Homebuilder KB Offers Smart Home Products, With Dish the Installer

KB Home is offering Google Assistant smart home control as a standard feature in two Orange County, California, communities, joining homes in Denver, Jacksonville and Las Vegas, it said Friday. Dish Smart Home Services is installing and integrating the devices after move-in, and will integrate the smart home products with the homeowners' existing internet service, a spokesperson emailed us. A base package includes a Google Wi-Fi mesh network, a Google Home and a Home mini smart speaker, a Nest Hello video doorbell and installation and integration. Buyers can add cameras, smoke and carbon dioxide alarms, lighting controls, window shades, appliances and door locks, he said.