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This week on HomeTech: The team starts out with rants ranging from Smart TVs to label makers, Alexa giving you more ads, the Nest Router Pro is leaked, Sonos Sub mini finally arrives, and TJ educates everyone about Ohio's premier fruit. All this, the pick of the week, and so much more. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Podcast: Is Matt...

This week on Hometech: Sonos is doing something weird, Comcast rolls out 2-gig speeds, Home Assistant turns 9, Lutron Caseta now has non-Gunther switches, Ring adds a feature that takes away all their other features, and a cool pick of the week from Ubiquity. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Sonos Social Media Apple Event Thoughts HomeTech...

On this week’s HomeTech: Gavin gives us a firmware update, Samsung and Hue partner up for cool lighting effects, the HCA says its ready to make appliances smart, Ring drops a new product in Europe, even more Sonos Sub Mini rumors, a cool Pick of the week, and project updates. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! HomeTech Headlines Samsung SmartThings Get...

On this week's HomeTech: Gavin turns the table and gets Seth and TJ to spend money, Crestron talks about supply chain issues, Chamberlain kills off its MyQ HomeKit integration, and movies are just $3 this weekend! All this, project updates and a pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! The Skip 1s - Flirc HomeTech Headlines Crestron Ad...

This week on HomeTech: Fluid One thinks they have a new take on how to control your home, Samsung announces the end of Groovy, Gavin gets some new LoRa devices, and the HomeTech crew announces a great new resource for finding that perfect product.... based on buttons! That's right, the Price per Button Database is real! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a...

This week on HomeTech, WiZ makes an awesome bathroom light, Google might have a new Nest router, the plus in Disney+ means ads, Snap One snaps up another company, and Amazon is leading us into Idiocracy with a new TV show. All this and a pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K exp...

On this week's show, Gavin's rack is "done," Amazon vacuums up iRobot and more user data, LIFX finds a new home, Twinkly has squares, HBO Max discovers Discovery Plus, and Google sues Sonos... again. All that, your questions from the mailbag, and a pick of the week! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes IoT Podcast - Meet In...

This week on the show, will streaming break sports bars? Leviton joins Home Assistant, Wemo’s new smart Dimmer, Google Nest gets an upgrade, finally, Canadian internet is getting faster, Seth talks about travel routers, Gavin updates us on his rack, and TJ automates his car. All of this and the pick of the week! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show...

This week on the show, Wink is back! But for how long? Aqara breaks when you block China, Zooz capitalizes on Youtube shenanigans, Alexa has some ads to show you, and more lock news than you can imagine! All of these headlines, the pick of the week, and more! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Wink is back. Did anybody miss it? Blocking Chin...

On this week's show: Innovelli has a secret, Apple launches live music, Ubiquity increases security for IoT devices, Google wants to ruin its products, Wink is down... again, and a survey about whether or not people like smart home products. All this along with updates on projects and the pick of the week! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show N...

On this week's HomeTech: The crew shops for Prime Day goodies, Aqara launches a new curtain driver, URC launches a new AppleTV driver, Home Assistant launches a certification program, and Gavin goes on the hung for a big rack while Seth and TJ try to spend his money. 🤑 Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Prime Day HomeTech Headlines Aqa...

On this week's HomeTech: A new way to increase PPB on Lutron Pico keypads, 1 SOUND offers up a Mini Sub but not the one TJ wants, Seth rants about Blue Iris NVR software, and Gavin introduces using double stack for AI events. All this and a "blockbuster" pick of the week! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes MetraAV Makes Power...

On this week's show: More button follow up, Bond brings buttons, Switchbot gets HomeKit, Apple clarifies confusion, Gavin drops the F-bomb as Plex launches HTPC software, Amazon is just getting creepy, our TV show roundup for the summer, and a beautiful UI Pick of the Week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Source: r/HomeAutomation - [ Link ] Sho...

On this week's show: Google breaks some things making Matter matter, we say goodbye to Smart Dry, Alarm.com gets some new solar monitoring services, Switchbot makes a keypad, Hue makes a new keypad, Leviton makes a better one, and sweet, innocent Gavin learns about something new from Reddit comments. All of this, the pick of the week, and more! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Pl...

This week on HomeTech: Apple talks about Matter mattering at WWDC, Samsung talks about Matter not really mattering at event no one heard about, Roku might be acquired by Netflix, Facebook kills the Portal (at least for the home), Insteon rises from the grave, again, and Seth rants about traveling in the UK. All this, the pick of the week and more! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Plea...

This week on HomeTech: Jasco lands in YouTube trouble, Amazon kills off the original Cloud Cam, Ikea launches a new Matter ready hub and app that we still can’t pronounce, we chat about a number of new IoT devices that just hit the market, the pick of the week, and more! Also, Seth completely forgot to hit record… so…. sorry about the audio. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please con...

This week on HomeTech: CEPro says its cool to hang TVs over the fireplace and your neck wont really hurt that bad, "Hey Sonos" might be rolling out, Best Buy has a bad quarter, Linksys launches new Wifi 6 kit, eero gets multi-admin, TJ jumps ship from Hubitat to Smartthings, the pick of the week, and more... 🐊 Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patr...

This week on HomeTech: Onkyo files for bankruptcy, Vivint woes, Sonos might get a baby sub, Ecobee launches a new thermostat, TP-Link launches a smart home line, and, of course, a fun pick of the week! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Unraid 6.10.0 Stable WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel Tailscale HomeTech Headlines Audio Brand O...

This week on HomeTech: Sonos has three big announcements and two of them aren't just new colors, Google IO happens and now you're being watched, and Matter starts to matter even less if that is possible. All those stories and a massive, 22-outlet pick of the week... Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes SharpTools - Visualize & Au...

This week on HomeTech: New kit from both Wyze and Aqara "wow" the DIY market, Leviton launches retrofit-friendly lighting control, Amazon adds new features to both FireTV and Alex but is also spying on you, Gavin wants a New LG 55-inch TV, and a slick pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes HomeTech Headlines Wyze Cam...

This week on HomeTech: Inovelli pre-order time, Control4 Cancels AVA, Netflix gets Canceled, Sonos has a new soundbar on the way, ecobee may have a new thermostat, and of course the pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Pre-Order Open: Blue Series Smart 2-1 Switch HomeTech Headlines Control4 Blocks AVA Netflix Loses 200K Subsc...

This week on HomeTech: The gang takes a visit back to the HomeTech Grave Yard to bury Insteon since the company abruptly shut its doors down over the weekend. Garadget announces a new product (in 2022!) for Control4, Canada gets blazing fast internet speeds, LiFX looks like it could be next, Youtube gets to stream some sportsball games, and this week's pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want...

This week on HomeTech: A massive Home Assistant update, Eufy's new "all wireless" 4G camera, Plex going after input zero, a quick review of the new AVA Remote from TJ including the WORLD'S FIRST podcast from a remote, and of course, a pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes April Fools April fools 2022: IQ Te...

This week on HomeTech: It might be April Fools but that doesn’t stop Dyson from releasing a strange set of headphones, is Sonos working on a theater system and remote, Wyze leaves security holes open for years, iHome shuts off android support, two listener emails about storage and networking, a pick of the week, and so much more... Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider beco...

On this week's show, Gavin made an amazing video tiler, SwitchBot launches an outlet switch, iRobot updates make your vacuum smarter, Matter is delayed, eero brings 6E to the market at a decent price, and a retro pick of the week. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes Updates Hubitat 2.3.1 Update HomeTech Headlines Epic Video: SwitchBot Pl...