The Smart Home Show

Looking back at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, we have a clear draft winner! Apple introduced some nice HomeKit enhancements, including new features for lighting, cameras, and Apple TV devices. via Knit

Adam & Richard participate in their third annual competition predicting what will take place next week at WWDC. Each draft HomeKit and related technologies and discuss what they think will be announced at WWDC 2020. See SmartHome.FM for show notes and the full list of picks. via Knit

Adam & Richard dive deep into the three major smart home digital assistant platforms and talk about their capabilities, intricacies, technologies, and differences. via Knit

Adam & Richard revisit some of the subjects discussed over the last year of hosting The Smart Home Show. Additionally, they discuss how COVID-19 may affect the smart home industry. via Knit

Adam & Richard talk about Smart Switches vs Bulbs, the different types of each and scenarios where you want to use each. Additionally they discuss how they use these in their own homes and what they typically recommend to others. via Knit

Adam & Richard talk about ideas for improving your smart home while spending a little extra time at home. They also discuss some of the smart home projects they are planning on taking on in the coming weeks. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss Hubs and bridges, the difference between the two and how they are used in the smart home space. Additionally they debate the pros and cons of using bridges and hubs. via Knit

Adam and Richard join Dan Vincent and Jake Pugh from Icon Garden plus Zac Hall from 9to5Mac for a roundtable discussion on the state of HomeKit. via Knit

Adam & Richard welcome special guest Josh Clark to discuss smart home product end of life and the saga going on lately with Sonos via Knit

Adam & Richard talk live from the show floor at CES 2020 about some of their favorite things that they saw at the show as well as some of the trends seen at CES this year. via Knit

Adam & Richard join the hosts of Hometech.FM for the fifth annual Technology.FM Fireside Chat. What were the most important stories of 2019, and what are they all most looking forward to in 2020? via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss ConnectSense's new Smart In-Wall Outlet, digging into the origins of the product and its features as well as discussing the process of launching a smart home product via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss common Smart Home issues and how to troubleshoot them as well as tips and tricks for keeping your smart home working optimally. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss smart home device pricing including a discussion on new low cost hardware providers as well as a deep discussion on what makes up the cost of a smart home device. via Knit

Adam & Richard welcome special guest Dan Seifert from the Verge to talk all about Amazons fall event and all the new hardware and services announced. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss CEDIA 2019 and an exciting new technology with interesting uses in the smart home. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss the professional and DIY markets for smart home products. via Knit

Adam & Richard are joined by special guest Steve Sanders to talk about Adam & Steves recent visit to Mountain View for the Google Smart Home Summit. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss what devices Adam has currently in his smart home that he uses in his every day life. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss what devices Richard has currently in his smart home that he uses in his every day life. via Knit

Adam & Richard discuss what's going on in the outdoors with smart home products for irrigation and lighting.Links:https://homekittalk.co/join/ via Knit

Adam & Richard Discuss Point players vs Ecosystem plays as well as who is winning in the Smart Home.Show Links::https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Rockers via Knit

Adam Justice and Richard Gunther are joined by special guest Rene Ritchie from iMore to discuss all the HomeKit related announcements at WWDC 2019.Topics include:-HomeKit Secure Video-Privacy & Security-HomeKit Enabled Routers-HomeKit & Catalyst/Marzipan-Automation Improvements, HomeKit + Shortcuts-Automating HomePod/AirPlay 2Show Links:CNet HomeKit WWDC 2019 Coveragehttps://www.cnet.com/news/apple-homekit-security-features-come-routers-cameras-wwdc-2019HomeKit Router UI via KhaosT on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/KhaosT/status/1135828579931967488/Adam's MegaThread of new Home App UIhttps://twitter.com/adamjustice/status/1135665099065061376?s=21HomeKit Automations in Shortcuts via Aaron Pearce on twitterhttps://twitter.com/aaron_pearce/status/1135683314184929280?s=21 via Knit

