Episode 519 - RELEASE THE ACCESS POINTS!

On this week's show: People want OLED and big TVs, Abode is now on AppleTV, Switchbot launches shades, Ubiquiti has a number of new WiFi 7 products, ThirdReality has a mmWave sensor, we answer a few letters from listeners, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Florence, Kentucky - Wikipedia
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Report Finds OLED, Extra-Large TVs Currently Leading TV Sales Growth - CEPRO
  • You can now control your Abode security system from your Apple TV.
  • SwitchBot launches cut-your-own smart shades
  • Introducing U7 Lite & In-Wall
  • Ubiquiti Shows U7 Pro XG and Dream Router 5G at MWC
  • Motion Sensor R1 – ThirdReality
  • AquaFlower - Offically Launched
• HDHomeRun – Silicondust
• Tablo TV - Watch & Record Live TV. Subscription Free.
• What is the MCS Index?
• Home Assistant 2024.3 Released
• Music Assistant's next big hit - Home Assistant

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Episode 518 - Alexa+

On this week's show: Apollo joins the Works with Home Assistant program, YoLink releases a new local hub, eero launches their Wi-Fi 7 router lineup, UniFi announces new 10 Gigabit Cloud Gateways, several new smart home products hit, Tado raises eyebrows with app subscription tests, Amazon unveils their long awaited, AI-powered Alexa+, a pick of the week, TJ's honest review of the Aqara G5 Pro, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Apollo joins the Works With Home Assistant Program - Home Assistant
  • YoLink Releases Local Hub
  • Introducing eero 7 and eero Pro 7: Our Wi-Fi 7 family just got bigger. – The Download
  • Introducing All-New 10 Gigabit UniFi Cloud Gateways
  • This smart video lock unlocks with a wave of your hand
  • Ring’s new security camera supports 2K video out of the box | The Verge
  • Eve adds a Matter over Thread dimmer switch. | The Verge
  • Leviton Decora Evolve Smart Dimmer Module
  • Tado told users it would start charging for its app | The Verge
  • Introducing Alexa+, the next generation of Alexa
  • Amazon Unveils AI-Powered Alexa+
  • Amazon unveils AI-powered Alexa+, not available in Canada yet
• Pick of the Week
  • Montreal's Snow Dump
  • Snow removal - Wikipedia
• The Night Of (TV Mini Series 2016) ⭐ 8.4 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Severance (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 8.7 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
• Silo (TV Series 2023– ) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
• Open Sound Control - Wikipedia
• Aquatel D110 Wireless Tank Fluid Monitor Driver for Control4
• Camera Hub G5 Pro - Aqara
• Bed Presence for ESPHome — Elevated Sensors

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Episode 517 - Smart Home Regrets

On this week’s show: Josh AI announces their Winter Event, prices are going up in response to tariffs, Netflix scrambles to prevent their app from being what customers want, Aqara releases new switches in the US, and perhaps a new PoE camera, plus our pick of the week project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Florida red tide map shows harmful algal bloom forecast
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Josh AI Winter Event
  • Acer is the first to raise laptop prices because of Trump
  • Netflix says its brief Apple TV app integration was a mistake
  • Have Apple and Netflix finally made an Apple TV deal? – Six Colors
  • Aqara's New Matter/Thread Switches Arrive in the US
  • Aqara G5 Pro's also for sale? Pick of the Week
  • Ordering a Vacuum Robot from Temu
• HomeTech.Social
• Camera G5 PTZ - Ubiquiti Store
• GitHub - dermotduffy/advanced-camera-card: A comprehensive camera card for Home Assistant
• RATGDO
• Recommended settings for using Sonos with Ethernet networks
• LED Strip Lights T1 - Aqara

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Episode 516 - Barney as a Theater

On this week's show: Unifi drops their new SuperLink IoT gateway, Sonos makes headlines with executive changes and weird canceled products, we discuss the future of smart appliances, answer some letters from the mailbag, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Unifi Introduces SuperLink!
  • Sonos’ chief marketing officer has left the company
  • Sonos explored creating a MagSafe speaker for iPhones
  • Smart appliances should come with an expiration date
• Pick of the Week
  • Weird Estate (@weirdestate@eigenmagic.net)
  • Zillow Gone Wild 🏡 on Instagram
• Bed Presence for ESPHome — Elevated Sensors

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Episode 515 - Gavin Quits Blue Iris

On this week's show: Sonos has ambitious goals for the streaming space, Amazon is teasing a February mystery product event, Apollo Automation is shipping their Temp-1 sensor for Home Assistant users, a pick of the week, project updates, Gavin drops a bombshell about is new NVR system, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Government to Use Its AI for Nuclear Weapon Security
• How to watch Super Bowl 2025: Chiefs vs. Eagles on Sunday, February 9
• HomeTech Headlines
  • After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box
  • Amazon announces February product event
  • Apollo Automation Releases Temp-1 Sensor
  • Home: On #159 - Pre-gaming CES with Jimmy Hawkins
  • BioLite Outdoor & Off-Grid Charging, Cooking & Lighting
• Pick of the Week: Using an Aqara Window Contact Sensor to Detect Toilet Flushes
• HA 2025.2 Released - Major updates to backups
• Bed Presence for ESPHome — Elevated Sensors
• UniFi Camera Security - Ubiquiti

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