Episode 349 - Blue Sign of the Times

This week on HomeTech: More streaming news including a spat between Roku and Google, ADT sues Ring, Spotify is raising prices, and Denon & Marantz throw in the towel on fixing faulty receivers... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• Wemo Smart Home Automation Stage Scene Controller | Belkin
• HomeTech Headlines
  • ADT sues Ring over ‘virtually indistinguishable’ blue octagon design
  • Denon & Marantz offer adapter kit to address HDMI 2.1 receiver issues
  • Google Responds to Roku’s Warning About Dropping YouTube TV | Cord Cutters News
  • Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands
  • HBO Max is getting live hockey, thanks to a new NHL deal
  • Spotify is raising prices for lots of its plans
  • Netflix finally rolls out its shuffle play feature | Engadget
  • Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service
  • How to calibrate a projector with AppleTV
• Pick of the Week
  • Here’s how the Internet Archive digitizes 78rpm records

Episode 348 - More Remote News

This week on HomeTech: Apple's big event lands us with a new AppleTV and remote, Roku and Disney up their streaming game, is Amazon forcing Ecobee to fork over user data, and Nortek sells off Broan and Nutone... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Nortek Sells Broan, NuTone for $3.6 Billion - CEPRO
  • Amazon tried to coerce Ecobee into collecting private user data, the WSJ reports
  • Roku’s Quibi content has a new, original name
  • Disney inks a huge Sony deal to bring Spider-Man and other films to Disney Plus and Hulu
  • Here’s everything Apple announced at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event – TechCrunch
  • The new Apple TV 4K arrives with HDMI 2.1, Thread wireless tech | Engadget
  • Project CHIP embraces a timeline and the blockchain - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
• Pick of the Week
  • Watch the first footage of a helicopter on Mars

Episode 347 - Roku's New Kit

This week on HomeTech: It's officially over for Harmony, or is it? Samsung switches to OLED, Sony goes to Netflix, and Roku launches 3 new products and a whole new OS packed with new features... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Logitech Officially Discontinues Harmony
  • Rumors claim Samsung will make OLED TVs with LG panels next year | Engadget
  • Netflix will get exclusive streaming rights to future Sony films | Engadget
  • Roku announces Express 4K Plus streaming player and rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
  • Apple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotes
  • Roku OS 10 adds instant resume for streaming apps, brings AirPlay 2 to more devices
• Pick of the Week
  • UniFi® Design Center

Episode 346 - Apple Motion+

This week on Hometech: Rumors about a new AppleTV on the horizon, T-Mobile launches their 5G internet network for the home, and IKEA and Sonos are up to something again... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • tvOS 14.5 beta code suggests 120Hz support coming to a new Apple TV model - 9to5Mac
  • T-Mobile's wireless home internet service launches today | Engadget
  • Ring brings its radar-scanning tech to a floodlight camera | Engadget
  • Sonos and IKEA are developing new Symfonisk speakers that hide in plain sight | Engadget
  • Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wall
  • ADT Faces Class Action Lawsuit Related to Spying Technician - CEPRO
• Pick of the Week
  • EF4 Tornado Newnan GA 03-26-21 Actual Footage

Episode 345 - RIP Harmony

This week on Hometech: A quick recap of the week's news and a conversation about the death of the Logitech Harmony remote – even if Logitech doesn't want to admit it. It seems everyone in retail, distribution, and within Logitech knows the product line has been discontinued... so where's the announcement? All this and of course the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Whistleblower claims Ubiquiti Networks data breach was ‘catastrophic’ | ZDNet
  • T-Mobile is killing its own TV streaming service in favor of YouTube TV | Engadget
  • Josh.ai Celebrates 6 Years with Limited Edition Cobalt Blue Josh Micro
  • Discussion: Is Harmony Discontinued?
    • Evidence: Letter from Distributor
    • Evidence: Confirmation from Logitech Rep for other product lines
    • Evidence: Harmony remotes are fading in relevance as streaming takes over, says Logitech CEO
    • Evidence: Logitech Discontinues Harmony Remotes? | AV Gadgets
• Pick of the Week
  • GluePen Cordless Hot Glue Gun | Bosch DIY
  • Gluey - Cordless Hot Glue Pen Set (with 20 Glue Sticks) Lagoon Blue for Bosch
  • Ryobi P305 One+ 18V Lithium Ion Cordless Hot Glue Gun