On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Joel Sellinger, co-founder of LifeDoor, for an installment of our Startup Showcase series. LifeDoor is compact device that automatically closes interior doors in your home in the event of a fire — a measure that could mean the difference between life and death.
That, plus the latest home tech headlines including:
Best Buy pulls the plug on Vivint
Marwan Fawaz is out as CEO at Nest
Another healthy earnings report from Control4
Control4's releases their new "Intercom Anywhere" app
Apple removes smart doorbells category from their roster of HomeKit devices
Sony releases a new flagship LED and OLED
Dolby Atmos comes to Apple TV (sort of)
SnapAV releases their new Moist...errr MoIP video distribution system
Fibraro gets acquired by Nice Group
And more...
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Show Notes
- Best Buy is reconsidering its partnership with Vivint
- Nest CEO steps down as division is brought under the Google Home team
- Control4 Reports Solid Financial Performance for Q1 2018 | Control4 Corporation
- Control4’s new Intercom Anywhere ‘Elevates the Smart Doorbell’
- Apple purges 'Doorbell' category from HomeKit accessories page
- Sony announces stunning A9F and Z9F Master Series TVs
- TCL's 6-Series Roku TV has no business looking this good at such a low price
- Atmos Arrives! tvOS 12 Makes the Apple TV 4K The Best Streaming Device Ever (But The Beta is Buggy) | High-Def Digest
- New SnapAV MoIP is ‘Perfect Video over IP System’ - Beta Tester
- SnapAV - Binary MoIP - Category
- Samsung patches multiple SmartThings Hub security flaws
- Fibaro Home Automation Acquired for $73M by European Controls Co.
- Philips accidentally leaks a new, outdoor version of its Hue LightStrip
- 🍻 HomeTech Happy Hour 2018 Info - Register Now
- The List: CEDIA 2018 Parties, Receptions, Special Events
- 🔥🚪🙂 Startup Showcase with Joel Sellinger - LifeDoor
- Firefighters: closed bedroom door likely saved twin girls' lives in Everett fire
- Pick(s) of the Week