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Episode 404 · September 16, 2022

Wooabubbudub wooopbupbub

This week on Hometech: Sonos is doing something weird, Comcast rolls out 2-gig speeds, Home Assistant turns 9, Lutron Caseta now has non-Gunther switches, Ring adds a feature that takes away all their other features, and a cool pick of the week from Ubiquity.

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Episode 403 · September 11, 2022

"Smart" Appliances

On this week’s HomeTech: Gavin gives us a firmware update, Samsung and Hue partner up for cool lighting effects, the HCA says its ready to make appliances smart, Ring drops a new product in Europe, even more Sonos Sub Mini rumors, a cool Pick of the week, and project updates.

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Episode 402 · September 2, 2022

Spending Money on Buttons

On this week's HomeTech: Gavin turns the table and gets Seth and TJ to spend money, Crestron talks about supply chain issues, Chamberlain kills off its MyQ HomeKit integration, and movies are just $3 this weekend! All this, project updates and a pick of the week.

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Episode 401 · August 26, 2022

PpBDb

This week on HomeTech: Fluid One thinks they have a new take on how to control your home, Samsung announces the end of Groovy, Gavin gets some new LoRa devices, and the HomeTech crew announces a great new resource for finding that perfect product.... based on buttons! That's right, the Price per Button Database is real!

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Episode 400 · August 22, 2022

RackStuds.tv

This week on HomeTech, WiZ makes an awesome bathroom light, Google might have a new Nest router, the plus in Disney+ means ads, Snap One snaps up another company, and Amazon is leading us into Idiocracy with a new TV show. All this and a pick of the week.

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Episode 399 · August 13, 2022

Twinkie Lights

On this week's show, Gavin's rack is "done," Amazon vacuums up iRobot and more user data, LIFX finds a new home, Twinkly has squares, HBO Max discovers Discovery Plus, and Google sues Sonos... again. All that, your questions from the mailbag, and a pick of the week!

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Episode 398 · August 5, 2022

Spending Canadian Dollars

This week on the show, will streaming break sports bars? Leviton joins Home Assistant, Wemo’s new smart Dimmer, Google Nest gets an upgrade, finally, Canadian internet is getting faster, Seth talks about travel routers, Gavin updates us on his rack, and TJ automates his car. All of this and the pick of the week!

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Episode 397 · July 29, 2022

Two-Ply NFT Paper

This week on the show, Wink is back! But for how long? Aqara breaks when you block China, Zooz capitalizes on Youtube shenanigans, Alexa has some ads to show you, and more lock news than you can imagine! All of these headlines, the pick of the week, and more!

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Episode 396 · July 23, 2022

Do People Like the Smart Home?

On this week's show: Innovelli has a secret, Apple launches live music, Ubiquity increases security for IoT devices, Google wants to ruin its products, Wink is down... again, and a survey about whether or not people like smart home products. All this along with updates on projects and the pick of the week!

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Episode 395 · July 17, 2022

Buying Big Racks

On this week's HomeTech: The crew shops for Prime Day goodies, Aqara launches a new curtain driver, URC launches a new AppleTV driver, Home Assistant launches a certification program, and Gavin goes on the hung for a big rack while Seth and TJ try to spend his money. 🤑

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Episode 394 · July 9, 2022

Deep State Surveillance

On this week's HomeTech: A new way to increase PPB on Lutron Pico keypads, 1 SOUND offers up a Mini Sub but not the one TJ wants, Seth rants about Blue Iris NVR software, and Gavin introduces using double stack for AI events. All this and a "blockbuster" pick of the week!

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Episode 393 · July 1, 2022

What the Flirc Did You Just Say?

On this week's show: More button follow up, Bond brings buttons, Switchbot gets HomeKit, Apple clarifies confusion, Gavin drops the F-bomb as Plex launches HTPC software, Amazon is just getting creepy, our TV show roundup for the summer, and a beautiful UI Pick of the Week.

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Episode 392 · June 24, 2022

Furries and Fairies

On this week's show: Google breaks some things making Matter matter, we say goodbye to Smart Dry, Alarm.com gets some new solar monitoring services, Switchbot makes a keypad, Hue makes a new keypad, Leviton makes a better one, and sweet, innocent Gavin learns about something new from Reddit comments. All of this, the pick of the week, and more!

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Episode 391 · June 17, 2022

A Tim Horton's Mirage

This week on HomeTech: Apple talks about Matter mattering at WWDC, Samsung talks about Matter not really mattering at event no one heard about, Roku might be acquired by Netflix, Facebook kills the Portal (at least for the home), Insteon rises from the grave, again, and Seth rants about traveling in the UK. All this, the pick of the week and more!

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Episode 390 · June 3, 2022

IKEA Didgeridoo

This week on HomeTech: Jasco lands in YouTube trouble, Amazon kills off the original Cloud Cam, Ikea launches a new Matter ready hub and app that we still can’t pronounce, we chat about a number of new IoT devices that just hit the market, the pick of the week, and more! Also, Seth completely forgot to hit record… so…. sorry about the audio.

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Episode 389 · May 27, 2022

The Matter Man

This week on HomeTech: CEPro says its cool to hang TVs over the fireplace and your neck wont really hurt that bad, "Hey Sonos" might be rolling out, Best Buy has a bad quarter, Linksys launches new Wifi 6 kit, eero gets multi-admin, TJ jumps ship from Hubitat to Smartthings, the pick of the week, and more... 🐊

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Episode 388 · May 20, 2022

A Bunch of Canadian Thieves

This week on HomeTech: Onkyo files for bankruptcy, Vivint woes, Sonos might get a baby sub, Ecobee launches a new thermostat, TP-Link launches a smart home line, and, of course, a fun pick of the week!

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Episode 387 · May 16, 2022

Hey Brand Name

This week on HomeTech: Sonos has three big announcements and two of them aren't just new colors, Google IO happens and now you're being watched, and Matter starts to matter even less if that is possible. All those stories and a massive, 22-outlet pick of the week...

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Episode 386 · May 6, 2022

The New LG 55-inch TV

This week on HomeTech: New kit from both Wyze and Aqara "wow" the DIY market, Leviton launches retrofit-friendly lighting control, Amazon adds new features to both FireTV and Alex but is also spying on you, Gavin wants a New LG 55-inch TV, and a slick pick of the week.

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Episode 385 · April 29, 2022

Sonos Furry

This week on HomeTech: Inovelli pre-order time, Control4 Cancels AVA, Netflix gets Canceled, Sonos has a new soundbar on the way, ecobee may have a new thermostat, and of course the pick of the week.

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