591 episodes
On this week's show we sit down with VSSL CEO Donn Bullock to chat about the unique products VSSL offers and how they fit in the streaming audio landscape, Amazon might start charging $10 for Alexa improvements, Sonos may have a new soundbar on the way, Eve and iRobot add Matter, a letter from the mailbag, project updates, and an amazing pick of the week from listener Jack T.
On this week's show: We sit down and chat about landscape lighting with AMP Lighting’s Zach Evensen. Zach is part of AMP’s sales enablement team and shared with us the keys to a successful outdoor lighting system and what to look for in the future from AMP.
On this week's show: What happens when a mystery box of frozen shrimp arrives at your door, LG buys Homey, the Aqara U200 retrofit lock is out, Philips Hue releases some ugly lights, Roku ruins your TV, project updates, and a pick of the week!
On this week's show: Follow up on the SwitchBot remote and AppleTV integration, Z-Wave gets a security bump, Samsung is the first to Matter 1.2, someone spent $2.5 million on a theater (decorations), project updates, a device that lets you tap and automate everything, Gavin's continued Z-Wave issues are resolved (or are they?) and so much more!
On this week's show: We sit down to chat Z-Wave with Zooz's Agnes Lorenz, pick up a few news stories about Hubitat getting a new app, Switchbot is making a remote, a mailbag question about under-cabinet lighting, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
On this week's show: After a long two weeks the HomeTech Team checks in with Seth’s updates from Infocomm in Vegas, TJ reviews a number of Aqara products, Apple talks about AI and less about the home, Alexa may not be getting the AI, Arlo brings tapping to the home, two new universal remote options are on Kickstarter, Govee adds to their outdoor lighting products, SmartThings goes Pro, a pick of the week, and the summer projects have begun!
On this week's show: The reviews are out on the Sonos Ace headphones and the are... not very exciting TJ. Instead, TJ reviews a new camera from Argus, Google Home is getting some features back, older AppleTVs lose Netflix, and HomeKit gets a map view feature courtesy of a 3rd party app. All this, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!
On this week's show: We talk about the latest in home technology news and sit down with Daneal Moneta, chair of the Matter Marketing and Product Work Group, to discuss the current state of Matter and what's new in version 1.3.
On this week's show: We talk about the latest in home technology news and sit down with Daniel Moneta, chair of the Matter Marketing and Product Work Group, to discuss the current state of Matter and what's new in version 1.3.
On this week's show: Hisense makes a lower cost art TV, Sonos launches a new app with fewer features, Josh.ai fires back at Snap One, Home invents lighting scenes, ecobee is shutting down thermostats, a visit to the mailbag, an amazing pic of the week, project updates, and so much more!
On this week's show: SnapOne releases a new Traid amp, Ring releases a new camera that is ugly, LG now supports Dolby Atmos, Meross expands into matter with a presence sensor, TJ's fight with technology and tech support, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
On this week's show: Net Neutrality is back in the US, Espressif aquires M5Stack, QDEL TVs are all the rage in the future, Sonos has a new app coming in May, MatterBridge helps non-Matter devices Matter, Home Assistant and the Open Home Foundation, Josh.ai is using Home Assistant for integrations, Gavin gives an awesome overview of Z-Wave and Zigbee, TJ teases buying a robot mower, Seth actually finishes a project, and so much more!
On this weeks show: Resideo makes a big $1.4 billion acquisition, Samsung’s 98-inch TV is 4K for $4k, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
On this weeks show: Josh.ai launches new integrations, LG TVs need an update, Roku ruins TVs, SwitchBot, Yale, and Aqara have Matter news, a pick of the week, a pick of the week, project updates, and more!
On this week's show: Z-Wave LR may be soon coming to DIY systems, Ubiquiti's product and software preview, Dropcam is now gone, Lifx launches some bight lights, a few questions from the mailbag, project updates and probably the best pick of the week yet.
On this week's show: Wyze launches a new camera, Hue and SmartThings launch an app, eero announces wireless cables, TJ reviews some Nanoleaf products, Seth's SwitchBot saga, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more.
On this week's show: Robots will soon begin doing the unimaginable and climbing stairs to fulfill their objectives, Shelly adds KNX, the CSA offers a new check mark logo for secure products, Segway enters the robot mower category, TJ's dying door lock, and project updates from the group.
On this week's show: Bell Canada sets up alarms to catch people stealing phone wire, Switchbot announces a new retrofit lock, Nest Cams are finally able to work fully on Google Home, Youtube redesigns the TV app for shopping, Roku accounts get hacked, TJ gives us a review of LIFX Landscape lights, what it takes for a basic Home Assistant install, project updates, a pick of the week, and more!
On this week's show: Amazon sends a Ring device to the graveyard, Sonos headphones are still not here, Zooz announces some cool new kit, Josh.ai announces a cool new remote, Emporia Vue 3 is shipping, everyone is raising prices and consumers are dropping streaming, IKEA starts to Matter along with Lifx, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!