<P>Adam Justice and Richard Gunther prepare for Apple's annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) with a review of the history and current state of HomeKit. How has it evolved over the five years (five years!) since it was first introduced, where can it stand to improve, and how do Adam and Richard think Apple will enhance it this year? Will we see state-of-the-art improvements to Siri? Will HomePod become more useful? Will Marzipan ruin Mac apps?</P><P>These topics and other rumors make for some great discussion this week. But they'll also get the real scoop after the conference, when Adam and Richard follow up with the next episode, recorded on site at WWDC.</P><P>Show Links</P><UL><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/apple-wwdc-2019-ios-13-macos-10-15-watchos-6-tvos-features">Apple to Reveal New Home-Grown Apps, Software Features at WWDC</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/13/ring-video-doorbell-homekit/">Amazon's Ring may soon release doorbell and camera HomeKit support after years of promises</a></li><li><a href="http://connectedhome.fm/wwdc-2018-hk-draft">The Connected Home Show #4: WWDC 2018 HomeKit Draft</a></li><li><a href="https://join.slack.com/t/homekittalk/shared_invite/enQtMzA2NzkzMDQ5Mzk5LWZhOWRiOWVhYmM2ZDc4N2JkOWJkZDlkNTI1OWIzZGYwNDY5MzQyNGI2NDY4NWVkNmI3MjgyNmFlNmRhYWViYjI">HomeKit Talk Slack</a></li><li><a href="https://aaronpearce.com/">Aaron Pierce's apps</a></li></UL> via Knit

-Google Home Hubhttps://store.google.com/us/product/google_nest_hub?hl=en-US-Nest Hub Maxhttps://store.google.com/us/product/google_nest_hub_max?hl=en-US-New Branding Google Nest-New Device Google Nest Hub Max-Added Built in Nest Cam-Gesture Recognition-Bigger display-Person recognition-Better Speakers - Sub built in-$229-State of where things are at with Google Assistant in the Smart Home Space today-Playing catchup to Amazon but investing heavily and moving fast-Heavy investment in CES-More integrations with more vendors-How many devices in Adam's home are integrated-What's missing?-No ring - feels glaring https://www.techhive.com/article/3332143/rings-founder-says-hes-open-to-working-with-google-assistant.html-No Moen (Announced) / No Delta Faucet support, either-No TiVo-No Rachio-Schlage - has integration but can't run simultaneously with HomeKit -Very quick response time-Voice understanding is good-Wake word-Robotic John Legend -State reporting requirement-Feels like moving towards something bigger-Model for creating new types of devices-Have worked with all 3 major ecosystems now in adding new device types-Apple has device types they need to create and release-Amazon has new model for this called Alexa Primitives https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/acf7689b-f118-469e-b452-0c4da8d3e61a/new-alexa-smart-home-developer-tools-enable-seamless-voice-control-of-any-device-and-any-feature-Great talk about this at ReInvent last year https://youtu.be/KQuMrfePbDQ-Google has an almost Lego like approach to this, where they have created all the pieces and you can put them together in a way to represent your device-Much more extensible -Requires less time and work from them via Knit

* Where are we seeing cross-over? * Samsung SmartThings * Echo devices * Dash replenishment services* What are the use cases/value propositions?* Is this ready for prime time? * Seems like early days * Can the tech survive (aka "don't brick my fridge")* What would this look like ideally?Wake of defunct services and devices* Recent shutdowns/pivots * Lowe's / Lowe's Smart Home powered by b8ta * Cortana * Stringify* Past shutdowns * Connected by TCP * Staples Connect * Revolv* Dead men walking * Zuli plugs * Keen Home * Wink* Is this just the natural course of things?* Won't this scare off interested consumers?* What can be done to minimize exposure? via Knit

If you've paid any attention to home robotics over the past decade, you've probably noticed one thing: all home robots are basically single function devices that vacuum our rugs or roll around on the floor.But Misty Robotics' Tim Enwall hopes to change that. You may remember Tim from his days as CEO of Revolv, the company behind the super hub that included seven radios. After spending a couple years at Nest after they acquired Revolv, he made his way over to another Boulder, Colorado company in Sphero to head up the company's home robot spinout. You can find out more about Misty Robotics at www.mistyrobotics.comAs always, check out more podcasts and our coverage of the future of the connected kitchen at The Spoon: www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Back in 2014, Shaun Moore and his cofounder started selling a consumer video doorbell called Chui with facial recognition and detection technology. Eventually they realized the future of the company was not in doorbells, but in developing robust facial recognition/detection technology that could be applied to a variety of scenarios.Shaun talks about those early days, the competitive video doorbell market, the pivot to becoming an enterprise facial recognition/detection technology provider and the future where your face is your key. You can find out more at www.trueface.aiAs always, find more podcasts at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

