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Ep 390Episode 390 - 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, 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 press record, so… sorry about the audio this week.

Ep 389Episode 389 - 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, and TJ jumps ship from Hubitat to Smartthings. All this, the pick of the week, and more... 🐊

Ep 388Episode 388 - 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, TPLink launches a smart home line, and of course a fun pick of the week!

Ep 387Episode 387 - 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...

Ep 386Episode 386 - 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.

Ep 385Episode 385 - 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.

Ep 384Episode 384 - Insteoff
This week on HomeTech: The gang takes a visit back to the HomeTech Grave Yard to bury Insteon since the company abruptly shut its doors down over the weekend. Garadget announces a new product (in 2022!) for Control4, Canada gets blazing fast internet speeds, LiFX looks like it could be next, Youtube gets to stream some sportsball games, and this week's pick of the week.

Ep 383Episode 383 - LIVE from a Remote!
This week on HomeTech: A massive Home Assistant update, Eufy's new "all wireless" 4G camera, Plex going after input zero, a quick review of the new AVA Remote from TJ including the WORLD'S FIRST podcast from a remote, and of course, a pick of the week.

Ep 382Episode 382 - Trimming Fat in Ohio
This week on HomeTech: It might be April Fools but that doesn’t stop Dyson from releasing a strange set of headphones, is Sonos working on a theater system and remote, Wyze leaves security holes open for years, iHome shuts off android support, two listener emails about storage and networking, a pick of the week, and so much more...

Ep 381Episode 381 - Where All the Chips Went
On this week's show, Gavin made an amazing video tiler, SwitchBot launches an outlet switch, iRobot updates make your vacuum smarter, Matter is delayed, eero brings 6E to the market at a decent price, and a retro pick of the week.

Ep 380Episode 380 - Flushbot
On this week’s HomeTech: The crew catches up on some overdue homework, Z-wave lets you open your garage door from 1/4 mile away, IKEA expanding their smart shade offering, Snap One launches new products for dealers, TP-LINK routers are watching you (even if you tell them not to) and a pick of the week!

Ep 379Episode 379 - Keep Your Nodes Clean
On this week's HomeTech: Aqara launches the ultimate door lock, AVA launches with two new products for dealers, Gavin reviews the new Zwave firmware while TJ takes a look at Turing.ai cameras, a project review, and an epic pick of the week! Note: Watching "The Afterparty" is now required for listening to this podcast (not really but it’s a great show).

Ep 378Episode 378 - When the Matter Hits the Fan
On this week's HomeTech: Samsung teams up with Ruckus, Eufy launches a new combo device, bugs and pests beware of the smart home, Sonos add a lower cost Roam, streaming updates, an egg-filled pic of the week, and more!

Ep 377Episode 377 - Patty Day
This week on HomeTech: Ring lets ONVIF cameras into the app, Frontier bumps speeds to 2Gbps, Crestron announces new lighting products, Aqara jumps on the Matter bandwagon, a fun pic of the week, and more!SHOW NOTESHomeTech HeadlinesRing lets non-Ring cameras into its appNest Doorbell won’t charge its battery in cold weather, Google confirmsFrontier adds 2-gig speeds across its entire fiber networkCrestron harnesses the sun for your smart homeInovelli Blue Series Hype VideoAqara Announces Thread Support in New Product Line UpThe average person doesn’t have a chance with the smart home – TechCrunchSmart home fragmentation is keeping me from trying new gadgetsPick of the Week: Modern Art with Wires

Ep 376Episode 376 - Nice Nicely Nixes Nortek
On this episode of HomeTech: Nice leaves Nortek branding behind, the FCC does something right for a change, Nvidia doesn't do something right, listener suggestions from the mailbag, and a dust free pick of the week!

Ep 374Episode 375 - Whole House Audio in 2022
On this episode of HomeTech: Orro drops a new product at a new lower price, Disney Plus experiments with live TV, FuboTV is trying to keep you longer, and a long discussion on the state of whole house audio in 2022. All this and of course a pick of the week...

Ep 374Episode 374 - Frozen Iguanas and Warm Dish Cats
On this episode of HomeTech: Are Sonos headphones coming soon? Custom integrators had an interesting 2021, Amazon knows people don’t like Alexa, Yale updates for Matter, Apple wallet gets keys and possibly more payments, and a much requested pick of the week!

Ep 373Episode 373 - iGym
Gavin has a breakthrough on his Smart Dryer project, Z-Wave is dying (or not), Snap One continues its world domination plans, HomeBridge adds support for HomeKit Secure Video, Wyze says Goodbyze to their V1 cameras, and a Star Trek inspired pick of the week, and more!

