Episode 234 - Getting to Know Caavo with Ashish Aggarwal

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Ashish Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Caavo. Ashish discusses the company’s novel approach to simplifying the TV-viewing experience. Caavo is an innovative and affordable product which solves a growing challenge for viewers today—the cumbersome and complicated experience of accessing content across multiple apps and disparate devices. Tune in to learn more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • IKEA Smart Shade Pricing
  • Disney+ streaming service will launch in late 2019
  • AT&T CFO says new DirecTV service will be self-installed box instead of truck roll
  • TiVo Releases New DVR
  • Set-Top Box for T-Mobile’s Upcoming TV Service Surfaces Online
• Interview: Control Center Universal TV Remote and Home Theater Hub
• Picks of the Week
  • VHS Classic
  • Pockethernet - Smartphone connected Cable tester & Ethernet network analyser

Episode 233 - HBO Goes Dark

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: The Dish Network-HBO feud that hurts no one but consumers. Did you catch the first-even National #SmartHomeDay? Samsung opens Bixby to third-party developers. Sonos delays their Google Assistant integration. Ring pushes some significant app updates. Great 5G commentary from the HomeTech mailbag. And much more!

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Show Notes

• National #SmartHomeDay Features Facebook Livestream From Industry Faves
• Bird launches UK's first scooter sharing service on one London path
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Samsung opens Bixby to third-party apps and devices
  • One Hacker is 'Shocked' at Vulnerabilities in the Google Home Hub | Digital Trends
  • Google refutes reported Home Hub security flaw
  • Spotify gives away Google Home Minis to US family plan subscribers
  • Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps
  • Amazon Black Friday 2018 Prices Revealed — Fire TV Stick 4K for $34.99, Echo Dot 3 for $24, and more
  • Amazon's Alexa and Echo launch in Mexico
  • New Ring app updates coming soon
  • Sonos delays Google Assistant support until 2019
  • Netflix Unveils Six Animated Films, Shows (EXCLUSIVE)
  • Comcast is developing a video-streaming box for broadband-only customers
  • HBO Goes Dark for First Time in Its History Due to Standoff With Dish
  • AT&T and Dish’s HBO battle is the bleak future of cable and streaming
  • Dish’s Charlie Ergen says HBO blackout is ‘purely anticompetitive play’ by AT&T
• Mailbag
  • What is CBRS? - LTE in 3.5 GHz Shared Spectrum and What it Means for IoT
• Pic of the Week
  • Netgear’s first Wi-Fi 6 routers look like sci-fi spaceships
  • HomeRun: Quickly Trigger HomeKit Scenes on Your Apple Watch
• Announcing r/hometech - HomeTech's new home on Reddit

Episode 232 - Wires Matter

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: We wrap-up the biggest stories from Apple’s hardware event, share what’s on our current streaming watch list, ponder the oft-forgotten value of hardwired connections, discuss useless voice control capabilities, dispel some of the 5G-hype, and more…

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sonos One limited edition arrives with five new colors - 9to5Toys
  • Amazon Fire TV Cube gains hands-free voice navigation in Netflix and other 3rd-party apps
  • New maxed out iPad Pro hits $1900, Mac mini up to $4200, MacBook Air to $2600
  • 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T - Wikipedia
  • Here's Why We May Not Need 5G at Al | Digital Trends
• Pic of the Week
  • drunk peeing in public vs. motion activated sprinklers and bucket boobie trap montage part 2

Episode 231 - Bye Bye Buzzer

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: We say goodbye to the Alexa buzzer. Streaming TV services on pace to grab 25% of the market by 2022. Google Play lowers the price of 4K content and offers free upgrades. Amazon participates in a $50 million funding round for German smart thermostat maker Tado. Netflix to raise a staggering $2 in debt to fund original content and more. Apple’s long-awaited streaming TV subscription service rumored to be launching soon in more than 100 countries. And much more…

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Alexa’s new Whisper Mode goes live
  • Amazon invests in $50M funding round for German smart thermostat startup tado
  • Sonos may add Roku's entertainment platform to its speakers
  • Spotify Premium redesign borrows one of Pandora's best features
  • Google Play is upgrading your movie purchases to 4K for free
  • Google apologizes for YouTube TV outage, offers free week of credit
  • Streaming TV services will nab 25% of video market by 2022, analyst says
  • PlayStation Vue is now integrated with Apple’s TV app
  • Sling TV exec: Our vMVPD competitors are ‘repeating the sins of pay TV past’
  • Apple’s Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the ‘data industrial complex’
  • Netflix will raise $2 billion to pay for more original content
  • Apple to Launch TV Subscription Service Globally
  • Big Mouth | Netflix Official Site
• Pic of the Week
  • Hands Free Phone Ad - 1993
  • The First | Hulu
  • Patriot | Prime Video

Episode 230 - Silver Linings

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: Amazon plugs a big hole in Echo’s whole-house audio function. SimpliSafe releases a new doorbell cam. An interesting new B8ta-Google partnership. Is Mark Gurman’s startup, Essential Products, on the ropes? More great numbers from Netflix but are they invincible? And much more…

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon Fixes Big Alexa Problem in Whole-House Audio
  • SimpliSafe releases a new smart doorbell with a wide angle camera
  • Hulu plans to move some channels from its live TV service back to on-demand
  • iTunes launches massive Dolby Atmos 4K movie sale from $5, plus this week's $1 rental, more - 9to5Toys
  • Sonos pares back its desktop app as it prioritizes mobile
  • Google Partners With B8ta to Allow Customers to Test Smart Home Tech | Digital Trends
  • Android Creator’s Startup Essential Products Cuts About 30% of Staff - Bloomberg
  • Facebook is reportedly making a video chat camera for your TV
  • It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads
• Streaming News
  • Netflix Isn't Invincible
  • Netflix expects to hit 146 million subscribers in Q4
  • The best streaming TV apps
  • Netflix now has more than 137 million subscribers
• Pic(s) of the Week
  • Can you fix this?
  • THIS IS NOT A TRASH CAN!!
  • https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/spotmini-robot-dances-uptown-funk/
  • Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot shows upgraded agility in 'Parkour' video