On this week's episode of HomeTech: the week's biggest home tech headlines, including:
Netflix finalizes their purge of user reviews
Netflix testing ads for binge-watchers
New and surprising stats on streaming-TV adoption...
Apple gaining a (small but important) foothold in the smart speaker market
IKEA expands Tradfri line to include a $10 smart plug
Amazon is working on a local DVR "bolt on" for Fire-TV
Connected camera replays are coming to select Echo, Fire devices
Cortana and Alexa can now play nice
CE Pro gets acquired by Emerald Expositions
A fantastic look at the professionally-connected smart home
And much more...
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Show Notes
- Jason's Weekend Project
- HomeTech Headlines
- Netflix purges all user reviews like it said it would
- Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series
- Streaming TV services are now used by 5 percent of US households with Wi-Fi
- Apple gains a foothold in the smart speaker market: A Foolish Take
- IKEA to expand Tradfri HomeKit line with new $10 smart plug in October, report says
- IKEA gör kaffebryggaren smart i höst
- Amazon is reportedly working on a TiVo-like DVR for live TV
- Alexa can play smart home camera video recaps on Echo, Fire devices
- Cortana and Alexa can now call each other as new relationship begins
- Co-Founder Julie Jacobson: CE Pro is Psyched to be Acquired by Emerald Expositions
- eZLO Announces Acquisition of MiOS to Accelerate Time to Market in Smart Home Sector
- Best Buy to Acquire Emergency Response Company GreatCall for $800M
- Discussion
- Pick of the Week: TVTemplate.com
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