On this week's episode of HomeTech: the week's biggest home tech headlines, including:

• Netflix finalizes their purge of user reviews
• Netflix testing ads for binge-watchers
• New and surprising stats on streaming-TV adoption...
• Apple gaining a (small but important) foothold in the smart speaker market
• IKEA expands Tradfri line to include a $10 smart plug
• Amazon is working on a local DVR "bolt on" for Fire-TV
• Connected camera replays are coming to select Echo, Fire devices
• Cortana and Alexa can now play nice
• CE Pro gets acquired by Emerald Expositions
• A fantastic look at the professionally-connected smart home
• And much more...

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Show Notes

• Jason's Weekend Project
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Netflix purges all user reviews like it said it would
  • Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series
  • Streaming TV services are now used by 5 percent of US households with Wi-Fi
  • Apple gains a foothold in the smart speaker market: A Foolish Take
  • IKEA to expand Tradfri HomeKit line with new $10 smart plug in October, report says
  • IKEA gör kaffebryggaren smart i höst
  • Amazon is reportedly working on a TiVo-like DVR for live TV
  • Alexa can play smart home camera video recaps on Echo, Fire devices
  • Cortana and Alexa can now call each other as new relationship begins
  • Co-Founder Julie Jacobson: CE Pro is Psyched to be Acquired by Emerald Expositions
  • eZLO Announces Acquisition of MiOS to Accelerate Time to Market in Smart Home Sector
  • Best Buy to Acquire Emergency Response Company GreatCall for $800M
• Discussion
  • It’s really complicated to connect the Home of the Future
  • VIDEO: Designing the brain of the home of the future with Grant Imahara
• Pick of the Week: TVTemplate.com
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