Episode 588 September 11, 2026 01:50:57

CEDIA and IFA 2026

with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson

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TiVo paywalls skipping commercials, LG TVs face serious privacy claims, and Sonos stops its apology tour and gets back to work.

Show Notes

On this week's show: TiVo decides skipping commercials should cost something, LG TVs face some very ugly privacy claims, Home Assistant 2026.9 brings a big Modbus cleanup, UniFi tries a friendlier whole-home Wi-Fi pitch, and Sonos rolls out Beam Ultra, Ace Ultra, and a whole new Sonos 27 software story. We also hit new gear from both CEDIA and IFA, a full mailbag of feedback for Gavin, project updates, and so much more!

Projects discussed

Dump the myQ

Finished

Gavin Campbell

Gavin bought a new car and now he has to pay to open his garage door. Automating his way out of this one is going to be fun.

Started #584 last mentioned #588 Ran 5 weeks Finished in #588

Front Yard Conversion

In progress

TJ Huddleston

When you intentionally make your front yard look like a giant mattress in the hopes that one day you'll be able to feed a few more bees and butterflies.

Started #581 last mentioned #588 9 weeks open

Mastodon Mod-Bot

Ongoing

Seth Johnson

Bots got in to the Mastodon server, and a bot will keep them out.

Started #586 last mentioned #588 3 weeks open

Patching the Wall(s)

Finished

Gavin Campbell

When visiting, TJ made a bunch of holes in Gavin's walls to install a doorbell. Then he left the country. Now Gavin has to fix it.

Started #574 last mentioned #588 Ran 14 weeks Finished in #587

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