I caught up by phone with Adam Justice from WWDC to talk about what we learned this week about Apple's smart home efforts. We talk about:-Updates to HomeKit, including software authentication, NFC pairing, new event triggers-The overall showing of HomeKit and how this is the most important WWDC for HomeKit since it was launched in 2014-What happened with Siri-The HomePod: We talk about Apple's new smart speaker and how it compares to Amazon Echo-Plus lots more!Listen in to get caught up on all that was discussed at WWDC this week! via Knit

Apple's big developer conference is just three days away, and so it's time to make some predictions. Mike gets together with his old friend Adam Justice from Connectsense to discuss what we can expect this coming Monday from Apple on the smart home front. Topics discussed include:-Whether Apple will release a Siri speaker -Possible features of a Siri speaker, such as camera, touchscreen, HomeKit capabilities and more-What to expect for HomeKit-How Apple could improve the Home app-What to expect for Siri at the showAnd more. Have a listen!Check out www.thespoon.tech for written updates on Monday/Tuesday. Also, don't forget to check out Adam's company at www.connectsense.com. via Knit

In this episode, Mike looks at Andy Rubin's new smart home platform, Essential Home. Rubin believes he can eliminate all the friction and fragmentation consumers face today with all the various platforms by focusing on integration. He's created a smart home platform that plans to play nice with other platforms and hopefully get us out of a seemingly endless world of smart home apps and interfaces.Our guest in this episode is Pawel Orzechowski, the Director of Systems Software at Neato Robotics. We talk about how Neato's robots work with the smart home, how they are working towards new features and we look at why they decided to integrate their robots with a Facebook Messenger chatbot. via Knit

In this solo-pod, Mike gives his first impressions of the Echo Show. That's right, a Show about the Show. An Echo Show Show.You get the picture. Enjoy. See his thoughts on the Show at The Spoon: www.thespoon.tech via Knit

This week's guest is Home:On's Richard Gunther.Richard and I discuss the Bloomberg story about Juicero that showed you can bypass the company's $400 juicer and squeeze the Juicero packs with your hands. We also talk about the ongoing Zonoff-Ring story, the acquisition of iDevices by Hubbell, IKEA's smart lights and the August Z-Wave lock. via Knit

When we think about the smart home, most of us think about what is doable today. But what will new homes and neighborhoods look like twenty five, fifty, hundred years from now as we face a world of dwindling resources? That's what my guest James Ehrlich thinks about every single day. James is a former video game entrepreneur turned successful TV documentary producer turned CEO of Regen Villages, a company that is building the 'Tesla of Ecovillages'. James and I talk about how our homes and neighborhoods will evolve to become interconnected and self-sustaining - what James calls 'regenerative' - in the future. You can learn more about what James is doing at www.regenvillages.com via Knit

Mike sits in with Jamie Smith, the CIO of Servicemaster, one of the biggest providers of critical home services such as disaster recovery, pest control and home warranty services. Mike and Jamie talk about how the smart home will change these businesses and what Servicemaster is doing today to modernize their services with IoT.Check out this and more episodes of the Smart Home Show at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Mike showed up at the Housewares show in Chicago this past week to discuss how the smart home will change the world of blenders, vacuum cleaners, cookware and home furnishings. Joining him was the Nathan Smith, CTO of Wink, Carley Knobloch, HGTV's smart home expert, and Chris Young, CEO of ChefSteps. Make sure you listen to this as it's a great episode! via Knit

One of Mike's prediction for the smart home in 2017 was that robots would become an ever more important part of the smart home. While we aren't quite upon the era of fully independent humanoid robots, we are seeing more consumer robots in the form of vacuums, lawn mowers, drink makers and more. In this podcast we talk to iRobot's head VP of technology Chris Jones about the current state of consumer robotics, how he sees robots becoming an important part of the smart home, and where he sees things going over the next few years. Let Mike know what you think at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf Check out The Spoon for the latest on kitchen robots: www.thespoon.tech via Knit

A week and a half ago, I was the first to write about Amazon's new smart home consultations (You can read the article here https://goo.gl/eutuYl). That's right, Amazon is sending their own employees into consumer homes in seven west coast cities for free smart home consultations to help them figure out how to best build a smart home that fits their needs. And since Seattle was one of the markets, I decided to have Amazon visit my home and give me a consultation. In this podcast, you can hear Amazon smart home consultant Corey as he visits my home and I ask him some questions. via Knit

