Episode 594 October 23, 2026 00:57:14

Happy Foldy Friday

with Gavin Campbell, Seth Johnson, TJ Huddleston

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TP-Link faces more router drama, Shelly adds mmWave, and Withings puts third-party health data syncing behind a paywall.

Show Notes

On this week's show: The iPhone Duo shipments arrive this week, TP-Link tries to assemble routers in the US while also collecting lawsuits, hackers turn old D-Link and Ubiquiti gear into bandwidth side hustles, Josh.ai adds more integrations, Shelly brings a privacy-friendly mmWave presence sensor to North America, and Withings puts app syncing behind a subscription. We also hit Home Assistant’s latest Matter server update, a clever photo-frame dashboard hack, listener feedback on UPS options, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!

Pick of the Week

reframe: Independent experimental Home screen and playback sidebar for Samsung The Frame TVs

Projects discussed

Control4 Home Assistant Bridge Driver

In progress

Seth Johnson

Seth used the power of AI and develop a complete solution to integrate all of his Control4 gear into Home Assistant.

Started #594 under a week open

Ford Maverick Starlink Mount

Finished

TJ Huddleston

TJ needed fast internet while driving to rural areas to purchase manure. The solution: a custom, AI-designed and 3D-printed Starlink antenna dash mount.

Started #594 Ran under a week Finished in #594

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