Episode 117 - Introducing Amplifi w/ Ubiquiti's Keenan Lewis

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Ubiquiti's VP of Business Development Keenan Lewis to discuss Amplifi, the company's exciting new WiFi system. With a strong track record in the enterprise, Amplifi represents Ubiquiti's first foray into the direct-to-consumer market. Keenan provides us with a great overview of the Amplifi product family, and explains why he thinks Ubiquiti is poised to dominate WiFi in the home. 

That plus... #LiveInstall links up with Loxone for a unique event. Jason shares a few belated thoughts about WWDC. What to make of the iControl acquisition. BlueTooth has a new spec, but still no mesh. Ringing the bell for Nokia. And Alexa gets into bed with Logitech. 

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Episode 116 - HomeKit - Take 2

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Great friend of the show Richard Gunther, from the Home: On Podcast, sits in for Jason who needed to take the week off. Richard and Seth dissect all the news from WWDC 2016, placing a primary focus on Apple's long overdue updates to HomeKit.

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Episode 115 - The SevenHugs Smart Remote w/ CEO Simon Tchedikian

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by the CEO and Founder of SevenHugs Simon Tchedikian to discuss the company's new product, the Smart Remote. Billed as the world's first "contextual remote", this innovate handheld device represents a revolutionary approach to controlling your home's connected devices. 

That plus... A brief look ahead to Apple's WWDC. Seth's cord-cutting journey is off to a slow start. Staples makes their exit from the smart home official. And Tony Fadell gets disrupted. 

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Episode 114 - Rethinking House Audio w/ Airhome's Jimi Gonzalez

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Zenovia's VP of Business Development Jimi Gonzalez, to discuss the company's new product Airhome. Leveraging Apple's Airplay technology, and a very interesting modular design, Airhome represents a very progressive approach to audio distribution. 

That plus... What the heck is Alexa doing inside your browser? Will the IoT get you killed? Someone's saying something positive about SmartThings for a change. And evidence of live programming coming to Amazon's FireTV platform.

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Episode 113 - Google Home & the Voice Control Landscape

On this week's episode of HomeTech: With the announcement of Google Home still warm off the presses, we spend the entirety of our show discussing the rapidly evolving landscape of voice control in the home. From the specifics about Google's initiative, to a broader discussion about where this all headed, our conversation covers dissects this intriguing category.

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