On this week’s episode of HomeTech: The latest in home tech headlines including;

• Speculation on Google’s big press event on Oct 9th
• The world’s most embarrassing new-product leak, courtesy of Best Buy
• SiriusXM acquires Pandora
• Comcast acquires Sky
• Roku unveils a $40 4k streaming device
• WiFi (finally) adopts version numbers
• Samsung reveals pricing on their 85” 8K display
• Thoughts on Amazon’s new Alexa Connect Kit
• A new and very compelling device from Caavo
• And more…

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • The Day After: Catch up on Breaking News from Google/Nest Oct. 10
  • Best Buy accidentally sells customer the new, unannounced Chromecast
  • SiriusXM to acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion
  • Johnson Controls announces acquisition of Lux Products Corporation, a leader in residential thermostats and smart products
  • Comcast outbids 21st Century Fox for Sky
  • Roku’s Cheapest Streamers Ever - 4K Roku Premiere and Premiere+ with Voice Remote Start at $39
  • Wi-Fi now has version numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 comes out next year
  • Samsung’s 85-inch 8K TV will go on sale for $15,000
• Caavo is back!
  • Control Center + Universal Remote
  • Control Center Works With: Entertainment Hub + Universal Remote Compatibility
  • Video: Caavo Control Center
• Pic of the Week
  • "My @nest doorbell automatically locks the front door when it sees a face it doesn't recognize. Today it didn't recognize me, so I went into the app to investigate and..."
• Mailbag
  • Sign Up for the Alexa Connect Kit Preview
  • Amazon wants Alexa to be the operating system for your life
  • Surprise, no one buys things via Alexa