On this week's show: Netflix raises prices (again), Snap One and AVA settle, new products come out of Lightapalooza, Smartwings introduces PoE powered shades, SmartThings launches ambient sensing, Zigbee has a new trick, a mailbag question about soil sensors, a pick of the week, project updates and more!
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Show Notes
- E-Wand – Current Luxury
- HomeTech Headlines
- Netflix Had a Great Year. Now Pay Up. - Vulture
- After Year-and-a-Half Fight, All Claims are Dismissed in Snap One vs AVA - Strata-gee.com
- Lightapalooza 2025: Snap One Previews Lux by Control4 - Residential Systems
- Lightapalooza 2025: DMF Lighting Introduces PhaseX Solution and Artafex Linear - Residential Systems
- Smartwings Introduce First Ever PoE Matter Smart Shades
- Samsung bringing ambient sensing to SmartThings - The Verge
- Here’s the tech that could turn millions of Zigbee light bulbs into motion sensors with a single update - The Verge
- New Philips Hue Automation for smart home devices now live - NotebookCheck.net News
- Mailbox
- Pick of the Week
- Next Level Truck Nuts
- Unraid Releases Updates to address Security Concerns
- GitHub - clusterzx/paperless-ai: An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents.
- Outemu Yellow Jade Silent Switch 5Pin HP Tactile Custom Mechanical Keyboard Mute MX Switch Like Holy Panda lubricated for Gaming
- 110PCS Switch Springs Gold-plated Two-stage for Diy Cherry mx Mechanical Keyboard 35g/45g/60g/62g/67g/78g/80g/150g Spring
- Elevation Lab TimeCapsule AirTag 10-Year Battery Case - Over 14x More Capacity Than CR2032 | IP69 Waterproof, Uses AA Batteries, Patented
- Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver 4K, 2.4G/5G Plug & Play Portable Wireless HDMI Extender Kit for Streaming Video and Audio to Monitor from Laptop/PC/TV Box/Projector
- DVDO Wireless HDMI Extenders