Episode 493 - Printing a Garden

On this week's show: Google Chromecast is out, but Google Gemini is in, Nest shows off a nice new thermostat, Aqara and Meross launch new mmWave sensors, Roku might be dropping Wyze for cameras, Apple is supporting adaptive lighting on Matter devices, Nanoleaf launches a cool new storage product, a mailbag question, two picks of the week, Home Assistant updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Festival | Tomato Festival 2024 | Reynoldsburg
• About Reynoldsburg | Reynoldsburg, OH
• How to Get Started Racewalking
• HomeTech Headlines
  • The original Chromecast hits end of life after a decade of service | Ars Technica
  • Gemini intelligence is coming to Google Home
  • Hands-on with Google’s new Nest Learning Thermostat - The Verge
  • Aqara’s new mmWave presence sensor is cheaper, simpler, and works with Matter. - The VergeMeross has a new mmWave presence sensor for just $36, and it works with Matter. - The Verge
  • Roku Preps New Smart Home Cameras... Without Wyze?
  • Apple Home brings Adaptive Lighting to Matter smart lights in iOS 18 - The Verge
  • You can stack and sync up to 300 of Nanoleaf’s new color-changing display cases - The Verge
  • Prices for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Are Going Up Again
• Mailbag: How to Get Started?
  • Home Assistant Green
  • Home Assistant Yellow
  • Compute Module 4
• Pick of the Week
  • Aqua Flower- Smart Flower Watering System
  • Farm Bot
• Streamlining the Home Assistant Yellow lineup - Home Assistant
• Home Assistant 2028.8.0 Released

Episode 492 - Untrusted Neighbor

On this week's show: Sonos say "Sorry about that app," Logitech forgets it has smarthome products, Amazon kills an Echo and is horrified to learn what $25 Billion bought them, Google is coming out with a new streaming box for your TV, ADT wants you to Trust a Neighbor, two picks of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sonos CEO Apologizes for App Failures Following May Update
  • Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell is safe... for now
  • Amazon is discontinuing my favorite Echo — the one with a dot-matrix clock
  • Amazon Horrified by What People Actually Use Alexa For
  • This ‘Google TV Streamer’ set-top box comes after Chromecast
  • Google brings Nest Hello support to the Home app
  • ADT’s new smart security system will unlock your door for a Trusted Neighbor
• Pick(s) of the Week
  • DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes
  • This vacuum robot dog can find and suck up trash with its feet
• Dashboard chapter 2: Let’s redesign the cards together! - Home Assistant
• GitHub - Donkie/Spoolman: Keep track of your inventory of 3D-printer filament spools.
• 2024 Latest Model Iot/unmanned/auto Pilot/automatic Excavators Demolition Robot With Remote Control - Buy Demolition Robot remote Control Mini Excavator iot/unmanned/auto Pilot/automatic Excavators Product on Alibaba.com

Episode 491 - Making Streaming Audio Easy with VSSL's Donn Bullock

On this week's show we sit down with VSSL CEO Donn Bullock to chat about the unique products VSSL offers and how they fit in the streaming audio landscape, Amazon might start charging $10 for Alexa improvements, Sonos may have a new soundbar on the way, Eve and iRobot add Matter, a letter from the mailbag, project updates, and an amazing pick of the week from listener Jack T.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices - The Verge
  • AI-powered Alexa is coming and could cost $10 per month
  • This is Sonos’ next flagship soundbar - The Verge
  • New Lutron Caséta Smart Dimmer and Pico Remote Colors - Gearbrain
  • iRobot’s latest Roomba washes its own mop - The Verge
  • Eve’s compact weather station gets Matter support. - The Verge
  • How to move a smart home - The Verge
    • Episode 207 - Moving a Smart Home, Part 1 — The Smart Home Show
    • Episode 209 - Moving a Smart Home, Part 2 — The Smart Home Show
• Interview: Donn Bullock - CEO of VSSL
• Mailbag
  • KNX
  • View from America: the first KNX intelligent commercial building in the USA – KNXtoday
• Pick of the Week - Jack's Amazing Automated Cat Toilet
  • Images
  • Videos in #thehub
• Gavin Campbell with the Meater Block, 3D Printing and Smart Toilets via the Finger Bot – HGG615

Episode 490 - Lighting the Outdoors with AMP Lighting's Zach Evensen

On this week's show: We sit down and chat about landscape lighting with AMP Lighting’s Zach Evensen. Zach is part of AMP’s sales enablement team and shared with us the keys to a successful outdoor lighting system and what to look for in the future from AMP.

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Show Notes

• AMP Lighting

Episode 489 - Smart Home Frozen Shrimp

On this week's show: What happens when a mystery box of frozen shrimp arrives at your door, LG buys Homey, the Aqara U200 retrofit lock is out, Philips Hue releases some ugly lights, Roku ruins your TV, project updates, and a pick of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • LG buys Homey in a very Samsung SmartThings move - The Verge
  • Amazon revives the Echo Spot smart alarm clock and swiftly discounts it by 44 percent
  • ECOWITT WH51L Soil Moisture Sensor
  • Aqara Smart Lock U200 is a Matter-over-Thread retrofit smart lock that works with Apple Home Key - The Ambient
  • New brighter Philips Hue Pillar spotlights arrive - NotebookCheck.net News
  • Philips Hue bulbs randomly switching to 100% brightness
  • Dear Roku, you ruined my TV - The Verge
• Pick of the Week
  • Put the DVD logo in the Corner