Episode 464 - The 2023 Technology.fm Fireside Chat

This week we take some time to reflect on the past year for the 9th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat. Richard Gunther from The Smart Home Show and Home: On was able to join us once again as we discussed the past years news from all perspectives in the industry.

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Show Notes

• OpenAI
• Build With Matter | Smart Home Device Solution
• Episode 462 - The Building Blocks of Matter with Daniel Moneta
• Snap One Files Lawsuit Against Josh.ai & AVA Over NEEO Remote Patent
• Pico Remotes | Caseta by Lutron
• Home Assistant
• Presence Sensor FP2 - Aqara
• Smart Lock U100 - Aqara
• Professional Weather Products | Smart Home Product – Ecowitt
• Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it plows resources into AI
• Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year
• 2023: Home Assistant's year of Voice
• Autoslide – Autoslide – Automatic Sliding Doors for homes
• This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart
• What happens when the Harmony servers are shut down? r/logitechharmony
• The Skip 1s Universal Remote Control - Flirc
• Your Nest Thermostat will now work with Apple Home
• Sonos headphones rumored specs, patent reveals and more | Stuff
• How to Make Smart Home Apps Not Suck: A UX Expert Explains

Episode 463 - Pretty Good for a Dying Industry

On this weeks show: Ubiquity releases a product that should have already existed, Apple updates the AppleTV AppleTV app, the CI industry is $29B strong, Google loves experimenting with being an ISP, a big discussion about Homey vs. Home Assistant, a fun holiday Pic of the Week, project updates, litter boxes, rack studs, and of course software updates for everyone!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • UniFi Cable Internet - Ubiquiti Store United States
  • Apple Updates Apple TV App For for Easier Navigation - CEPRO
  • Roughly 20K Integrators Fueling $29B Custom Industry: CEDIA Report - CEPRO
  • Google's superfast 20Gbps Wi-Fi 7 Fiber plan costs $250 a month
  • When Google Fiber Abandons Your City as a Failed Experiment
  • Innovative wireless light switch could cut house wiring costs in half | Folio
  • Homey Pro Review
• Pick of the Week
  • Clark Griswold Christmas Vacation decoration dummy
• Home Assistant 2023.12 Released
  • HomeWizard joins Works With HA Program
  • Silicon Labs and Nabu Casa
• Rackstuds
• Rack Rail Hole Spacing Explained
• Litter-Robot 4
• Litter Box Training Your Small Dog
• MISERWE 500ml Diffuser with Remote Control Waterless Automatic Shut Off Essential Oil Diffusers with Timing Mode Adjustable Oil Diffuser for Home

Episode 462 - The Building Blocks of Matter with Daniel Moneta

On this week's show we sit down with Daniel Moneta and talk all about Matter. Daniel works on Product and Marketing Strategy at Samsung Smart Things and is one of the leads responsible for marketing at the Matter Working Group.

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Show Notes

• ICE! Featuring a Charlie Brown Christmas
• Govee RGBIC Car Underglow Lights
• Govee RGBIC Smart Car LED Strip Lights H7090
• Nanoleaf Essentials Smart LED Lightstrip 80" Smarter Kit (2m) - RGB & Warm to Cool Whites
• Interview - Daniel Moneta, Samsung SmartThings and the Matter Working Group
  • Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop connectivity standard
  • GitHub - project-chip/connectedhomeip: Matter (formerly Project CHIP)
  • Peeking Under the Hood of Your Matter Smart Home
• Pick of the Week
  • QuickDraw

Episode 461 - The New Matter Slapper (with AI)

On this week's show, Inovelli launches a new fan canopy control, IKEA launches new, affordable sensors, Switchbot launches a new Pro lock, and Konnected launches a new garage door opener integration. All of these and more headlines, a pick of the week, and project updates!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Inovelli Fan Module
  • Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors - The Verge
  • New SwitchBot Lock Pro launches with increased battery life and Matter compatibility - NotebookCheck.net News
  • [RELEASE] Konnected Garage Door Opener Official Driver - ⚙️ Custom Apps and Drivers / Custom Drivers - Hubitat
  • RatGDO 3D Printed Cases
  • Sonos is reportedly gearing up to release its own AirPods and Apple TV competitors
  • Internal memo: Amazon will cut ‘several hundred’ Alexa jobs as it ends unspecified initiatives – GeekWire
• Pick of the Week
  • The Clapper: Yes, that one. - YouTube
• Home Assistant 2023.12 Beta Released
• Unraid 6.12.5 Released
• Migrating From 500/700 Zwave Controllers to 800
• SecuritySpy - Intelligent Video Surveillance Software for Mac - Ben Software
• SecuritySpy System Requirements Calculator - Ben Software
• Episode 453 - Reading Logs is No Fun

Episode 460 - Come Over and Sit On My Lovesac

On this week's show, Z-Wave is (probably not) dead, Sonos teases new product, voice assistants can be hacked, Aqara launches an affordable PTZ camera, a new smart lock standard, mailbag, a pick of the week, and new project updates.

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Show Notes

• Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane’s AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration
• Nabu Casa is Hiring
• Show Notes
  • Industry Veteran Mitch Klein Announces Departure from Silicon Labs - CEPRO
  • Sonos teases a major new product coming next year - The Verge
  • Hubitat C8 Pro Spotted
  • Voice Assistants Susceptible to 'Silent' Cyberattacks, Researchers Say - CEPRO
  • Aqara 2K Indoor Security Camera E1, Pan & Tilt, HomeKit Secure Video Indoor Camera, Two-Way Audio, Night Vision, Person Tracking, Wi-Fi 6, Plug-in Cam Supports HomeKit, Alexa and IFTTT
  • Aliro aims to unify digital access to smart locks using smartphones and smartwatches - The Verge
• Who Matters This Week
  • This smart lock is the first with Matter-over-Thread baked in - The Verge
  • Sonoff's first Matter Device
  • Third Reality MZ1 Smart Bridge
    • Smart Hardware | IOT platform | Third Reality, inc | China
• Mailbag
  • TJ Spotted in the Wild
• Pick of the Week
  • Lovesac - Sactionals with StealthTech Sound + Charge
• Home of the QuinLED LED Controllers - quinled.info
• Welcome to WLED - WLED Project
• The home cinema design podcast