On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Joel Sellinger, co-founder of LifeDoor, for an installment of our Startup Showcase series. LifeDoor is compact device that automatically closes interior doors in your home in the event of a fire — a measure that could mean the difference between life and death.

That, plus the latest home tech headlines including:

• Best Buy pulls the plug on Vivint
• Marwan Fawaz is out as CEO at Nest
• Another healthy earnings report from Control4
• Control4's releases their new "Intercom Anywhere" app
• Apple removes smart doorbells category from their roster of HomeKit devices
• Sony releases a new flagship LED and OLED
• Dolby Atmos comes to Apple TV (sort of)
• SnapAV releases their new Moist...errr MoIP video distribution system
• Fibraro gets acquired by Nice Group
• And more...

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Show Notes

• Best Buy is reconsidering its partnership with Vivint
• Nest CEO steps down as division is brought under the Google Home team
• Control4 Reports Solid Financial Performance for Q1 2018 | Control4 Corporation
• Control4’s new Intercom Anywhere ‘Elevates the Smart Doorbell’
• Apple purges 'Doorbell' category from HomeKit accessories page
• Sony announces stunning A9F and Z9F Master Series TVs
• TCL's 6-Series Roku TV has no business looking this good at such a low price
• Atmos Arrives! tvOS 12 Makes the Apple TV 4K The Best Streaming Device Ever (But The Beta is Buggy) | High-Def Digest
• New SnapAV MoIP is ‘Perfect Video over IP System’ - Beta Tester
• SnapAV - Binary MoIP - Category
• Samsung patches multiple SmartThings Hub security flaws
• Fibaro Home Automation Acquired for $73M by European Controls Co.
• Philips accidentally leaks a new, outdoor version of its Hue LightStrip
• 🍻 HomeTech Happy Hour 2018 Info - Register Now
• The List: CEDIA 2018 Parties, Receptions, Special Events
• 🔥🚪🙂 Startup Showcase with Joel Sellinger - LifeDoor
• Firefighters: closed bedroom door likely saved twin girls' lives in Everett fire
• Pick(s) of the Week
  • 5500K Lobby - La Quinta Inn & Suites Hickory
  • When Digital Signage Goes Wrong - Alex Sexton on Twitter
  • ‘Tunity’ Is a Ridiculously Cool App for Watching Sports Games at Bars or Restaurants