Ep 372Episode 372 - Pass Smear

Ep 371Episode 371 - Matter or GTFO

Ep 370Episode 370 - 7th Annual Fireside Chat
On this episode of HomeTech: Join us for the 2021 edition of the Technology.fm Fireside chat! This year, we are joined again by two special guests, Richard Gunther from the Home: On podcast and the Smart Home Show, and Adam Justice, Founder and CEO at ConnectSense and Richard’s co-host on the Smart Home Show. We share our perspectives on the biggest connected home trends of 2021 and make some predictions about the year ahead. Don’t miss it!

Ep 369Episode 369 - Bad British Passwords
This week on HomeTech, Sonos updates with DTS, politics targets tech in both the States and in the UK, Amazon launches inexpensive wifi lighting control, Ring looks up and down, and Lutron sends me a cool new toy to play with. All this and more on this week's HomeTech…

Ep 368Episode 368 - Hey, Sonos
This week in HomeTech: Google is getting better at watching you sleep, Sonos is getting a voice "assistant," ADT goes solar, and a great pick of the week!

Ep 367Episode 367 - Matter Maybe Mattering
This week on HomeTech: A backlog of news! New Wyze gear is on the way, Samsung joins Team Matter, Ecobee sold to Generac, and Roku kicks off Youtube and porn … All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

Ep 366Episode 366 - Nuvo Gonna Give You Up
This week on HomeTech: Ecobee gets Siri, Netgear gets 6E and Nuvo gets the boot… All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

Ep 365Episode 365 - Ringing on the Edge
This week on HomeTech: Summer is in the air and while there’s not much going in the home tech space Amazon has decided to help fill that void. New products and services, a drone, a robot dog, Home Depot, and more… All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

Ep 364Episode 364 - Two Hubs, One Show
This week on HomeTech: Picking up the pieces and news stories for the past two weeks post-CEDIA, big moves in business, Sonos ups pricing on just about everything, “Input 0” coming from both Comcast and Amazon, and TWO NEW HUBS! All this and, of course, a pic of the week!

Ep 363Episode 363 - Announcing Tech Show Talk 2021
This week on HomeTech: We're kicking off with a big announcement about Tech Show Talk 2021 - a *live* event on Thursday, September 2nd that will bring industry peers from all around the world to discuss the news coming out of the CEDIA Expo. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

Ep 362Episode 362 - X Marks the Spot
This week on HomeTech: More vendors exiting from the CEDIA Expo, Sonos kind of wins over Google, and cool new products from SmartThings and Josh.ai. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

Ep 361Episode 361 - Empty in Indy
This week on HomeTech: Major vendors start to cancel on CEDIA, Wyze is at it again, new TCL TV pricing, and is T-Mobile testing fiber? All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

Ep 360Episode 360 - Viva la Vudu
This week on HomeTech: Vudu lives on, Snap One expands into a few more local markets, Google might be announcing new Nest kit soon, and IKEA shows off a new smart air filter. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

Ep 359Episode 359 - Wellness Pseudoscience
This week on HomeTech: SNPO shares go on sale, at a discount, Alexa gains a killer new feature, and Seth goes off on a rant about the “wellness” trend. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

Ep 358Episode 358 - Dust Off That Bell!
This week on HomeTech: Ring adds end-to-end encryption, the security market has a security problem, and Nokia releases all-new smart lighting products powered by Insteon! All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

Ep 357Episode 357 - Smart Home Hoops
This week on HomeTech: End of an era at Crestron, watching movies from home looks promising, and is the smart home worth it? All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

Ep 356Episode 356 - HomeTech One
This week on HomeTech: SnapAV is now Snap One plus a new S1 filing reveals the company plans a paid version of OVRC, the Onkyo deal is done, ADT sues Vivint, and are counterfeit products next in our future? All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

Ep 355Episode 355 - A Slow News Weeks
This week on HomeTech: We're in the middle of the slow summer news cycle and managed to pluck out a few headlines about Sonos and IKEA, Ring, and SpaceX having worldwide coverage coming up in September. All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

Ep 354Episode 354 - Siri on Device
This week on HomeTech: Apple shows off a few new Home features at WWDC 2021, CEDIA opens up registration for EXPO 2021, HBO Max was broken and now fixed, and Sidewalk takes a hit in the press. All that and a great listner question in this weeks mailbag.

