Gemini in the House
with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson
Google launches its Gemini speaker, Schlage ships a UWB lock, and Matter 1.6 aims to make smart homes less annoying.
Show Notes
On this week's show: Hue brings wired wall modules to Europe and keeps pushing Matter, Schlage’s UWB smart lock finally gets a date and a price, Amazon rolls Alexa+ into Brazil, Google launches a new Gemini-powered speaker while retiring a couple of old Nest favorites, Sonos keeps trying to fix the app it broke, Matter 1.6 tries to make Matter less Matter-y, and a report says your smart TV apps may be doing more networking than streaming. Plus a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
- Energy minister plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040
- HomeTech Headlines
- Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049
- Europe - Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
- Schlage’s UWB-enabled smart lock launches this month
- Alexa+ Launches in Early Access in Brazil
- Google Has Discontinued its Nest Audio and Nest Mini Speakers
- Google's Gemini-Powered Home Speaker Launches on June 25 for $99.99
- Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
- Google Home Speaker Canada: Price, Release Date, and AI Features
- Sonos Updating App With New Volume Controls and Navigation | iPhone in Canada
- Signify Enhances Philips Hue Matter Support Through Collaboration with Silicon Labs
- Instead of new devices, Matter 1.6 focuses on making Matter less of a headache
- Matter 1.6 Brings NFC Setup, Joint Fabric, and Smarter Thermostats
- Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs
- How Roomba started a robot revolution
- GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro, 60lbs Daily, 6-Minute First Ice, 40dB Ultra-Quiet with AI NoiseGuard, App & Voice Control, Self-Clean, 3.5lbs Basket & Dual Water Tanks, for Home Kitchen, Party
Pick of the Week
⚽️ World Cup Dashboard by 8-year old
Home Assistant co-founder Paulus shared a fun little maker story on Mastodon: his 8-year-old used AI and a spare dev board to build a touchscreen scoreboard for a game.