Episode 10 - Canary

In Episode 10 Seth and Jason speak with Martin Refsal of Canary about their soon to be released home security product.

Show Notes

• Mechanical Watering Timer
• Lutron Releases affordable smart lighting system
• Google Play directly to Sonos
• Google Play/Sonos Promo
• The Nest Protect Snafu and the Argument for Connected Devices
• Canary.is

Episode 9 - Amazon's Fire TV

In Episode 9 Seth and Jason discuss various news items from the last week.

Show Notes

• Samsung “Smart Home” Service makes global debut

• Alljoyn -- Quallcomm’s new ‘standard’ for home automation

• Musaic HiFi Wireless Audio & Home Automation System

• Musaic Kickstarter Page

• Nest now available in the UK

• Nest Halts Sales of Protect

• Amazon Fire TV

• Amazon TV's first user experience

• Orphan Black

• Harmony 650 Programmable Remote

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Episode 8 - The AppleTiVo

In Episode 8 Seth and Jason discuss various news items from the last week.

Show Notes

• Verizon getting back into the Home Automation Game

• LG Unveils “Smart Lamp” 

• Apple / Comcast TV / Set Top Box Deal

• YouTube Lean Back

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Episode 7 - Paper, Pens, and Home Automation

In Episode 7 Seth and Jason discuss Staples Connect, an odd but very compelling and surprisingly affordable entry into the home automation market.

Show Notes

• iOS 7.1 Upgrade to iBeacons
• SOAP Router
• Insteon NEST integration
• CNET article - Title Refers to NEST support being “Unofficial”
• Sonos $535M Revenue in 2013
• Staples Connect
• Zonoff / Staples Relationship

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Episode 6 - iBeacons

In Episode 6 Seth and Jason discuss Apple's new technology iBeacons and what it means for the future of home automation.   

Show Notes

• Google Announces Developer Kit for Wearables
• Savant Smart Series - Budget Systems
• HomeSeer Unveils World's First Android Tabletop Touchscreen for use with Home Automation
• Moore’s Cloud “Holiday” - “The Worlds Smartest Christmas Lights”
• Radio Shack closing 1100 stores
• What is NFC?
• iPhone 4S Hardware
• With iBeacon, Apple is going to dump on NFC and embrace the internet of things
• Compatible BTLE Devices
• Qualcomm introduces Gimbal to compete with iBeacons
• Apple Releases iBeacon specification
• 250M Apple iDevices by 2014
• SXSW App using iBeacons
• Automatic
• Luggage Tracking with iBeacons

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