Episode 403 - "Smart" Appliances

On this week’s HomeTech: Gavin gives us a firmware update, Samsung and Hue partner up for cool lighting effects, the HCA says its ready to make appliances smart, Ring drops a new product in Europe, even more Sonos Sub Mini rumors, a cool Pick of the week, and project updates.

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Samsung SmartThings Gets Galaxy Music Synced with Philips Hue
  • Nice/Nortek Control Panamax C3-IP Power Conditioner
  • ConnectSense Router Rebooter
  • A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado
  • Home Connectivity Alliance revealing new interoperability solution at IFA 2023 Ring’s latest gadget makes your apartment intercom smart
  • Leaked Sonos Sub Mini marketing photos show off its cylindrical shape
• Pick of the Week
  • The ECHO IV Home Computer: 50 Years Later - CHM

Episode 402 - Spending Money on Buttons

On this week's HomeTech: Gavin turns the table and gets Seth and TJ to spend money, Crestron talks about supply chain issues, Chamberlain kills off its MyQ HomeKit integration, and movies are just $3 this weekend! All this, project updates and a pick of the week.

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• The Skip 1s - Flirc
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Crestron Addresses ‘Perfect Storm’ of Supply Chain Problems
  • Chamberlain discontinues its HomeKit hub for myQ garage door controllers
  • Movie tickets at many theaters will cost just $3 on National Cinema Day
• Pick of the Week
  • Covert Keypad

Episode 401 - PpBDb

This week on HomeTech: Fluid One thinks they have a new take on how to control your home, Samsung announces the end of Groovy, Gavin gets some new LoRa devices, and the HomeTech crew announces a great new resource for finding that perfect product.... based on buttons! That's right, the Price per Button Database is real!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Fluid One lets you point your iPhone at a smart home device to control it – for $800
  • SmartThings Legacy Groovy Platform Retires—What This Means for You
• Pick of the Week
  • Please, Lego, let this engineer bring your computer brick to life
  • YoLink Products - Longest Range, By Far!
• Announcing the Price per Button Database - PpBDb.com

Episode 400 - RackStuds.tv

This week on HomeTech, WiZ makes an awesome bathroom light, Google might have a new Nest router, the plus in Disney+ means ads, Snap One snaps up another company, and Amazon is leading us into Idiocracy with a new TV show. All this and a pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes
• HomeTech Headlines
  • These new WiZ smart lighting options will light up your world… and floor
  • New Google Nest router with Wi-Fi 6E, Thread, and Bluetooth LE pops up in FCC filings
  • Google TV preparing to add its own free live TV, here's the channel list
  • Disney Plus is getting an ad tier — and getting more expensive
  • Snap One Acquires Clare Controls
  • ‘Ring Nation’ is what happens when America's Funniest Home Videos meets Black Mirror
  • Idiocracy (2006) - IMDb
• Pick of the Week
  • Zip Tie Organizer(2PCS)-Light Plastic Cable tie Holder without Unnecessary Waste and Simple Use-Reusable Cable Tie Organizer and Glow in the Dark

Episode 399 - Twinkie Lights

On this week's show, Gavin's rack is "done," Amazon vacuums up iRobot and more user data, LIFX finds a new home, Twinkly has squares, HBO Max discovers Discovery Plus, and Google sues Sonos... again. All that, your questions from the mailbag, and a pick of the week!

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Show Notes

• IoT Podcast - Meet Insteon's New CEO
• 'Days of Our Lives' newest plot twist could change the future of the soap opera
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuums for roughly $1.7 billion
  • Amazon Roomba Acquisition 'Most Dangerous' in Company History: Expert
  • The troubled LIFX smart light brand has a new home | TechHive
  • Twinkly announces new Squares RGBIC LED Panels
  • Google sues Sonos over smart speaker and voice control tech
  • HBO Max will be replaced next year by a new service combined with Discovery Plus
• Pick of the Week
  • Possessed Fridge