinema Pro 110-inch Helio QLED Outdoor TV
The world’s largest outdoor TV, combining proprietary Helio QLED technology, an ultra-bright 5000-nit display, and an IP55 weatherproof rating, redefines what’s possible under the open skies. Built to perform in any season, it endures extreme temperatures from –22 degrees F to 122 degrees F (-30 degrees C to 50 degrees C), ensuring year-round reliability with professional-grade durability on the hottest days and the coldest nights.
Premium features include 4K Ultra HD resolution and an anti-reflective matte screen for crystal-clear viewing, even in direct sunlight. A 120 Hz refresh rate and ultra-low latency (<8ms) provide smooth, responsive performance, perfect for action-packed scenes or gaming. Theater-quality 60-watt dual-speaker Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, with built-in Google TV, ensure immersive entertainment for everyone.
More Info: https://www.sylvoxtv.com/
Valerion VisionMaster Projector
The Valerion VisionMaster Series is an RGB laser projector that is powered by the ProVision Engine, making it the first lifestyle projector to combine advanced RGB triple-laser technology, a professional-grade lens system, and the state-of-the-art MT9618 AI-SoC chipset for true cinematic-grade imaging. Offering 4K UHD resolution, 3000 ISO lumens, a 110% REC 2020 color gamut, and a 15,000:1 contrast ratio — all enhanced by proprietary Enhanced Black Level (EBL) technology — it ensures vibrant, detail-rich visuals with true-to-life colors. EBL deepens dark scenes to reveal even subtle details for an immersive experience.
The OpticFlex Lens System adds flexibility with ±100% vertical lens shift, 0.9-1.5:1 optical zoom, and dynamic iris control, making installation straightforward and preserving image quality without digital zoom. As the first projector powered by the MT9618 AI-SoC chipset, VisionMaster offers lightning-fast performance for movies and gaming, with MEMC 4K at 120 Hz for ultra-smooth visuals. It also supports expansive 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios and features ultra-low input lag (4ms at 1080p @ 240 Hz), making it perfect for gaming. Built-in Google TV+ provides instant access to top streaming platforms like Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, MAX, Hulu, Apple TV+, and Paramount+. VisionMaster integrates seamlessly with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit for smart home compatibility.
More Info: https://www.valerion.com/de/visionMaster
WiiM Amp Pro
The compact WiiM Amp Pro boosts the sound quality to a new level and features the latest Wi-Fi 6E and BT 5.3 with BT LE audio support, providing rock solid wireless connectivity needed for most demanding Hi-Res audio streaming. Seamlessly integrate the WiiM Amp Pro with your classic passive speakers, your cinematic TV setup, or even your vintage recorder player for effortless audio streaming. Use the WiiM Home App to play music from your favorite music services, or straight from your go-to music app. Go hands-free with voice commands via Alexa, Google Assistant, or Siri — all in the highest possible sound fidelity. Packing 60 watts per channel at 8 ohms, or 120 watts per channel at 4 ohms, this amplifier can power up to four speakers. Built-in room correction takes precise acoustic measurement of your room, creating customized correction for your speaker and subwoofer. Enjoy gapless music playback, supporting up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality. Enjoy new features, music services, and enhancements through regular firmware updates, ensuring a continually refined audio experience.
More Info: https://www.wiimhome.com/wiimamp/overview
XGIMI Ascend
XGIMI Ascend is a concept product unveiled at CES 2025, merging a motorized Ambient Light Rejection screen with premium Harman Kardon soundbars for a seamless home entertainment experience. The motorized 100-inch ALR screen offers two modes: a full cinematic display or a reduced height for a cozy, fireplace-like ambiance. Its wide viewing angle and ambient light rejection ensure clear, vibrant visuals in any lighting.
Designed to pair with XGIMI’s AURA 2 ultra short-throw projector, Ascend creates an all-in-one home cinema. AURA 2 features motorized lens covers, 4K resolution, and Dolby Vision, complemented by built-in Harman Kardon speakers enhanced with Dolby Atmos for immersive sound. As a concept, Ascend embodies XGIMI’s dedication to innovation. Its space-saving design merges high-end visuals and premium audio into a single unit, setting a new standard for home entertainment.
More Info: https://us.xgimi.com/pages/xgimi-ces-2025-elevate-your-home-entertainment
