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On this weeks show: Ubiquity releases a product that should have already existed, Apple updates the AppleTV AppleTV app, the CI industry is $29B strong, Google loves experimenting with being an ISP, a big discussion about Homey vs. Home Assistant, a fun holiday Pic of the Week, project updates, litter boxes, rack studs, and of course software updates for everyone!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • UniFi Cable Internet - Ubiquiti Store United States
  • Apple Updates Apple TV App For for Easier Navigation - CEPRO
  • Roughly 20K Integrators Fueling $29B Custom Industry: CEDIA Report - CEPRO
  • Google's superfast 20Gbps Wi-Fi 7 Fiber plan costs $250 a month
  • When Google Fiber Abandons Your City as a Failed Experiment
  • Innovative wireless light switch could cut house wiring costs in half | Folio
  • Homey Pro Review
• Pick of the Week
  • Clark Griswold Christmas Vacation decoration dummy
• Home Assistant 2023.12 Released
  • HomeWizard joins Works With HA Program
  • Silicon Labs and Nabu Casa
• Rackstuds
• Rack Rail Hole Spacing Explained
• Litter-Robot 4
• Litter Box Training Your Small Dog
• MISERWE 500ml Diffuser with Remote Control Waterless Automatic Shut Off Essential Oil Diffusers with Timing Mode Adjustable Oil Diffuser for Home

On this week's show we sit down with Daniel Moneta and talk all about Matter. Daniel works on Product and Marketing Strategy at Samsung Smart Things and is one of the leads responsible for marketing at the Matter Working Group.

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Show Notes

• ICE! Featuring a Charlie Brown Christmas
• Govee RGBIC Car Underglow Lights
• Govee RGBIC Smart Car LED Strip Lights H7090
• Nanoleaf Essentials Smart LED Lightstrip 80" Smarter Kit (2m) - RGB & Warm to Cool Whites
• Interview - Daniel Moneta, Samsung SmartThings and the Matter Working Group
  • Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop connectivity standard
  • GitHub - project-chip/connectedhomeip: Matter (formerly Project CHIP)
  • Peeking Under the Hood of Your Matter Smart Home
• Pick of the Week
  • QuickDraw

On this week's show, Inovelli launches a new fan canopy control, IKEA launches new, affordable sensors, Switchbot launches a new Pro lock, and Konnected launches a new garage door opener integration. All of these and more headlines, a pick of the week, and project updates!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Inovelli Fan Module
  • Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors - The Verge
  • New SwitchBot Lock Pro launches with increased battery life and Matter compatibility - NotebookCheck.net News
  • [RELEASE] Konnected Garage Door Opener Official Driver - ⚙️ Custom Apps and Drivers / Custom Drivers - Hubitat
  • RatGDO 3D Printed Cases
  • Sonos is reportedly gearing up to release its own AirPods and Apple TV competitors
  • Internal memo: Amazon will cut ‘several hundred’ Alexa jobs as it ends unspecified initiatives – GeekWire
• Pick of the Week
  • The Clapper: Yes, that one. - YouTube
• Home Assistant 2023.12 Beta Released
• Unraid 6.12.5 Released
• Migrating From 500/700 Zwave Controllers to 800
• SecuritySpy - Intelligent Video Surveillance Software for Mac - Ben Software
• SecuritySpy System Requirements Calculator - Ben Software
• Episode 453 - Reading Logs is No Fun

On this week's show, Z-Wave is (probably not) dead, Sonos teases new product, voice assistants can be hacked, Aqara launches an affordable PTZ camera, a new smart lock standard, mailbag, a pick of the week, and new project updates.

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Show Notes

• Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane’s AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration
• Nabu Casa is Hiring
• Show Notes
  • Industry Veteran Mitch Klein Announces Departure from Silicon Labs - CEPRO
  • Sonos teases a major new product coming next year - The Verge
  • Hubitat C8 Pro Spotted
  • Voice Assistants Susceptible to 'Silent' Cyberattacks, Researchers Say - CEPRO
  • Aqara 2K Indoor Security Camera E1, Pan & Tilt, HomeKit Secure Video Indoor Camera, Two-Way Audio, Night Vision, Person Tracking, Wi-Fi 6, Plug-in Cam Supports HomeKit, Alexa and IFTTT
  • Aliro aims to unify digital access to smart locks using smartphones and smartwatches - The Verge
• Who Matters This Week
  • This smart lock is the first with Matter-over-Thread baked in - The Verge
  • Sonoff's first Matter Device
  • Third Reality MZ1 Smart Bridge
    • Smart Hardware | IOT platform | Third Reality, inc | China
• Mailbag
  • TJ Spotted in the Wild
• Pick of the Week
  • Lovesac - Sactionals with StealthTech Sound + Charge
• Home of the QuinLED LED Controllers - quinled.info
• Welcome to WLED - WLED Project
• The home cinema design podcast

On this week's show: MyQ is removed from Home Assistant faster than you can say “YAML” and the world quickly finds better, cheaper alternatives, Josh.ai and AVA respond to the SnapOne lawsuit, Resi Systems releases their 2023 State of the Industry report, Google launches an AI to create scripts for you in Google Home, Disney takes over Hulu, and Switchbot Matters. All of this, a pick of the week, and project updates!

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Show Notes

• Removal of MyQ integration
• This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart
• Smart Garage Door Opener
• Wyze Garage Door Controller
• Security+ 2.0 Wired Dry Contact Adapter – Garadget
• Show Notes
  • Snap One Lawsuit: AVA & Josh.ai File Responses; The Dance Marathon Begins - Strata-gee.com
  • The State of the Industry 2023 - Residential Systems
  • Google Releases Generative AI Smart Home Automation Script Generator - CEPRO
  • Disney is taking full ownership of Hulu, setting it up to dominate streaming
  • Disney will start testing a combined Disney Plus and Hulu app next month - The Verge
  • Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, & More Team Up to Launch a Free Streaming & Live OTA TV Network | Cord Cutters News
• Who Matters
  • Switchbot S10 to get Matter
• Pick of the Week
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• Luxedo Projectors
• Everything Presence One Kit

On this week's show, we sit down Inovelli founder Eric Hines to catch up on what the company is up to in 2023 and what the future may bring with Matter looming over Zigbee and Z-Wave products. We also follow up on a few projects and cover a few post-Halloween HomeTech Headlines.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Aqara SmartLock U200: All You Need to Know About the European Lock
  • Aqara FP2 Update Adds Sleep Monitoring Functionality - Homekit News and Reviews
  • Aqara Smart home on iOS adds homekit room sync
  • Hubitat Matters
• Interview
  • Inovelli
  • Smart Presence Sensor Switch (mmWave)
• Building the Open Home Newsletter
• ratgdo - local control over MyQ "enabled" garage door openers
• Printables - ratgdo enclosure
• Home Assistant 2023.11 Released
• Android's built-in smart home controls now work with Home Assistant

On this week's show, the FCC opens up some bandwith that looks great for IoT devices, ecobee makes a video doorbell that you can answer on your thermostat, Level adds a WiFi bridge, Matter 1.2 is out, a few ideas from the mailbag and project updates galore! All this, and more on this week's HomeTech Podcast.

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Show Notes

• TV Shows
  • The Fall of the House of Usher | Netflix Official Site
  • The Righteous Gemstones | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com
  • For All Mankind - Apple TV+
  • FX's Reservation Dogs | Only on Hulu
  • Futurama
• HomeTech Headlines
  • FCC Opens 6GHz Band to More IoT Devices - CEPRO
  • ecobee Launches First Doorbell Camera That Can Stream Video Feed to Thermostat - CEPRO
  • Level adds a Wi-Fi bridge for its smart locks, but still no support for Matter-over-Thread - The Verge
  • CSA Releases Matter 1.2 With 9 New Device Types - CEPRO
  • Matter 1.2 brings robot vacuums, fridges, smoke alarms, and more - The Verge
• Mailbag
  • RAIN SEER Zigbee Sprinkler Timer WiFi Water Timer, Automatic Watering System with App & Voice Control for Garden, Waterproof Box, Irrigation Water Valve, and Smart Hose Timer for Efficient Irrigation
  • Ajax Home Security — Alarms & Smart Systems | Official website
• Gavin Campbell with Home Assistant's Local Voice AI, mmWave Sensors, Zigbee vs. Z-Wave, 3D Printing and Smart Lawn Watering - HGG588
• Entertainment 2.0 #629 - Video Industry Changes with Gavin Campbell - The Digital Media Zone
• Bird@Edge Turns Birdsong into Species Recognition On-Device, Using an NVIDIA Jetson Nano

