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On this week's show: More button follow up, Bond brings buttons, Switchbot gets HomeKit, Apple clarifies confusion, Gavin drops the F-bomb as Plex launches HTPC software, Amazon is just getting creepy, our TV show roundup for the summer, and a beautiful UI Pick of the Week.

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Show Notes

• Leviton Adds Most Exciting DIY Smart Home Controller To Launch in Years
• Home: On #150 - Decora Smart with Greg Rhoades from Leviton | DMZ
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Bond Sidekick | Bond
  • SwitchBot is now HomeKit Enabled
  • Apple says iPads will keep working as home hubs in iPadOS 16, but there’s a catch
  • Plex releases Plex HTPC
  • Flirc
  • Amazon's Latest Trick: Pipe In a Dead Person's Voice Through Alexa's Speakers
• Pick of the Week
  • r/homeautomation - What switch would I need to replace the front porch/driveway dual switch here?
• TV Show Roundup
  • Seth
    • For All Mankind | Apple TV+
    • Physical | Apple TV+
    • Tehran | Apple TV+
    • Counter Point | Amazon
    • Upload | Amazon
  • Gavin
    • Night Sky | Amazon.com
    • The Man Who Fell To Earth | Showtime
    • Insatiable | Netflix
    • The Man from Toronto | Netflix
    • Crimes of the Future
  • TJ
    • The Boys | Amazon
    • The Umbrella Academy | Netflix

On this week's show: Google breaks some things making Matter matter, we say goodbye to Smart Dry, Alarm.com gets some new solar monitoring services, Switchbot makes a keypad, Hue makes a new keypad, Leviton makes a better one, and sweet, innocent Gavin learns about something new from Reddit comments. All of this, the pick of the week, and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Google’s Matter update for the Nest Hub Max will break direct Nest x Yale Lock integration
  • Connected Life Labs ends Smart Dry
  • New Solar Monitoring Program Announced By Alarm.com
  • Switchbot Keypad
  • Philips Hue gets a new Tap dial switch, customizable track lighting, and more
  • Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi Scene Controller Switch (2nd Gen) - CEPRO
  • Seattle company donates security cameras to Amarillo Zoo after 'Chupacabra' mystery
• Pick of the Week
  • Luba Robot Lawn Mower

This week on HomeTech: Apple talks about Matter mattering at WWDC, Samsung talks about Matter not really mattering at event no one heard about, Roku might be acquired by Netflix, Facebook kills the Portal (at least for the home), Insteon rises from the grave, again, and Seth rants about traveling in the UK. All this, the pick of the week and more!

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • New Hubitat Firmware Update
  • MacRumors WWDC 2022 Roundup
  • Dan Wroclawski @danwroc Apple has added offline voice control for #HomeKit to Siri, as well as updated the underlying architecture of the Home app to make it faster and more reliable! #WWDC22
  • iPads Can't be Home Hubs as of ios16
  • Samsung launches SmartThings Home Life to make the connected home even easier
  • Report claims Roku is bracing for a potential Netflix takeover
  • SCART - Wikipedia
  • Meta is reportedly discontinuing Portal devices for consumers
  • It's a New Day for Insteon. Again. | The Digital Media Zone
  • A New Day for Insteon! — Insteon
• Pick of the Week
  • Ikea announces record player that might actually make it to stores this time

This week on HomeTech: Jasco lands in YouTube trouble, Amazon kills off the original Cloud Cam, Ikea launches a new Matter ready hub and app that we still can’t pronounce, we chat about a number of new IoT devices that just hit the market, the pick of the week, and more! Also, Seth completely forgot to hit record… so…. sorry about the audio.

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Show Notes

• Youtube Guy Blasts JE/Jasco on Firmware Updates
• Sonos Voice Control - the exclusive missing manual - DoItForMe Solutions
• How to setup Sonos - best way? - DoItForMe Solutions
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Daily Crunch: Amazon will sunset Cloud Cam service in December, offers customers free Blink Mini – TechCrunch
  • IKEA made a Matter-ready hub with a new smart home app to match | Engadget
  • HomeKit-enabled In-Wall Relay Switch
  • Sensibo AirQ
  • SwitchBot Lock: Make your locks Smart in seconds
• Pick of the Week
  • CePro Oldest Gear Contest

This week on HomeTech: CEPro says its cool to hang TVs over the fireplace and your neck wont really hurt that bad, "Hey Sonos" might be rolling out, Best Buy has a bad quarter, Linksys launches new Wifi 6 kit, eero gets multi-admin, TJ jumps ship from Hubitat to Smartthings, the pick of the week, and more... 🐊

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Show Notes

• Common Myths About Mounting TVs Over Fireplaces
• r/sonos - I just got “Hey Sonos” with 14.8!
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Best Buy Revenues Fall Due to Lower Home Theater Demand
  • Linksys rolls out a pair of more affordable WiFi 6 mesh routers | Engadget
  • Introducing eero Multi-Admin
  • Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform
  • FIBARO | Home Center 3 - The smart Home Game Changer
• Pick of the Week
  • Twitter: @adam_safaoui - Trees being knocked down and cars being pushed over #ONstorm #ottnews @weathernetwork

This week on HomeTech: Onkyo files for bankruptcy, Vivint woes, Sonos might get a baby sub, Ecobee launches a new thermostat, TP-Link launches a smart home line, and, of course, a fun pick of the week!

