Episode 524 · April 18, 2025
Gavin Reviews the Sonos Ace
On this week's show: Gavin takes a pair of Sonos Ace Headphones for a test drive, TJ get's his fun fixed, a pick of the week, project updates, a HomeTech headline, and so much more!
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Episode 523 · April 11, 2025
Risky Clickin'
On this week's show: Tariffs are a causing havoc on smart home device pricing, and then may not? Who knows. The rich want “dumb” homes more than smart homes, Aqara adds the Matter for 50 device types, SmartThings gets Matter 1.4, Eufy has some interesting spring announcements, Samsung releases a BB-8 style robot, Sonos drops prices on a few products, Z-wave isn’t dead for real this time, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 522 · April 5, 2025
I *was* Renting a Water Heater
On this week's show: Aqara updates the G5 Pro based on customer feedback, Logitech starts to stop supporting some Harmony remotes, Alexa+ is out but only for a select few, Yale releases an ugly lock, Samsung wants to text you on your vacuum cleaner, Gavin tests out HomeyPro, a pick of the week, letters from the mailbag, and so much more!
Episode 521 · March 29, 2025
Gavin's Stolen Car
One this weeks show: Rachio releases a smart outdoor lighting transformer that Matters, UniFi launches more products, Switchbot announces integrations with Home Assistant, Wiim has a new 100W amp, Plex raises prices, SAVI Controls and Oliver IQ merge, Netflix offering HDR10+, a pick of the week, project updates, and Gavin's tale of how his technology stacked up against car thieves. All this and more on this week's HomeTech!
Episode 520 · March 22, 2025
Reversible Socks with AI
On this week's show: Two weeks of news from all around the industry including updates from Amazon, Google, Sonos, iRobot, Josh.ai, IKEA, Home Assistant, and more! We also take a few moments to answer questions from the mailbag, review a few open projects, and turn our socks right-side out. All this and so much more on this week's HomeTech!
Episode 519 · March 7, 2025
RELEASE THE ACCESS POINTS!
On this week's show: People want OLED and big TVs, Abode is now on AppleTV, Switchbot launches shades, Ubiquiti has a number of new WiFi 7 products, ThirdReality has a mmWave sensor, we answer a few letters from listeners, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 518 · February 28, 2025
Alexa+
On this week's show: Apollo joins the Works with Home Assistant program, YoLink releases a new local hub, eero launches their Wi-Fi 7 router lineup, UniFi announces new 10 Gigabit Cloud Gateways, several new smart home products hit, Tado raises eyebrows with app subscription tests, Amazon unveils their long awaited, AI-powered Alexa+, a pick of the week, TJ's honest review of the Aqara G5 Pro, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 517 · February 22, 2025
Smart Home Regrets
On this week’s show: Josh AI announces their Winter Event, prices are going up in response to tariffs, Netflix scrambles to prevent their app from being what customers want, Aqara releases new switches in the US, and perhaps a new PoE camera, plus our pick of the week project updates, and so much more!
Episode 516 · February 14, 2025
Barney as a Theater
On this week's show: Unifi drops their new SuperLink IoT gateway, Sonos makes headlines with executive changes and weird canceled products, we discuss the future of smart appliances, answer some letters from the mailbag, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 515 · February 7, 2025
Gavin Quits Blue Iris
On this week's show: Sonos has ambitious goals for the streaming space, Amazon is teasing a February mystery product event, Apollo Automation is shipping their Temp-1 sensor for Home Assistant users, a pick of the week, project updates, Gavin drops a bombshell about is new NVR system, and so much more!
Episode 514 · February 1, 2025
Elevate Your Podcast!
On this week's show: Elevate your smart living experience with groundbreaking HomeTech news and information! We unpack Unifi's game-changing AI Key for next-gen automation and Xiaomi's Matter-enabled Smart LED Bulb that redefines ambient intelligence. Discover Logitech's revolutionary peel-and-stick radar sensors for invisible space optimization and Apple's Thread radio breakthrough transforming iPhone connectivity. We analyze market-shifting tariff impacts on TSMC's chip dominance and insights from Acquired Podcast's deep dive. The CSA/Thread/Wi-Fi Alliance dream team reveals their blueprint to supercharge Matter's potential. Plus: marvel at a handcrafted pick of the week, explore ComfyUI's AI-powered creative suite, unlock pro audio control with our featured Sonos menu bar app (while the Ecobee API window closes for newcomers), project updates, and more!
