On this week's show: Alexa+ learns Italian while Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick gets slimmer and smarter, Netgear dodges a router ban, Ecovacs blasts stains with cleaning jets, and Aqara quietly launches a new Matter sensor. Ubiquiti unveils EAV switching for pro AVs, Apollo celebrates open source with a new ESPHome starter kit, and BLUETTI wants to keep your fridge alive through any storm. All this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Netgear Wins FCC Conditional Approval on Its Consumer Routers, Exempting Them From Ban - Strata-gee.com - strata-gee.com
  • Alexa+ Launches in Early Access in Italy - thurrott.com
  • Toronto could get Canada's first 'virtual gated community' using controversial tech - mobilesyrup.com
  • BLUETTI FridgePower Review: Silent Backup That Saves Your Fridge | iPhone in Canada - iphoneincanada.ca
  • Amazon's New Fire TV Stick HD is 30% Slimmer and Supports Alexa+ - thurrott.com
  • Ecovacs’ new robovac spots and pretreats dried stains using powerful jets | The Verge - theverge.com
  • New Aqara FP310 sensor brings 24GHz radar and Matter support to China - Matter Alpha
  • Introducing EAV Switching - blog.ui.com
• Pick of the Week
  • Illumibot - House of Glass - TikTok
• State of the Open Home 2026 Was Incredible and We Announced the ESPHom – Apollo Automation - apolloautomation.com
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