In this episode Mike visits with Basheer Tome, hardware interface designer for Google's virtual reality group. We talk about how VR is changing, how it will interact with the smart home, how new interfaces like Alexa will work with virtual environments and why the physical interface is still important. We're having a smart kitchen get together at the Target Open House concept store on February 16th. To get the email with an invite, sign up for our newsletter at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Let's Talk Artificial Intelligence With Derrick Harris by The Smart Home Show via Knit

It's the smart home prediction show & CES 2017 wrap up all in one super-sized episode. I brought back two of my favorite guests: Nate Williams of August Home and Adam Justice of ConnectSense. You can find out more about their companies at: www.august.com www.connectsense.com Also, do me a favor and check out www.thespoon.tech if you want to learn about the future of food, cooking and the kitchen! Talk me up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf Thanks for listening! via Knit

This is the second annual Technology.FM smart home holiday special/fireside chat where Mike joins the hosts of HomeTech.FM and Home:On to discuss the year that was in smart home and the year that will be in 2017. We revisit our predictions from last year, talk about our favorite smart home moments of 2016, talk about the biggest game changers and finally look forward towards next year. This podcast is presented exactly how it was recorded with very little editing. If you listen to HomeTech.FM and Home:On, you'll also get the same podcast (with maybe different intros). Happy holidays everybody! via Knit

I lose stuff. Wallets, keys. The occasional child. I usually find them, but those lost 15 minutes drive me crazy. Which is why I'm a big fan of trackers. Tile is one of the leading companies in the Bluetooth tracker market and in this podcast I talk with Tile CEO Mike Farley about his company's origin story, the company's product line up and how far we can go in tracking our stuff. You can find out more about Tile at www.thetileapp.com via Knit

This week Mike talks with his friend Jason Griffing about HomeTech Academy, Jason and Seth's awesome new education site for home system professionals. Check out HomeTech Academy at www.hometech.academy Have a great Thanksgiving! via Knit

In this podcast, Mike catches up with Ram Malasani to talk about what the Securifi CEO is seeing in the smart home as well as get an update on the Almond 3 smart home router. You can find out more about Ram and Securifi at www.securifi.com Find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Check out our new site on the future of the kitchen at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Last week's botnet attack was akin to a massive technology-driven zombie attack, as hundreds of thousands of IoT and smart home devices were taken over by a malicious strain of malware called Mirai. The result was a massive DDOS attack on popular consumer websites such as Soundcloud and Twitter. To discuss the implications of Mirai on the IoT and smart home industry, Mike is joined by the Internet of Things Consortium's Jim Hunter. You can find out more about Jim at www.greenwavesystems.com. You can learn more about the IoT Consortium at http://iofthings.org/ Make sure to check out Mike's new site about the future of the connected kitchen at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Mike visits with his long-time friend and IoT guru Stacey Higginbotham. They talk about Stacey's visit to Seattle and the Smart Kitchen Summit, Alexa, what she is excited about with smart home and her new podcast. You can find Stacey online at www.staceyhigginbotham.com Also, check out our new site focused on the connected kitchen and future of cooking at http://thespoon.tech/ via Knit

Lots of homes have intercom systems. Most of them suck and are antiquated. And pretty much no one has video intercom systems, at least ones that use Wi-Fi and are developed for consumers. Enter Jonathan Frankel and Nucleus. Jonathan went to CES 2014 and toured the floor looking to see if anyone was offering a consumer Wi-Fi video intercom system for the home. No one was and Nucleus was born the next day. You can find out more about Nucleus at www.nucleuslife.com If you want to come see Mike in Seattle and hang out with smart home luminaries like Charlie Kindel of Amazon Alexa, come to the Smart Kitchen Summit. Visit www.smartkitchensummit.com and use the discount code PODCAST for 10% off. via Knit

In this podcast Mike visits with Joey Kolchinsky, who went from running his own successful integrator business to taking what he learned about support and creating a support-as-a-service business to help other integrators. You can learn more about Joey's business at http://onevisionresources.com/ Find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Check out our upcoming event on the future of the connected kitchen at www.smartkitchensummit.com. Use discount code PODCAST for 10% off of tickets. via Knit

Today's guest is Richard Gunther of Home:On podcast. Mike and Richard catch up on the latest smart home news, including: -The Pop button/switch from Logitech -IFTTT's integration move for smart home -Samsung's acquisition of DACOR -Target's move into smart baby -The LG smart security device may actually ship -Echostar's abandonment of Sage Find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf Check out Mike's other show about the future of the kitchen at www.smartkitchensummit.com/show via Knit