On this week's show: Two weeks of news from all around the industry including updates from Amazon, Google, Sonos, iRobot, Josh.ai, IKEA, Home Assistant, and more! We also take a few moments to answer questions from the mailbag, review a few open projects, and turn our socks right-side out. All this and so much more on this week's HomeTech!

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Show Notes

• Sony BRAVIA 8 65” class OLED 4K HDR Google TV (2024) | K-65XR80
• 65 inch LG OLED evo AI C4 4K Smart TV 2024 - OLED65C4PUA | LG USA
• SANUS VLT7
• DMF Lighting
• Florence Y'all Water Tower - Wikipedia
• All-new Alexa Show 15 | A stunning HD 15.6" smart kitchen TV for home organization
• Made for Amazon Under-Cabinet Mount, for Echo Show 15 (Gen 1, 2021 & Gen 2, 2024 Releases)
• Echo Show 5 3rd Gen Under Cabinet Kitchen Mount Bracket for Amazon Alexa Devices | Compatible with 3rd Gen 2023 Model | All Hardware Included (Black)
• Sylvox Under Counter TV
• HomeTech Headlines
  • YouTube - 2025 Josh.AI Winter Launch Event
  • “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen - Ars Technica
  • Amazon Announces Premium Alexa Devices Under ‘Signature’ Line • iPhone in Canada Blog
  • Amazon is taking away the option of not sending voice recordings to the cloud | The Verge
  • Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
  • ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air
  • Sonos has canceled its streaming video player | The Verge
  • iRobot tells investors its future is in doubt | The Verge
  • iRobot launches eight new Roombas and finally adds lidar mapping
  • Will iRobot’s reinvention of the Roomba be at the expense of its history of innovation? | The Verge
  • After nine years, Google is officially ditching Assistant for Gemini
  • Google warns folks with dead Chromecasts not to reset them • The Register
  • Ikea registered a Matter-over-Thread temperature sensor with the FCC | The Verge
  • Ubiquiti - Introducing Pro XG Lineup
  • Sony Unveils Next-Gen RGB LED Display Technology - CEPRO
  • Home Assistant officially Matters - Home Assistant
• Exporting Clips & Cloud Archiving with UniFi Protect
• Gavin Campbell with Electrical Upgrades, AI Automation and a new Robot Lawn Mower is on the way - HGG640
• Netstor Technology