Episode 424 - Bugger Off Security

This week on HomeTech: Gavin talks for more than two minutes, IKEA launches a Indoor Air Sensor with an unpronounceable name, SimpliSafe starts monitoring indoor video, Fast internet is coming, Comcast is cutting off Peacock, a pick of the week, and we ask the question, "What makes the best dashboard for the home?"

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Show Notes

• Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm and Home Assistant Pros and Cons - HGG562
• HomeTech Headlines
  • IKEA Releases VINDSTYRKA, a Matter-Capable Indoor Air Sensor - CEPRO
  • SimpliSafe's latest indoor camera will let an agent talk to intruders
  • Google Fiber launches 5Gbps service for $125 per month | Engadget
  • Comcast is ending free Peacock access for Xfinity subscribers | Engadget
• Pick of the Week
  • automated_house on TikTok
• Projects
  • What is the best dashboard?
  • SceneFlow | Love your connected home
  • Ring Car Cam | Dash Cam, Security, Motion Detection, Parking Mode
  • Lightapalooza 2023

Episode 423 - There's Only One Gavin

On this week's show: Josh.ai looks to level up with ChatGPT, CEDIA launches a career toolkit, TPLink launches cheap vacuums that suck (dirt), more on the Netflix password drama, a pet pick of the week, and project updates from the team. All this and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Josh.ai + ChatGPT: The Future of Intelligent Home Assistance
  • CEDIA Launches Smart Home Career Toolkit
  • Matter support is coming to the Aqara Hub M2 - with plenty of caveats
  • TP-Link's Tapo robot vacuums start at $230
  • Exclusive: Sonos’ next speakers will be called the Era 300 and Era 100
  • Netflix's password-sharing crackdown begins in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain
• Pick of the Week
  • Using your cat to put underground cable : funny
• Projects
  • Make.com | Work the way you imagine.

Episode 422 - The "TV Slapper"

This week on HomeTech: TPLink launches something that Matters, Frontier announces 5Gbps Fiber, Netflix says no more password sharing, a great video on why we need subtitles now, a nostalgic pic of the week, project updates, and a speaker rant!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • TP-Link’s New Smart Plug Is Super Tiny and Works With Matter
  • Frontier Communications Corporation - Frontier Launches the Nation’s Only Network-Wide 5 Gig Fiber Internet Service
  • City unveils high-speed Internet service | News | avpress.com
  • Netflix lists rules and exemptions to prevent account sharing outside household | TechCrunch
  • VIDEO: Why we need subtitles now
• Pick of the Week
  • Chris Pirillo (@ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social) - Rare photo of a remote control from the 1970s
  • r/nostalgia - These cable boxes with a big dial tuner (early 80s?)
  • Top Boy | Netflix Official Site
  • Tulsa King - MTV - Watch on Paramount Plus
• Home Assistant 2023.2 Released
• Sonance Mariners
• Triad Installation Guide
• How to fit Dynaudio Custom Install speakers

Episode 421 - We'll Leave the Lights On for You

On this week's show: Severs are down, severs are up, lights have been on at one school for over a year, appliance makers really want you to put their products online, Home Assistant beta review, two picks of the week, project updates, and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech.Social
  • Ivory for iOS
  • ‎Ice Cubes: for Mastodon
  • ‎Tusker
• HomeTech Headlines
  • The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off
  • Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances
  • 2023.2: Beta release notes
• Pick of the Week
  • YoLink Products - Longest Range, By Far!
  • Gavin Campbell (@GavinCampbell@hometech.social)
• CEDIA Expo 22: Innovo Showcases New Magic Cube Product, a Middleware IoT Connector Device
• Oscar Nominations 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere’ Leads With 11 Nods, Followed by ‘Banshees’ and ‘All Quiet’

Episode 420 - Tooting All Over Their Timeline

This week on HomeTech: HomeTech.social gets a new feature, a new Wyze firmware hack adds dual streams, Wyze introduces new cameras, Apple re-introduces a new HomePod, LG recalls 52,000 TVs, a pick of the week that any parent would love, and project updates.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Wyze Firmware Hack
  • CodeProject.AI v2 Released
  • Wyze goes back to its roots with the Wyze Cam OG and OG Telephoto
  • Apple announces revamped full-size HomePod two years after discontinuing original
  • These people should never be allowed near a white HomePod again - 9to5Mac
  • LG issues recall of 52,000 TVs due to 86-inchers’ “serious tip-over” hazards | Ars Technica
• Pick of the Week
  • The GlüxKind Smart Stroller