In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Franci Zigar, CEO and co-founder of Bird Buddy, joins to talk about the latest news, rumors for homeOS, and the newest update to Matter. After the news, we talk about the smart garden, Bird Buddy, and its new Kickstarter campaign for  WonderBlocks and Petal.

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Links from the show

• Bird Buddy
• WonderBlocks & Petal Kickstarter
• Matter 1.4.1 release
• Apple's upcoming homeOS
• Sonos & Ikea split

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