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Episode 591 · 3 days ago · 00:55:33
Schneider buys Shelly
Schneider moves to buy Shelly, Apple’s "HomePad" nears launch, and Disney hikes prices again.
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Episode 590 · last week · 00:48:04
Hacking the Echo Dot
Smart TV privacy, Matter gets Groupcast, and new Home Assistant integrations lead this week’s home tech roundup.
Episode 589 · 2 weeks ago · 01:27:37
A Person Living in Your Doorbell
Apple’s foldable iPhone arrives, LG denies TV snooping claims, and Google opens Google Home to third-party AI agents.
Episode 588 · 3 weeks ago · 01:50:57
CEDIA and IFA 2026
TiVo paywalls skipping commercials, LG TVs face serious privacy claims, and Sonos stops its apology tour and gets back to work.
Episode 587 · August 28, 2026 · 01:16:36
CEDIA 2026, Hacked Cameras, and the $80 Echo Dot
It's CEDIA time again, Sonos teases a new soundbar, and Amazon hikes device prices.
Episode 586 · August 21, 2026 · 01:07:51
Distracted by Paperclips
Petlibro’s feeder outage, Comcast’s router motion sensing, and a video message for Gavin.
Episode 585 · August 14, 2026 · 01:06:55
Bad Gavin, Smart Donut
CEDIA 2026 preview, a nasty Google Home iOS lights bug, and OpenAI's entry in the smart home could be a Johnny Ive designed "donut"
Episode 584 · August 7, 2026 · 01:30:21
First, They Came for the Robot Vacuums
FCC robot ban may block future robot vacuums, while Apple’s smart home hub inches closer and Roku hikes streamer prices.
Episode 583 · July 25, 2026 · 01:21:42
OpenAI Wants In, Nice Wants Out
OpenAI’s rumored AI home device, Nice skipping CEDIA 2026, and the "Kings of TV" are announced
Episode 582 · July 17, 2026 · 01:24:37
Which Switch is Which?
Apple paywalls AI Home camera features, IKEA updates Matter, and Sonos Lays Off Their UI Team
Episode 581 · July 10, 2026
YOLO Updates
Apple raises Apple Home hub prices, Samsung starts charging for SmartThings API access, and Matter might finally start mattering.
Episode 580 · June 26, 2026 · 01:16:08
Gemini in the House
Google launches its Gemini speaker, Schlage ships a UWB lock, and Matter 1.6 aims to make smart homes less annoying.
Episode 579 · June 20, 2026 · 01:03:38
Roku is FOX'd
Alexa+ launches across Canada, Fox moves to buy Roku, and ADI layoffs raise Control4 questions.
Episode 578 · June 12, 2026 · 01:21:50
Furry Friend Detection
Apple WWDC Updates, Echo Hub makeover, and Google teaches Nest cams to recognize your pets.
Episode 577 · June 5, 2026
eero Phone Home
On this week’s show: SwitchBot flips the switch on Nanoleaf, eero dials back to the landline era with a new Telephone Adapter, Home Assistant welcomes Sensereo’s smoke and CO alarms, and the latest Home Assistant beta brings new toys for dashboards, automations, and IR nerds alike. A pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 576 · May 29, 2026
Scream. Trip. Run.
On this week's show: We talk TV (shows), Govee is shelf shocked, Linkind launches a fiery new Matter bulb, Bell wants your internet unstoppable with mobile and UPS backups, Ubiquiti patches some serious UniFi holes, Google hints at new Gemini-powered speakers, and Open Home Foundation brings e-paper displays to the smart home world. All that, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 575 · May 23, 2026
Gunk Tank
On this week's show: Google I/O 2026 is all about agentic AI and Search that answers before you ask, Homey hikes hardware prices and Plex triples its Lifetime Pass price, Hubitat hooks up with Ring, UniFi announces a new 5G backup, Birdie Pro faints at bad air, and iGarden’s robot goes for an Olympic clean. A pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 574 · May 15, 2026
Backdoors, Bots, and Baby Monitors
On this week’s show: Ubiquiti doubles down with a new UniFi NVR and a major Protect 7.1 update, Unraid ditches the USB stick (finally) with internal boot, and smart vacuums are getting weirder, Blink goes 2K on a budget, Yarbo promises to close its mower’s backdoor, the FBI is resetting routers, and over a million cameras were alarmingly open to hackers. All of this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 573 · May 9, 2026
Slothbot
On this week's show: TJ gets ready to head to Canada, Apple pays for promising too much from Siri, ULTRALOQ goes tap-to-unlock with Aliro, and Homebridge 2.0 finally speaks Matter. The Roomba creator builds a furry robot friend, Matter.JS Server gets smarter debugging, BEGA lights up Home Assistant, and the new HA beta tunes into sub‑GHz RF. Plus, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 572 · May 2, 2026
The Self-Care Chair
On this week's show: Walmart’s Vizio TVs can’t stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee keeps lighting up everything from ceilings to patios, one fixture at a time. Home Assistant hikes the price of Green, eero gets a government seal of approval, ubisys joins the club, and Unraid teams up with 45HomeLab for a monster NAS. Plus ap pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!