Episode 460 - Come Over and Sit On My Lovesac

On this week's show, Z-Wave is (probably not) dead, Sonos teases new product, voice assistants can be hacked, Aqara launches an affordable PTZ camera, a new smart lock standard, mailbag, a pick of the week, and new project updates.

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Show Notes

• Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane’s AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration
• Nabu Casa is Hiring
• Show Notes
  • Industry Veteran Mitch Klein Announces Departure from Silicon Labs - CEPRO
  • Sonos teases a major new product coming next year - The Verge
  • Hubitat C8 Pro Spotted
  • Voice Assistants Susceptible to 'Silent' Cyberattacks, Researchers Say - CEPRO
  • Aqara 2K Indoor Security Camera E1, Pan & Tilt, HomeKit Secure Video Indoor Camera, Two-Way Audio, Night Vision, Person Tracking, Wi-Fi 6, Plug-in Cam Supports HomeKit, Alexa and IFTTT
  • Aliro aims to unify digital access to smart locks using smartphones and smartwatches - The Verge
• Who Matters This Week
  • This smart lock is the first with Matter-over-Thread baked in - The Verge
  • Sonoff's first Matter Device
  • Third Reality MZ1 Smart Bridge
    • Smart Hardware | IOT platform | Third Reality, inc | China
• Mailbag
  • TJ Spotted in the Wild
• Pick of the Week
  • Lovesac - Sactionals with StealthTech Sound + Charge
• Home of the QuinLED LED Controllers - quinled.info
• Welcome to WLED - WLED Project
• The home cinema design podcast

Episode 459 - Rage Against the Garage Door Opener

On this week's show: MyQ is removed from Home Assistant faster than you can say “YAML” and the world quickly finds better, cheaper alternatives, Josh.ai and AVA respond to the SnapOne lawsuit, Resi Systems releases their 2023 State of the Industry report, Google launches an AI to create scripts for you in Google Home, Disney takes over Hulu, and Switchbot Matters. All of this, a pick of the week, and project updates!

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Show Notes

• Removal of MyQ integration
• This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart
• Smart Garage Door Opener
• Wyze Garage Door Controller
• Security+ 2.0 Wired Dry Contact Adapter – Garadget
• Show Notes
  • Snap One Lawsuit: AVA & Josh.ai File Responses; The Dance Marathon Begins - Strata-gee.com
  • The State of the Industry 2023 - Residential Systems
  • Google Releases Generative AI Smart Home Automation Script Generator - CEPRO
  • Disney is taking full ownership of Hulu, setting it up to dominate streaming
  • Disney will start testing a combined Disney Plus and Hulu app next month - The Verge
  • Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, & More Team Up to Launch a Free Streaming & Live OTA TV Network | Cord Cutters News
• Who Matters
  • Switchbot S10 to get Matter
• Pick of the Week
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• Luxedo Projectors
• Everything Presence One Kit

Episode 458 - Catching Up with Inovelli

On this week's show, we sit down Inovelli founder Eric Hines to catch up on what the company is up to in 2023 and what the future may bring with Matter looming over Zigbee and Z-Wave products. We also follow up on a few projects and cover a few post-Halloween HomeTech Headlines.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Aqara SmartLock U200: All You Need to Know About the European Lock
  • Aqara FP2 Update Adds Sleep Monitoring Functionality - Homekit News and Reviews
  • Aqara Smart home on iOS adds homekit room sync
  • Hubitat Matters
• Interview
  • Inovelli
  • Smart Presence Sensor Switch (mmWave)
• Building the Open Home Newsletter
• ratgdo - local control over MyQ "enabled" garage door openers
• Printables - ratgdo enclosure
• Home Assistant 2023.11 Released
• Android's built-in smart home controls now work with Home Assistant

Episode 457 - A Bridge for Your Fridge

On this week's show, the FCC opens up some bandwith that looks great for IoT devices, ecobee makes a video doorbell that you can answer on your thermostat, Level adds a WiFi bridge, Matter 1.2 is out, a few ideas from the mailbag and project updates galore! All this, and more on this week's HomeTech Podcast.

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Show Notes

• TV Shows
  • The Fall of the House of Usher | Netflix Official Site
  • The Righteous Gemstones | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com
  • For All Mankind - Apple TV+
  • FX's Reservation Dogs | Only on Hulu
  • Futurama
• HomeTech Headlines
  • FCC Opens 6GHz Band to More IoT Devices - CEPRO
  • ecobee Launches First Doorbell Camera That Can Stream Video Feed to Thermostat - CEPRO
  • Level adds a Wi-Fi bridge for its smart locks, but still no support for Matter-over-Thread - The Verge
  • CSA Releases Matter 1.2 With 9 New Device Types - CEPRO
  • Matter 1.2 brings robot vacuums, fridges, smoke alarms, and more - The Verge
• Mailbag
  • RAIN SEER Zigbee Sprinkler Timer WiFi Water Timer, Automatic Watering System with App & Voice Control for Garden, Waterproof Box, Irrigation Water Valve, and Smart Hose Timer for Efficient Irrigation
  • Ajax Home Security — Alarms & Smart Systems | Official website
• Gavin Campbell with Home Assistant's Local Voice AI, mmWave Sensors, Zigbee vs. Z-Wave, 3D Printing and Smart Lawn Watering - HGG588
• Entertainment 2.0 #629 - Video Industry Changes with Gavin Campbell - The Digital Media Zone
• Bird@Edge Turns Birdsong into Species Recognition On-Device, Using an NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Episode 456 - "Forced" to Update

On this week's show, Mazda shuts down a (hacked) integration with Home Assistant, Best Buy stops selling CDs and DVDs, Netflix says they are opening retail locations, ADT has a new DIY system, a cursed pic of the week, and projects, projects, and more projects.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Removal of Mazda Connected Services integration - Home Assistant
  • Year of the Voice - Chapter 4: Wake words - Blog - Home Assistant Community
  • Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Sales Next Year - CEPRO
  • Apple TV+ share compared to other streaming platforms in the US
  • Netflix to open branded retail stores for some reason
  • Immersive Art Experience | Otherworld
  • First look at ADT’s yet-to-be-announced Smart Home Security system - The Verge
• Pick of the Week
  • Cursed VoIP
• Home Assistant OS 11: Low-latency scheduler and VM snapshot improvements - Home Assistant
• Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range USB Stick ZST39 LR
• Youtuvbe Toxicity (System of a Down) 2023 Halloween Light and Fire Show - 4K
  • Youtube - 2023 Full Halloween Fire and Light Show - 4K
  • Youtube - Tom BetGeorge
• Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights, Smart RGBIC Outdoor Lights with 75 Scene Modes, 100ft with 72 LED Eaves Lights IP67
• Govee Outdoor Lights, Flood Lights Uplight 2 in 1, LED Landscape Lighting, Halloween lights Low Voltage Landscape Lights, IP65 Pathway Lights Wired with App Control