This week on HomeTech: Google gets hit with a $32m reason to stop infringing on Sonos patents, URC launches an all-new, familiar looking for some reason lighting control system, a new app brings intercom to Sonos speakers, no more fun celebrity voices on Alexa, and Level starts eyeing the apartment market with a new doorbell intercom. All this, a pick of the week, a massive amount of project updates, and more!
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Show Notes
- WWDC23
- HomeTech Headlines
- Google fined $32.5 million for infringing on Sonos patent | Engadget
- Jury Sides with Sonos, Orders Google to Pay $32.5m for Infringement
- URC Launches All-In-One Smart Lighting Products - Residential Systems
- Inovelli supplying URC?
- Soro app brings HomePod-like intercom to Sonos speakers - 9to5Mac
- Amazon is discontinuing Alexa’s celebrity voices, even if you paid for them
- Smart door lock maker Level is bringing a new video doorbell to apartment dwellers
- Who Matters This Week?
- Pick of the Week
- Home Assistant 2023.6 Beta Released
- New Hubitat Update
- Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector