On this week's show: Bell Canada sets up alarms to catch people stealing phone wire, Switchbot announces a new retrofit lock, Nest Cams are finally able to work fully on Google Home, Youtube redesigns the TV app for shopping, Roku accounts get hacked, TJ gives us a review of LIFX Landscape lights, what it takes for a basic Home Assistant install, project updates, a pick of the week, and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Bell Deploys Aerial Alarms to network to Fight Copper Theft
  • SwitchBot just announced the SwitchBot Lock Pro smart retrofit door lock - HomeTech blog
  • Nest Cams are getting these new features on Google Home for web - The Verge
  • YouTube’s redesigned TV app focuses on everything but video
  • Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online - The Verge
• Home Assistant - What to buy?
  • Lenovo ThinkCentre M93P Tiny Desktop, Intel Core i5-4570T, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Renewed)
  • HP ProDesk 600 G1 Mini Business Desktop PC, Intel Core Quad i5 4590T up to 3.0GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB, WiFi, BT, VGA, DP, Windows 10 64 Bit-Multi-Language Supports English/Spanish/French(Renewed)
  • Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range S2 USB Stick ZST39 LR, Great for DIY Smart Home
  • SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus-E Gateway, Universal Zigbee USB Gateway with Antenna for Home Assistant, Open HAB, Zigbee2MQTT etc, Wireless Zigbee 3.0 USB Adapter
• Pick of the Week
  • Bear detected on the Backyard Gate camera.
• Ecowitt WS90 7-in-1 Weather Sensor, Outdoor Temperature/Humidity/Rain Gauge/Wind Speed and Direction/UV Index/Solar Radiation