Episode 541 - "Live" from CEDIA 2025

On this week's show: LIVE from the CEDIA Expo show floor! We check out Aqara's new announcements, Crestron gets some new keypads, Bond has a wet remote, Josh.ai updates, Savant gets under cabinet lighting?, Unifi dives into AV with a new video distribution system, eero drops a few new products, Phillips drops a few more new products, Samsung SmartThings drops Zwave, a pick of the week, Home Assistant news, project updates, and so much more!

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• CEDIA 2025
  • Aqara Unveils Edge Hub M300 & Aqara Studio Connect - HomeKit News
  • Aqara Enhances Ecosystem Support with Edge Hub M300 - CE Pro
  • Crestron Enhances Cameo and Horizon Keypads for Advanced Lighting Control - rAVe [PUBS]
  • Bond Debuts Outdoor 15-Channel Remote for All Sorts of Things — and Awnings and Shades - rAVe [PUBS]
  • Josh.ai Unveils AI-X OS Operating System - CE Pro
  • Savant Adds Under-Cabinet Lighting to ProSEO Line - CEPro
  • Reddit: Next-Gen UniFi Doorbell Experiences Bring Protect & Access Together
  • Reddit: Unifi Pro AV
  • Reddit: Ubiquiti CEDIA 2025 booth
  • Chowmainsoft Unveils New Ubiquiti Unifi Driver for Control4 - rAVe [PUBS]
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Two First-of-Their-Kind eero Releases Offer Connectivity You Can Count On - eero Blog
  • Philips debuts unexpected smart home hub with Matter support - T3
  • Philips Hue Essentials smart lighting is getting cheaper and supporting Matter, Thread - The Verge
  • Philips Hue pushes lights into the background with motion-aware and RF sensing - The Verge
  • Eufy launches the Marswalker, a stair-climbing robot vacuum - The Verge
  • Samsung’s new SmartThings Hub takes a big step away from legacy tech - The Verge
• Pick of the Week
  • A Wide-Ranging Home Assistant Integration for Crestron - Residential Tech Today
• Home Assistant 2025.9 Released
• Breaking Zigbee2MQTT Changes coming in Oct
• Frient now works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant
• Linux Box Dev Edition – 3reality - 3reality

Episode 540 - GOAT or BOAT?

On this week's show: CEDIA is around the corner and it looks like DIY companies want to get into the pro business, Unifi has a new camera, Google Nest Cam gets an update, Lock Talk, smart wood is back, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• CEDIA Previews
  • Shelly Launches New Dealer Program with Partner-centric Pricing and Training - CEPro
  • Legrand Rolls Out Matter-Compatible Additions to Radiant Line - CEPro
  • Olibra’s Bond Bridge is Now Compatible with Crestron Home - rAVe [PUBS]
  • DMF Lighting Sets Stage for Digital Lighting Push at CEDIA Expo 2025 - CE Pro
  • Versatile Dio Whole-House Audio Products Prioritize Privacy - CEPro
  • From Consumer to Pro: Aqara Targets Integrators at CEDIA Expo 2025 - CEPro
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Introducing UniFi Protect 6.1 – G6 Pro Bullet - Reddit
  • Google Nest Cam 2025 leak: Major video quality improvements, familiar design - 9to5Google
  • Kwisket's Halo Select comes to HomeKit, bringing NFC setup and Matter support - The Verge
  • Level Lock Pro - Level.co
  • MUI BOARD, GEN 2 – Human-Machine-Interface. Reimagined. - MUI Board"
• Pick of the Week TikTok - automated_house Robot mower stress testing 😅 #smarthome #technology #robots

Episode 539 - Monitoring Canadian Water

On this week's show: CEDIA is gearing up and there are a few new companies to check out, Zooz has a new siren, AirGradient joins the Home Assistant fold, Google Home gets Gemini, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • New Product Release: ZSE50 Siren/Chime - Zooz Community
  • AirGradient Joins the Works with Home Assistant Program - Home Assistant
  • Google announces Gemini for home: Nest Smart Speakers get advanced voice assistant - The Verge
• Pick of the Week: Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s
• Droplet the Smart Home Water Sensor - Hydrific, part of LIXIL
• Reddit - Important Firmware Update Required for Harmony Hub Remotes
• Menu Bar Controller for Sonos
• Pixel 10 Pro & Pixel 10 Pro XL
• WheresTheBus™

Episode 538 - Farmer TJ's Corn Eatin' Squirrels

On this week's show: CES 2026 is right around the corner, AI is a bubble, Home Assistant makes a better paper towel holder, new kit from SMLight, Apollo, SMLight, and Ring, DJI jumps into the robot vacuum game, Sonos still has problems, Amazon kills some skills, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• D-Tools Raises $12M Led by Former SnapOne CEO John Heyman - rAVe [PUBS]
• How Insteon came back from the dead - The Verge
• Apollo Automation Becomes Official Home Assistant Distributor, Expanding Smart Home Hardware Access with Expert Support - Apollo Automation
• TJ on Home Assistant podcast
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Z-Wave reborn - Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 - Home Assistant Blog - Home Assistant
  • Apollo BTN-1 Macro Deck: The Ultimate Home Assistant Control Panel for Smart Home Automation - Apollo Automation
  • SLWF-09 With PoE - SMLight
  • SLZBMR1U Zigbee Extended Range To RS485 - smlight.tech
  • DJI’s robot vacuum camera looks like it belongs in a drone - The Verge
  • Sonos Voice Control to become compatible with Philips Hue - Hueblog
  • Sonos speakers are getting pricier as US tariffs hit hard - The Verge
  • Sonos Now Maintaining Multiple Firmware Versions
  • Sonos Roam speakers are overheating and partially melting, company admits - 9to5Mac
  • Eufy Security S330 Video Smart Lock review: this smart lock keeps its best feature locked away - The Verge
  • Ring Outdoor Cam Plus, Power over Ethernet- Amazon
  • Amazon is ending support for a bunch of third-party Alexa smart home skills - The Verge
  • Amazon aims to boost Alexa’s revenue with AI, ads, and subscriptions - The Verge
  • Matter 1.4.2 spec release pushes platforms to play nicely - The Verge
  • Release 2025.8: Smarter Automation and Enhanced Device Support - Home Assistant

Episode 537 - The Automated_House's Jimmy Hawkins

On this week's show: We sit down with smart home content creator Jimmy Hawkins who is the brain behind Automated_House to discuss social media, the smart home, and more. Sonos has a new CEO, coincidentally, we also have a new song, Ring denies a data breach, FutureHome is asking for money, Aqara Matters more, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sonos CEO Tom Conrad Wants to Make the Best Speakers Money Can Buy - The Verge
  • Ring denies breach after users report suspicious logins - BleepingComputer
  • Bankrupt FutureHome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service - Ars Technica
  • Great news! LED Bulb T2 RGB now supports Adaptive Lighting over Matter - Aqara Forum
• Interview: Jimmy Hawkins - Automated_House smart home content creator
• Pick of the Week
  • I gave my Real-time Conversation Billy Bass AI - Reddit
• Home Assistant adds initial Matter binding features in beta - Matter Alpha