On this week's show, Mazda shuts down a (hacked) integration with Home Assistant, Best Buy stops selling CDs and DVDs, Netflix says they are opening retail locations, ADT has a new DIY system, a cursed pic of the week, and projects, projects, and more projects.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Removal of Mazda Connected Services integration - Home Assistant
  • Year of the Voice - Chapter 4: Wake words - Blog - Home Assistant Community
  • Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Sales Next Year - CEPRO
  • Apple TV+ share compared to other streaming platforms in the US
  • Netflix to open branded retail stores for some reason
  • Immersive Art Experience | Otherworld
  • First look at ADT’s yet-to-be-announced Smart Home Security system - The Verge
• Pick of the Week
  • Cursed VoIP
• Home Assistant OS 11: Low-latency scheduler and VM snapshot improvements - Home Assistant
• Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range USB Stick ZST39 LR
• Youtuvbe Toxicity (System of a Down) 2023 Halloween Light and Fire Show - 4K
  • Youtube - 2023 Full Halloween Fire and Light Show - 4K
  • Youtube - Tom BetGeorge
• Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights, Smart RGBIC Outdoor Lights with 75 Scene Modes, 100ft with 72 LED Eaves Lights IP67
• Govee Outdoor Lights, Flood Lights Uplight 2 in 1, LED Landscape Lighting, Halloween lights Low Voltage Landscape Lights, IP65 Pathway Lights Wired with App Control

On this week's show: Ring offers $1m for proof of UFOs, Honda, Acura get myQ, Samsung wants hubs everywhere, Nanaoleaf Matters, and Matter 1.2 may being coming soon. All of these headlines, a pick of the week, project updates, and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Ring kicks off spooky season with $1 million alien footage bounty
  • Honda, Acura Introduce Garage Door Control via CarPlay, Android Auto • iPhone in Canada Blog
  • Google wins reprieve from $32.5 mln verdict in Sonos patent fight | Reuters
  • Samsung just turned its soundbar into a SmartThings hub - The Verge
  • Nanoleaf Debuts Matter-Enabled Smart Holiday String Lights - MacRumors
  • Matter 1.2 Coming?
• Pick of the Week
  • M5Stack Launches the M5Dial, a Swish IoT Rotary Encoder with a Built-In Color Touchscreen Display - Hackster.io
• Zwave-JS issues on HomeAssistant with 500 series controllers
• Software Matter Solution
• BirdNET-PI :: BirdWeather
• GitHub - mmcc-xx/BirdCAGE

On this week's show: Smart plugs in Canada are being recalled or automatically bricked, Amazon is launching satellite Internet, LG says “meh” to ATSC 3.0, Disney starts cracking down on password sharing, and a slew of new products hits the market (do any of them matter?). All this news, a pick of the week, and project updates!

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Show Notes

• CEDIA Expo 2023 Attendance Grows Slightly Over Last Year, Or Did It? - Strata-gee.com
• Hue Reverses Direction
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Smart plugs recalled due to electric shock hazard | CTV News
  • Amazon's New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites This Week After Delays | Cord Cutters News
  • ATSC 3.0 Advocate Throws In The Towel
  • Video Doorbell Adoption Rises to 20% in U.S. - CEPRO
  • Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun - The Verge
  • Netflix is planning to raise prices... again - The Verge
  • Raspberry Pi 5
  • Leviton Debuts a Smart GFCI Outlet
  • Leviton Decora Edge
  • Yale Assure Lock 2 gets fingerprint and HomeKey models. - The Verge
  • New Magic Cube Aura
• Pick of the Week
  • Brew Spider
• Aqara Smart Hub M2 (2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Required), Smart Home Bridge for Alarm System, IR Remote Control, Home Automation, Supports Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit and IFTTT
• Aqara Presence Sensor FP2, mmWave Radar Wired Motion Sensor, Zone Positioning, Multi-Person & Fall Detection, Supports HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home and Home Assistant
• Home Assistant 2023.10 Release