Episode 368 - Hey, Sonos

This week in HomeTech: Google is getting better at watching you sleep, Sonos is getting a voice "assistant," and ADT goes solar… All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Google’s Nest Hub gets more sleep tracking features - The Verge
  • It looks like Sonos could release its own voice assistant soon – MobileSyrup
  • Snap One Partners with Voice Control Specialist Josh.ai on New Drivers, Exclusive Distribution - CE Pro
  • ADT Invests in Solar Market By Acquiring Sunpro Solar for $825M - CE Pro
  • Level raises $100M and acquires a smart apartment company - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
• Pick of the Week
  • Scrypted

Episode 367 - Matter Maybe Mattering

This week on HomeTech: A backlog of news! New Wyze gear is on the way, Samsung joins Team Matter, Ecobee sold to Generac, and Roku kicks off Youtube and porn … All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • FTC calls out internet providers for amassing user browsing data - CNET
  • CEDIA Names Veteran Association Executive Daryl Friedman as Global President & CEO
  • Wyze’s cameras get smarter
  • Wyze Light Switch
  • Lutron Unveils RadioRA 3 Wireless Lighting Control System - CE Pro
  • Ecobee acquired by generator company Generac for $770 million - The Verge
  • Samsung SmartThings Integrates Matter into Ecosystem, Bringing Matter Device Control to Multiple Samsung Products - Samsung US Newsroom
  • SmartThings Matter Plans Unveiled | The Digital Media Zone
  • The Smart Home Show 205 - Matter Is Starting To Get Real, featuring Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge
  • SDC21 Keynote Video
  • Roku launches new personal-use developer kit
  • YouTube app will be removed from Roku in December - 9to5Google
  • Roku will effectively ban porn channels on March 1st, 2022 | Engadget
  • Roku will kick porn channels off its platform in March
• Pick of the Week
  • ‎HomeLog for HomeKit

Episode 366 - Nuvo Gonna Give You Up

This week on HomeTech: Ecobee gets Siri, Netgear gets 6E and Nuvo gets the boot… All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

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Show Notes

• Bowers & Wilkins Re-Imagines the Zeppelin
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Siri and AirPlay 2 officially land on Ecobee SmartThermostat | AppleInsider
  • Netgear announces a $1,500 Wi-Fi 6E mesh router - The Verge
  • Nuvo Brand Update – Legrand Ceasing Production
• Pick of the week
  • IoT Hacking and Rickrolling My High School District | WhiteHoodHacker

Episode 365 - Ringing on the Edge

This week on HomeTech: Summer is in the air and while there’s not much going in the home tech space Amazon has decided to help fill that void. New products and services, a drone, a robot dog, Home Depot, and more… All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Thousands of Netgear routers can be hacked — here's what to do | Tom's Guide
  • New Wyze Products On The Way
  • Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199 | Engadget
  • Global Home Automation Giant Nice Acquires Nortek Control - CE Pro
  • Amazon Event
    • Here's everything Amazon announced at its big product event - CNN
    • Amazon's $250 Echo Show 15 is a giant smart display for your wall | Engadget
    • Amazon Glow is a kid-focused video call device with interactive activities | Engadget
    • Amazon's Alexa-enabled Smart Thermostat only costs $60 | Engadget
    • Ring puts an Eero router inside its new home alarm system | Engadget
    • Ring’s new Ring Alarm Pro security system is also an Eero Wi-Fi router - The Verge
    • You can now sign up to test Ring’s home security drone | Engadget
    • Ring, The Home Depot Partner on Ring Jobsite Security Protection - CE Pro
    • Watch Amazon's entire new hardware event right here | Engadget
    • Amazon's Blink unveils a no-frills $50 video doorbell | Engadget
• Pick of the Week
  • @NathanBLawrence - I am a connoisseur of weird robot vacuum issues, because they all seem to get at least one thing slightly wrong, but this might be my favorite. I discover this happened almost every morning

Episode 364 - Two Hubs, One Show

This week on HomeTech: Picking up the pieces and news stories for the past two weeks post-CEDIA, big moves in business, Sonos ups pricing on just about everything, “Input 0” coming from both Comcast and Amazon, and TWO NEW HUBS! All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Business News
    • Sonos raises prices for majority of products amid supply chain crunch - The Verge
    • Sonos to Raise Prices on Majority of Wireless Speakers - CE Pro
    • ASSA ABLOY to Acquire Kwikset, Rest of Spectrum Hardware and Home Improvement Division for $4.3B - Security Sales & Integration
    • Melrose to Divest Nortek Control for $285M - CE Pro
  • New Products
    • Orro Announces Control4 Integration and Pulse Remote Management System - Residential Systems
    • Thinka debuts world's first Z-Wave hub for HomeKit
    • Amazon Is Debuting Its Own Line of Branded TVs in the US
    • XClass TV: Comcast, Hisense to sell two smart TVs - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
    • Home Assistant’s Amber is a ready-to-use smart home platform in a box
• Show Notes
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