A very quick show this week to launch an initiate we've been dreaming up for a few months. If you have a home technology project of any size at any stage head on over to hometech.fm/projects and let us know about it!
Episode 156 - Bleeping Alexa
On this week's episode of HomeTech: Petlexa, Google Gnome, and the Hub may have been April Fools' jokes, but the Control4 Emojis were not. Alexa makes her way into a thermostat (?) and a touchscreen speaker that looks like a football. A glimpse at TiVo's rumored cloud DVR. Verizon looks to launch a streaming TV service this summer. Yet another entrant in the sub-$500 Mesh WiFi space. And much more...
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Show Notes
- April Fools Fell for Hub, a Fake Startup Whose Smart-Home Device Doesn’t Do Anything - CE Pro
- Control4 Gets Emojis for Home Automation Activities: ‘Kiss-Kiss’ for Romance Mode? = CEPro
- BlackWire Emoji Pack
- Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat Gets Deeper Alexa Integration
- Alexa-enabled Clarity Speaker is like Amazon Echo with a touchscreen
- TiVo Cloud DVR Details Emerge | Zatz Not Funny!
- YouTube TV has arrived – here’s how to sign up
- Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in a single bundle
- Verizon reportedly planning online TV service for this summer
- Amazon scores NFL streaming deal for reported $50M, outbidding Twitter and other tech giants
- New EnMesh Home Wi-Fi System From EnGenius Brings Fast, Wall-to-Wall Wi-Fi Home
Episode 155 - The Finale
On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason discuss the latest in home tech news including: a amazing new release from the team at Josh.AI. Ikea makes a surprising, if totally logical, step into the smart home. FetchItGo give users physical buttons... and dry erase markers? Google Home releases a handful of new integrations. Samsung gets into the mesh WiFi game with a compelling offering. Proof, if you needed it, that cable companies suck at customer service. And much, much more...
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Show Notes
- Josh.ai Rebrands as Smart Home Integrated Technologies (SHIT) Launches, a New Player in the Smart Home Space
- Ikea's rolling out a brand-new smart home lineup - CNET
- Ikea’s poised to do for the smart home what it did for design
- Inside the Vivint Smart Home Stores at Best Buy: A Huge Paradigm Shift - CE Pro
- Keep it simple: Use the FetchItGo remote to control your smart home devices
- Google Home takes a swing at Alexa with a big hardware partner expansion
- With connected devices, a smarter home is just an “Ok Google” away
- Google Home to hit the UK next month
- Samsung is also making mesh Wi-Fi routers, but they work with SmartThings
- Netgear Expands its Orbi Brand into a Family of Networking Kits and Wi-Fi Devices | Digital Trends
- Comcast reportedly planning streaming TV service just for its internet customers
- US pay-TV continues to lose subscribers
- TV Service Providers & ISPs Earn The Lowest Customer Experience Ratings
Episode 154 - Chat Bots and Ocarinas
On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason sit down to discuss another busy week in the smart home including: Is your IT guy trying to kill you? The smart home landscape for renters. A fantastic new resource for comparing DIY home tech products. Is Leviton inviting electricians into the connected home? A conversation about next-gen UI's including chat bots and... ocarinas?? And much more...
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Show Notes
- I.T. Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Pierce Brosnan Movie - YouTube
- I Loaded My Condo With Tech – And Discovered Smart Homes Still Need A Lot Of Work
- The Ultimate Guide To Smart Home Compatibility
- Episode 153 - Breaking The Mold With Richard Berrie Of iHummingbird
- Episode 139 - Exploring Ovrc Pro With Product Manager Kenny Kim
- Apple Clarifies List Of Homekit Accessories In New Categories
- Leviton Launches Mass-Market Home-Automation Platform, Starting with Wi-Fi Lighting - CE Pro
- Here's Why Chat May Replace Apps As The Way To Control Your Smart Home
- CEDIA Talk: How Humans Will Interface with Technology in the Year 2020
- Zelda Ocarina Controlled Home Automation - Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Sufficiently Advanced - YouTube
- Burglars can easily make Google Nest security cameras stop recording - Help Net Security
- Nest are Boosting Smart Home Market with 3 New Smart Devices
Episode 153 - Breaking the Mold with Richard Berrie of iHummingbird
On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Richard Berrie, CEO and President of iHummingbird. Berrie and his team take a unique approach, leveraging low-cost solutions such as Nest, Sonos, and Lutron Caseta to generate business and build relationships. Proving the theory that these consumer-focused products present up-selling opportunities to savvy professionals, iHummingbird is doing a booming business - with an average installation price of $35,000. Tune in to hear how exactly how he's doing it!
That plus... How the new HDMI 2.1 spec might create more problems than it solves. Netflix penetration surpasses a new milestone. Pandora shows up late to the on-demand streaming party. And a clever new voice-controlled approach to tech support from OneVision.
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Show Notes
- New HDMI 2.1 Specification Transmits 48Gbps to Handle 8K60Hz with HDR, 4K120Hz
- Netflix penetration into U.S. homes surpasses DVRs
- Pandora Premium Can’t Hang With Spotify and Apple
- Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music
- Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music
- Alexa, Tell Tech Support to Give Me a Call
- Interview: iHummingbird
- Florida Integrator Builds Successful ‘Disruptive’ Business Model Around Nest