Ep 353Episode 353 - Making the Intelligent Home with CEO of Orro Colin Billings
This week on HomeTech: We chat with Orro CEO and founder, Colin Billings about how he is using AI to make smart devices smarter. Orro is a unique smart dimmer that has built-in sensors and touchscreen interface that all fits within a decora-sized wall plate. It's also packed with third party integrations and the ability to learn how your lights should be set based on your habits. Some quick follow up about the Apple lossless audio launch, IKEA/Sonos picture frames are coming, and Control4 adds OVRC into every controller.

Ep 352Episode 352 - A Familiar Voice
This week on HomeTech: Jason drops in to to say "hi" and chat about all the new offerings from OneVision, Amazon buys MGM, and Roku has its eyes on the smart home... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 351Episode 351 - StockAV
This week on HomeTech: Two weeks of HomeTech Headlines! SnapAV is going public, the streaming wars intensify, Zigbee wants to Matter, and more... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 350Episode 350 - Brands Buying Brands
This week on HomeTech: New products are actually being announced, SnapAV buys more things, Onkyo is now owned by someone else as well, ISE cancels fun in 2021, and more... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 349Episode 349 - Blue Sign of the Times
This week on HomeTech: More streaming news including a spat between Roku and Google, ADT sues Ring, Spotify is raising prices, and Denon & Marantz throw in the towel on fixing faulty receivers... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 348Episode 348 - More Remote News
This week on HomeTech: Apple's big event lands us with a new AppleTV and remote, Roku and Disney up their streaming game, is Amazon forcing Ecobee to fork over user data, and Nortek sells off Broan and Nutone... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 347Episode 347 - Roku's New Kit
This week on HomeTech: It's officially over for Harmony, or is it? Samsung switches to OLED, Sony goes to Netflix, and Roku launches 3 new products and a whole new OS packed with new features... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

Ep 346Episode 346 - Apple Motion+
This week on Hometech: A quick recap of the week's news and a conversation about the death of the Logitech Harmony remote – even if Logitech doesn't want to admit it. It seems everyone in retail, distribution, and within Logitech knows the product line has been discontinued... so where's the announcement? All this and of course the pick of the week.

Ep 345Episode 345 - RIP Harmony
This week on Hometech: A quick recap of the week's news and a conversation about the death of the Logitech Harmony remote – even if Logitech doesn't want to admit it. It seems everyone in retail, distribution, and within Logitech knows the product line has been discontinued... so where's the announcement? All this and of course the pick of the week.

Ep 344Episode 344 - Watching PXLVISION with Jack MacDougall and Larry Pace
This week on Hometech: A quick recap of the week's news and a fast pick of the week. We also sit down with Jack MacDougall, CEO of Pixelgen, and Larry Pace, President of DarbeeVision, to talk about PXLVISION and how this new product aims to improve the picture on your TV.Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

Ep 343Episode 343 - Goodbye, Siri in a Can
This week on HomeTech: The Original Apple Homepod is discontinued, Sonos audio in autos, Google wants to watch you sleep, and of course, the Pick of the Week...Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!Show NotesHomeTech HeadlinesOriginal HomePod Discontinued – 512 PixelsApple researching modular light switches to expand HomeKit | AppleInsiderSonos partners with Audi to bring its audio tech to carsGoogle's latest Nest Hub smart display detects motion to track your sleep | EngadgetWith a new Nest Hub, Google wants an invite into your bedroom - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysisPick of the WeekZoom Escaper lets you sabotage your own meetings with audio problems, crying babies, and more

Ep 342Episode 342 - Roaming Around
This week on HomeTech: Big news from Sonos, a massive CCTV camera hack exposes over 150,000 cameras all over the world, Amazon might be working on robot, and of course, the Pick of the Week...

Ep 341Episode 341 - Absurdi-TVs
This week on HomeTech: News from Samsung about their 2021 TV lineup and plans for the future, Roku is watching you, 50% of homes have some type of smart tech, and of course, the Pick of the Week...Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!SHOW NOTESHomeTech HeadlinesRoku buys Nielsen tech to better target ads on traditional TV | Engadget50% of US Households Now Own Smart Devices - CEPROLegrand Teams with Home Builder Taylor Morrison Home - CEPROC Seed Introduces Foldable 4K 165-inch M1 MicroLED TV - CEPROSamsung Announces Enhancements to TV Line - Residential SystemsSamsung The Sero smartphone-friendly TV is finally available to buyPick of the WeekCrestron Electronics, Inc.