Episode 573 May 9, 2026
Slothbot
with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson
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!
Show Notes
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- Apple Will Pay $250 Million for Overhyping Siri. Canadian Users Get to Watch | iPhone in Canada - iphoneincanada.ca
- HomeTech Headlines
- ULTRALOQ achieves Aliro certification for Latch and Bolt locks | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com
- Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter | The Verge - theverge.com
- Google's Gemini-powered Home speaker is MIA - mobilesyrup.com
- Introducing Dream Machine Beast - blog.ui.com
- Bose takes a swing at Sonos with its new home speakers | The Verge - theverge.com
- Sonoff Unveils NSPanel Pro Gen2 with Matter, dual relays, HA Support - homekitnews.com
- The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion | The Verge - theverge.com
- Matter.JS Server now offers ultimate tool to troubleshoot Matter and Thread | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com
- BEGA joins Works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant - home-assistant.io
- 2026.5 Beta: We're on the same frequency now 📡 - Home Assistant - rc.home-assistant.io
Projects discussed