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On this week's show: Latch lays off lots of people, Jony Ive makes a record player, a review of Matter device installs, Blue Iris goes down, and a new printer is on its way to Gavin's house. Will he ever learn?

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Latch Plans to Cut More Than Half Its Workforce as it Positions Itself for Future Growth
  • Jony Ive's first post-Apple hardware project is a $60,000 turntable | Engadget
  • Matter Update Adds Support For Switchbot Lock
• Blue Iris – website down (2023.07.07)
• Robot Lawnmower Shelter
• Home Gadget Geeks Guest Spot

On this week's show: Aqara shows off new keypads and launches a new sensor, Shelly jumps into Z-wave, Amazon starts offing early Prime deals on Amazon owned products, more updates about various projects in the works and the importance of ladder safety as well as a pick of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Aqara Reveals New V1 Matter Wall Switches With MmWave Presence Sensor
  • Shelly Debuts First Line of Z-Wave Smart Home Products - Residential Systems
  • Early Amazon Prime Day deal knocks half off the new Echo Show 5 | Engadget
• Who Matters
  • New Matter Devices Announced From Newcomer Tuo
  • Aqara Contact Sensor P2 (matter over thread)
• Pick of the Week
  • MSG Sphere
  • Robot Vacuum Garage
• Projects
  • Tempest Bird Deterrent Accessory - Doesn't Stop Florida Birds
  • Home Assistant 2023.7 Released

On this week's show: Samsung adds AI to energy monitoring, Home Assistant adds KNX, Josh.ai adds GPT, TPLink adds Matter, a pick of the week that tries to stop pesky birds, an Aqara U100 Door Lock install review, TJ gets new toys for the new house, and lots of project updates.

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Show Notes

• Reynoldsburg, Ohio - Wikipedia
• Ryan Reynolds
• Florida malaria cases contracted, transmitted in Sarasota, which hasn’t happened since 1950s: Health officials
• Seth's Plane Video
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Samsung SmartThings to use AI to optimize home energy use
  • Emporia: Revolutionizing Home Energy
  • Sense.com – The Sense Home Energy Monitor
  • Home Assistant collaborates with KNX
  • JoshGPT Brings Advanced AI to Control Market
  • Govee's Curtain Light is a customizable lighting system for your window or wall
  • TP-Link’s Tapo brand launches Matter-compatible smart lighting
• Pick of the Week
  • Tempest Bird Deterrent Accessory
• Projects
  • Aquara U100 Install Review
  • Home Assistant Updates
  • LG C2 Series 65-Inch Class OLED

On this week's show: TJ and Seth are back from Infocomm, Eve acquired by ABB, get a tiny violin out for Comcast, Rachio adds a new not-free feature, Wiz adds new smart lights, C SEED launches their N1 TV, and EcoFlow starts to Matter. All of this, a pick of the week, project updates from the crew, and much more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Smart home company Eve bought by automation giant ABB
  • Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard | Ars Technica
  • New Rachio App feature: Valve Monitoring
  • WiZ's new smart lights deliver Philips Hue style without the price
  • C SEED Releases Folding Outdoor Television - Residential Systems
  • A Tale of Unwanted Disruption: My Week Without Amazon | by Brandon Jackson | Jun, 2023 | Medium
• Who Matters this week?
  • EcoFlow Matter-compliant Smart Plug arrives with real-time energy consumption tracking
• Pick of the Week
  • Froggy's Fog
• Unraid 6.12.1 Released

On "last week's" show: Seth completely forgets to publish a show even though he edited it a week ago, Aqara launches a new lock that Matters with all the options, Gavin updates us on his green lawn project and TJ fixes up the new home. All of this and we chat about the Vision Pro to contractually satisfy our obligations with Apple, overseer of all tech podcasts.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Matter smart locks have started to arrive - The Verge
  • Aqara's just-released HomeKit Smart Lock U100 with Home Key sees first discount to $161
• Pick of the Week
  • Ultrawide Touch & Non-Touch Displays | Avocor L Series 21:9
• Tuya ZigBee Human Presence Sensor ZY-M100 Review

This week on HomeTech: Google gets hit with a $32m reason to stop infringing on Sonos patents, URC launches an all-new, familiar looking for some reason lighting control system, a new app brings intercom to Sonos speakers, no more fun celebrity voices on Alexa, and Level starts eyeing the apartment market with a new doorbell intercom. All this, a pick of the week, a massive amount of project updates, and more!

