On this week's show: Netflix raises prices (again), Snap One and AVA settle, new products come out of Lightapalooza, Smartwings introduces PoE powered shades, SmartThings launches ambient sensing, Zigbee has a new trick, a mailbag question about soil sensors, a pick of the week, project updates and more!

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Show Notes

• E-Wand – Current Luxury
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Netflix Had a Great Year. Now Pay Up. - Vulture
  • After Year-and-a-Half Fight, All Claims are Dismissed in Snap One vs AVA - Strata-gee.com
  • Lightapalooza 2025: Snap One Previews Lux by Control4 - Residential Systems
  • Lightapalooza 2025: DMF Lighting Introduces PhaseX Solution and Artafex Linear - Residential Systems
  • Smartwings Introduce First Ever PoE Matter Smart Shades
  • Samsung bringing ambient sensing to SmartThings - The Verge
  • Here’s the tech that could turn millions of Zigbee light bulbs into motion sensors with a single update - The Verge
  • New Philips Hue Automation for smart home devices now live - NotebookCheck.net News
• Mailbox
  • WH51 Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor Max 8 Channels Soil Humidity Tester
  • WH51L Wired Soil Moisture Sensor
  • Soil Moisture Sensor, Vantage Pro2™ and EnviroMonitor® - SKU 6440Default Title
• Pick of the Week
  • Next Level Truck Nuts
• Unraid Releases Updates to address Security Concerns
• GitHub - clusterzx/paperless-ai: An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents.
• Outemu Yellow Jade Silent Switch 5Pin HP Tactile Custom Mechanical Keyboard Mute MX Switch Like Holy Panda lubricated for Gaming
• 110PCS Switch Springs Gold-plated Two-stage for Diy Cherry mx Mechanical Keyboard 35g/45g/60g/62g/67g/78g/80g/150g Spring
• Elevation Lab TimeCapsule AirTag 10-Year Battery Case - Over 14x More Capacity Than CR2032 | IP69 Waterproof, Uses AA Batteries, Patented
• Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver 4K, 2.4G/5G Plug & Play Portable Wireless HDMI Extender Kit for Streaming Video and Audio to Monitor from Laptop/PC/TV Box/Projector
• DVDO Wireless HDMI Extenders