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Show Notes

• Unraid 6.10.0 Stable
• WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel
• Tailscale
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Audio Brand Onkyo Files for Bankruptcy
  • Vivint Smart Home agrees to pay restitution to customers in Arizona
  • Amazon’s ad-supported Freevee comes to Apple TV
  • Sonos Sub Mini leaks following the company's affordable 'Ray' soundbar launch
  • Ecobee's New HomeKit-Enabled Smart Thermostat Premium Launches for $249
  • TP-Link's new smart home line includes affordable 2k security cameras
• Pick of the Week
  • AR Floorplan Walk-through

This week on HomeTech: Sonos has three big announcements and two of them aren't just new colors, Google IO happens and now you're being watched, and Matter starts to matter even less if that is possible. All those stories and a massive, 22-outlet pick of the week...

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Show Notes

• SharpTools - Visualize & Automate Your Smart Home
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sonos Announces New Sonos Ray Home Theatre Speaker and Colour Options for Sonos Roam
  • Sonos Voice Control | Incredible sound. At your request.
  • SonoSequencr App
  • Here’s everything you need to know from the Google I/O 2022 keynote today – TechCrunch
  • Google explains why it’s all in on Matter, the first true smart home standard - The Verge
  • Why Samsung SmartThings Matters
• Pick of the Week
  • Power Strip Surge Protector, SUPERDANNY 22 AC Multiple Outlets, 2100 Joules, 1875W/15A, 6.5Ft Flat Plug Heavy Duty Extension Cord for Home, Office, Dorm, Gaming Room

This week on HomeTech: New kit from both Wyze and Aqara "wow" the DIY market, Leviton launches retrofit-friendly lighting control, Amazon adds new features to both FireTV and Alex but is also spying on you, Gavin wants a New LG 55-inch TV, and a slick pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Wyze Cam v3 Garage Door Controller
  • Wyze Room Sensor
  • r/homeautomation - Why The Aquara P1 Occupancy Sensor Is A GAME CHANGER For Your Smart Home
  • Aqara Motion Sensor P1, REQUIRES AQARA HUB, 5-Year Battery Life, Configurable Detection Timeout, for Alert System and Automations, Compatible with HomeKit, Alexa, IFTTT
  • Leviton launches HomeKit-enabled Decora Smart No-Neutral Switch, Dimmer, and Bridge aimed at older homes
  • Amazon's Fire TV Cube can now connect directly with select hearing aids
  • Amazon’s Alexa can now announce when someone or something is on your porch
  • LG TV Sizes Requested (thank you LG 😘, we are waiting)
    • Gavin: 55- or 65-inch OLED TV
    • Seth: 77-inch OLED TV
    • TJ: at least 75-inch OLED TV
• Pick of the Week
  • Eséguo voice assistant | Wall mounted devices | Ekinex

This week on HomeTech: Inovelli pre-order time, Control4 Cancels AVA, Netflix gets Canceled, Sonos has a new soundbar on the way, ecobee may have a new thermostat, and of course the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• Pre-Order Open: Blue Series Smart 2-1 Switch
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Control4 Blocks AVA
  • Netflix Loses 200K Subscribers In The First 3 Months Of 2022 And Expects To Shed 2 Million More This Quarter
  • Exclusive: this is the new budget soundbar from Sonos
  • Ecobee Planning New Smart Thermostat With Built-In Air Quality Sensor
• Pick of the Week
  • Canairi - a playful design solution to a healthy indoor climate

This week on HomeTech: The gang takes a visit back to the HomeTech Grave Yard to bury Insteon since the company abruptly shut its doors down over the weekend. Garadget announces a new product (in 2022!) for Control4, Canada gets blazing fast internet speeds, LiFX looks like it could be next, Youtube gets to stream some sportsball games, and this week's pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• Which AV Suppliers ‘Blew Chunks’ During Supply Chain Crisis?
• IPVM
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Garadget for Control4 – Garadget
  • Bell Launches 3gbps in Canada
  • Rogers to release internet with 8Gbps symmetrical speeds this summer
  • YouTube will exclusively stream 15 MLB games this season
  • LIFX Looks Shaky as Parent Company Goes Into Receivership
  • Insteon's Statement
  • Smart Home Company Insteon Shut Down—and Left Customers in the Dark
  • Insteon’s troubles are a smart home tale as old as time
  • Inside A $75,000,000 Aspen Ski Mansion | On The Market | Architectural Digest
• Pick of the Week
  • Here’s what happens when cops pull over a driverless Cruise vehicle