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Show Notes

• WWDC23
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Google fined $32.5 million for infringing on Sonos patent | Engadget
  • Jury Sides with Sonos, Orders Google to Pay $32.5m for Infringement
  • URC Launches All-In-One Smart Lighting Products - Residential Systems
  • Inovelli supplying URC?
  • Soro app brings HomePod-like intercom to Sonos speakers - 9to5Mac
  • Amazon is discontinuing Alexa’s celebrity voices, even if you paid for them
  • Smart door lock maker Level is bringing a new video doorbell to apartment dwellers
  • Who Matters This Week?
    • ZemiSmart - New Zigbee/Thread/Matter Hub Surfaces on CSA Website
• Pick of the Week
  • Car in 4K
• Home Assistant 2023.6 Beta Released
• New Hubitat Update
• Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector

This week on HomeTech: An update on Telly's ad TV, Comcast launches a cable-lite streaming package, Netflix lied, Max rebrand kills remotes, Android has viruses, Matter matters, a pick of the week, and the crew plots to disrupt the printer market with ads!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • The tech behind Telly's free dual-screen TV
  • Comcast reveals Now TV, a cable-lite streaming package for $20 a month
  • Netflix Launches Paid Sharing in U.S., Will Start Blocking Users With Unauthorized Passwords
  • Max rebrand killed the 'HBO Max' button on some Android TV remotes
  • Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled
  • Aqara Reveal New Strip, Ceiling Light, Curtain Motor and Switches [U] – Homekit News and Reviews
• Who Matters?
  • The first update to the Matter smart home standard doesn’t bring any new device-types
  • Govee launches M1 LED light strip with Matter out of the box
  • Meet the first Matter Smart Lock | Yale Home
• Pick of the Week
  • "Thread" Lighting Control
• Smart Home Tour 2023 || 7 Space Saving Ideas
• Watch Silo | Apple TV+

On this week's show: TP-Link is boasting some crazy speeds with Wi-Fi 7, Amazon 'pops' out a new product, a new free* TV for people who want more ads, Wemo says they will or won't fix a security flaw on a discontinued product, Ring's former CEO has the Midas touch, and a massive rant on Matter. All this and a pick of the week!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 7 routers, Deco BE85 and Archer BE800, are here - The Verge
  • Amazon pops out a new Echo smart speaker
  • This free TV comes with two screens
  • Researchers find security flaw in Wemo Smart Plug, Belkin says it won’t release a patch
  • Ring Founder Siminoff to Become CEO of Latch
  • Does It Matter? on Twitter: ".@LGUS has quietly launched #Matter support in the LG ThinQ iOS app! The functionality to add devices is there, but it seems to require an LG TV to act as a Matter controller… #smarthome #homeautomation https://t.co/kzaoGz0A3m" / Twitter
  • I’m Done Waiting for Matter’s Smart Home Standard to Matter
• Pick of the Week
  • DIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD

On this week's show we use ChatGPT to review the podcast with mixed results, Amazon is upgrading Alexa with some ChatGPT magic, Yo-Link gets some impressive updates but not to their website, Google wants to Matter and releases a nice docking tablet, Gavin dives back into the world of soil sensors, a question about Reolink cameras, and a pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• 15 Best Home Automation Podcasts You Must Follow in 2023
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon reportedly plans to reboot Alexa with ChatGPT-like features
  • Yo-Link Updates
  • Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow | Wi-Fi Alliance
• Who Matters
  • Google’s redesigned Home app was a long time coming
• Mailbag
  • Reolink: Global Innovator in Smart Home Security and Camera Solutions
  • Reolink Duo Floodlight PoE | 4K 180° Dual Lens Floodlight Camera
  • Reolink Video Doorbell PoE | Smart Wired Doorbell with Chime
• Pick of the Week
  • Please?
• SenseCAP Wireless Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensor - LoRaWAN AU915MHz
• SL710US LoRaWAN Water Pressure Sensor

On this week's HomeTech: Abode gets Google Nest (again), Paramount+ gets subscribers, Amazon gets Matter, and a cat gets a new scratching post thanks to Apple. All this and more, plus some big project updates including a new home for one of our co-hosts!

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Show Notes

• Amazon's May the 4th sale includes a 'Mandalorian' Echo Dot | Engadget
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Abode's Google Nest Integrations Are Back
  • Paramount+ tops 60 million subscribers thanks to 'Picard' and the NFL | Engadget
• Who Matters this week?
  • Amazon doubles down on Matter support with its Echo line
  • Amazon and Eve Systems Join Forces to Enhance Smart Homes
• Pick of the Week
  • @[email protected] - If you keep scratching the HomePod....
• Home Assistant 2023.5 Released
• Honeywell 5800 series 345Mhz door and window sensor integration with HA
• Zigbee Soil Temperature and Humidity Sensor | Temperature and Humidity Sensor | Tuya Expo
• Ecowitt WH51 Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor Max 8 Channels Soil Humidity Tester