Episode 536 - Only Fans Projects

On this week's show: Aqara was looking for beta testers and pro installers, Unifi wants to get sued by Sonos, Reolink launches nice 360 camera, Ring is teaming up with the police (again), and Hunter Douglas starts to Matter. All of this, a pick of the week, letters from the mailbag, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Aqara beta testing
  • Aqara Looking for Pros
  • Ubiquiti Port
  • Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi - Reolink
  • Wyze Cam Vase - Wyze
  • Amazon's Ring tightens partnerships with police while promising transparency - The Verge
  • Ring’s flying camera is back after a year in obscurity - The Verge
  • Hunter Douglas adds Matter support to its smart shades - The Verge
• Pick of the Week: OBBOTO: Your Desktop Sphere Buddy with Endless Fun
• New: Dev Mount - Box of 50 - nuageit.ca
• Your Home Assistant Story

Episode 535 - What’s New at Navimow with Wayne Kreifels

On this week's show: We catch up with Wayne Kreifels, GM/VP for Segway Navimow North America, to find out what's new at Navimow, discuss Belkin backing out, Sonos doing good things, Ikea moving away from Sonos, Shelly gets Zwave LR, Homey can now clone 433Mhz devices, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeCare - A HomeKit app dedicated to - Reddit
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Belkin Ending Wemo Support - MacRumors
  • Sonos Kills Support for Older Network Systems - Headphonesty
  • Ikea’s latest speaker lamp ditches Sonos for Spotify and inexpensive Bluetooth - The Verge
  • Shelly's New Smart Devices Aim to Simplify Home Automation - The Verge
  • Introducing 433 MHz Remote Cloning - Homey
  • Zooz Joins Works With Home Assistant - Home Assistant Blog
• Segway Navimow - Choose Life without Boundaries
• Navimow X3 API
• Off-Road Wheels
• Pick of the Week: WeatherStar 4000+
• Navbar card: easily navigate through dashboards
• GitHub - zwave-js/zwave-js-ui: Full featured Z-Wave Control Panel UI and MQTT gateway. Built using Nodejs, and Vue/Vuetify
• Aqara Smart Door Locks

Episode 534 - An “Iron Dome” For Mosquitoes

On this week's show: Samsung adds natural language programming while Pro systems lag further behind, KEF makes something with Nothing, IKEA now Matters, and UniFi announces a decent NAS drive update. Plus, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Samsung SmartThings update adds natural language routines - The Verge
  • OpenPhone | Collaborative business phone for startups and small businesses
  • Crestron Home OS 4.6 Puts Music Control at the Forefront of Smart Home Experience - CEPro
  • KEF Collaboration with Nothing Produces Headphone (1) Immersive Audio Solution - CE Pro
  • Ikea’s smart home hub is now a Matter controller - The Verge
  • Introducing UniFi Drive 3.0 - UI Blog
• Pick of the Week
  • Greg in Patron's Slack - Automator of the Month!
• Release 2025.7 – The Sounds of Summer! - Home Assistant Blog
• Nuki Joins Works With Home Assistant - Home Assistant Blog
• TJ's Youtube: Want to install drip irrigation or landscape lighting? Ill show you how!
• This device uses a laser to shoot down 30 mosquitoes per second — LiDAR-guided 'Photonmatrix' has up to 6-meter kill zone, can gauge distance, orientation, and body size in 3 milliseconds

Episode 533 - Alien Lamps

On this week's show: Rogers brings Wi-Fi 7 to Canada while in the US, a Senate bill could take it away, Ring adds AI video descriptions, and Gentex wants to keep your home safe with a smarter smoke alarm. Ubiquiti drops new dome cams, and SwitchBot teams up with Home Assistant. Plus, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Rogers announces it’s bringing Wi-Fi 7 to Canada - MobileSyrup
  • Senate bill could significantly reduce capacity of the 6GHz band, potentially affecting next-gen WiFI - The Verge
  • Canada orders Hikvision to cease local operations - Toronto Sun
  • Comcast’s Xfinity plans in the Northeast are getting unlimited data - The Verge
  • Ring announces AI-powered video descriptions for its cameras and doorbells - The Verge
  • Introducing Next-Gen Dome Cameras - Ubiquiti Newsletter
  • Place Smart Smoke & CO Alarm: Gentex's New Home Safety System Set for Release - The Verge
  • Govee Launch Three New Smart Lamps w/ Matter - HomeKit News
  • SwitchBot joins Works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant Blog
• Pick of the Week: Mower Gate - Reddit
• Vibe coding - Wikipedia

Episode 532 - What's the Temperature in Thepool, Africa?

On this week's show: Amazon hits one million Alexa Plus users, Homey introduces Device Groups, Apple doubles down on Matter and energy management, and Philips Hue unveils yet another overpriced button. Plus, we check out Ubiquiti’s Protect 6.0 and a barking dog deterrent earns Pick of the Week. All that, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon's Alexa Plus reaches one million users, big updates coming summer 2025 - The Verge
  • Introducing Device Groups - Homey
  • Apple to boost home connectivity with updates to Thread and adoption of Matter in TVOS 26 - The Verge
  • Apple introduces Home EnergyKit for comprehensive energy management at WWDC 2023 - The Verge
  • Apple TV tvOS 18 software update released - 9to5Mac
  • Everything that’s happened with Sengled so far: The Comprehensive Update - Reddit
  • Shelly EM Mini Gen4 - Shelly USA
  • Philips Hue announces new Smart Button along with updates to its line of colorful lights - The Verge
  • TP-Link announces Tapo 4K MagCam security cameras and HomeBase H500 with Matter support - The Verge
  • Google Home app gets PIP with Nest Protect automations, 'Favorites' feature, and more - The Verge
  • CeilSense Air Quality Monitoring - CeilSense
  • Security Garage Door Opener - CircuitSetup
• Pick of the Week
  • Stop a neighbours barking dog
• Release 2025.6 – A leap towards smarter home automation - Home Assistant Blog
• A new software update is now live! - Reddit
• Blue Series (Zigbee) - Smart Presence Sensing Dimmer
• Introducing Protect 6.0 - Ubiquiti Networks Blog
• SMLIGHT Official Homepage | Useful smart automation tools
• TubesZB – TubesZB Coordinators and Router
• Dell PowerEdge R430.pdf
• Store — Elevated Sensors
• Connect You YouTube Channel
• X-Keys