Episode 513 · January 27, 2025
Approving the Bots
On this week's show: Netflix raises prices (again), Snap One and AVA settle, new products come out of Lightapalooza, Smartwings introduces PoE powered shades, SmartThings launches ambient sensing, Zigbee has a new trick, a mailbag question about soil sensors, a pick of the week, project updates and more!
Episode 512 · January 17, 2025
The Ballad of Patrick
On this week's show: Patrick Spence is out at Sonos and we may have written a song about it... Needless to say this episode is best heard on a Sonos. What's more, we have an amazing pick of the week, tons of holiday project updates, and so much more!
Episode 511 · January 11, 2025
The CES 2025 AI Spectacular
On this week's show we take a look at all of the news coming out of CES 2025. AI, Robots, TVs, Matter, Speakers, IoT, and so much more! We also take time for a few mailbag items and find a pick of the week that Gavin can't wait to get his hands on.
Episode 510 · December 21, 2024
The 10th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat
For this year’s Fireside Chat, Adam Justice, Richard Gunther, TJ Huddleston, Gavin Campbell, and Seth Johnson sit down to chat about news and events that happened in 2024 and predictions for next year.
Episode 509 · December 13, 2024
P1 Envy
On this week's show: The smart home tech landscape continues to evolve with exciting new product launches and integrations. Inovelli introduces its Blue Switch with a humidity sensor for pre-order, while Shelly unveils a new Z-wave Door/Window sensor. Homey expands its capabilities with advanced energy management features and a new dongle and dashboards for European markets. Tomorrow Fridge brings innovation to kitchen tech, Samsung deepens its YouTube Music integration, a Pick of the Week, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 508 · December 6, 2024
The Great Jersey Mystery Solved!
On this week's show: A MAJOR HomeTech mystery has been solved! The FTC warns that smart gadget manufacturers could face legal consequences for inadequate software support, Ikea introduces adaptive lighting for smart lights, Homey unveils new dashboards, and Meross launches its first Matter-certified smart thermostat, Matter-certified updates from SwitchBot and Level, Home Assistant gets CM5 support for the Yellow CM5, 2024.12 release, project updates, and so much more!
Episode 507 · November 29, 2024
Talking Everyday Sensors for Every Home with Apollo Automatio
On this week's show: Friend of the show Jimmy Hawkins is in the WSJ, UniFi introduces their new AI Port, Google reportedly cancels the Pixel Tablet 2, and new mmWave presence sensors promise battery-powered operation. We dive deep into everyday home sensors with our special guests Trevor Schirmer and Justin Bunton from Apollo Automation, discussing their innovative lineup including radar sensors, plant monitors, and their H-1 smart holiday ornament. Plus, we explore the latest in smart blind technology from Sunsa, SwitchBot, and MyiBlinds, share our Pick of the Week, project updates,and so much more!
Episode 506 · November 22, 2024
Dumb Home Therapy Session
On this week's show: Amazon unveils a massive 21-inch Echo Show, Aqara introduces their new Valve Controller T1 and Smoke Detector, TP-Link launches the Tapo H110 Smart Remote and hub (in Japan), Nuki promises ultra-fast door unlocking with their new smart lock, Level Lock adds Matter support, Google's Gemini AI heads to home products, Apple plans to expand their smart home lineup with a new hub and security camera, listener feedback, a Pick of the Week, Gavin and Seth discuss Linus Tech Tips' smart home challenges, and so much more!
Episode 505 · November 15, 2024
The Future of Lawn Maintenance with Navimow's Wayne Kreifels
On this week's show: Matter 1.4 reveals promising features for the smart home future, Apple reportedly plans to enter the IP camera market, TiVo OS Smart TVs prepare for US launch, Blink introduces a new hub to extend camera range, we sit down with Wayne Kreifels from Segway Navimow to discuss their robotic mower lineup including the new X3 Series, a Pick of the Week, project updates, and so much more!