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This week on HomeTech: We're kicking off with a big announcement about Tech Show Talk 2021 - a live event on Thursday, September 2nd that will bring industry peers from all around the world to discuss the news coming out of the CEDIA Expo. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Tech Show Talk 2021
• Pick of the Week
  • DIY Screensaver - @PabloRochat on Twitter

This week on HomeTech: More vendors exiting from the CEDIA Expo, Sonos kind of wins over Google, and cool new products from SmartThings and Josh.ai. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • ResiWeek 289: Potato Cameras - AVNation TV
  • List of Exhibitors Pulling Out of CEDIA Expo 2021
  • CEDIA Expo 2021: Emerald Assures Attendees the Show Goes On - CE Pro
  • Capitol Sales Distribution Shuts Down - CE Pro
  • Matter’s interoperable smart home standard has been delayed to 2022 - The Verge
  • ITC judge preliminarily rules Google infringed on five Sonos patents | Engadget
  • Google Infringed on Sonos Patents, Judge Says - The New York Times
  • SmartThings Debuts SmartThings Edge | The Digital Media Zone
  • Burkhardt, Bernath Acquire Vital Management from Starkey, Firszt - CE Pro
  • Lutron Unveils Josh.ai Ready Wallplate Integrated Voice Control Keypad - CE Pro
• Pick of the Week
  • Nestflix

This week on HomeTech: Major vendors start to cancel on CEDIA, Wyze is at it again, new TCL TV pricing, and is T-Mobile testing fiber? All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Savant Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo; Cites Health Concerns from Delta Variant - Strata-gee.com
  • CEDIA Expo Updates Status of Show Amid COVID-19 Delta Variant Concerns
  • Wyze launches another ridiculously cheap camera (this one has a light) - CNET
  • Wyze now makes Wyze Smart Bulbs and they're only $9 each
  • Wyze Socks
  • Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products - GeekWire
  • 8K TCL Roku TV pricing revealed — and it's good news | Tom's Guide
  • T-Mobile is selling fiber internet in a 'very limited' pilot program | Engadget

-Pick of the Week

• Cartrivision Video Tape History Thread – @Foone on Twitter

This week on HomeTech: Vudu lives on, Snap One expands into a few more local markets, Google might be announcing new Nest kit soon, and IKEA shows off a new smart air filter. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Snap One Opens new Partner Stores in Southern U.S. - CE Pro
  • Fandango chooses Vudu as the way forward for its streaming business - The Verge
  • Vudu Movie Player
  • Google leak gave us a glimpse of its upcoming Nest cameras and doorbells | Engadget
  • IKEA - STARKVIND air purifier launch
  • Wirecutter: The Best Air Purifier
• Pick of the Week
  • Amazon made a $55 soap dispenser that reminds you to wash for 20 seconds | Engadget

This week on HomeTech: Snap One ($SNPO) shares go on sale, at a discount, Alexa gets some new skills and Seth goes off on a rant about the “wellness” trend. All of this and a fun pick of the week on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • ‘Good night’ or ‘bedtime’, Alexa routines now support multiple phrases - The Verge
  • Snap One IPO Launches at $18 Per Share - CE Pro
  • CE Pro Deep Dive: Does Wellness Market Need a Checkup? - CE Pro The Science Behind Human Centric Lighting (and recent studies as of 2019) - Part 3
• Pick of the Week
  • Playdate. Pre-orders begin July 29.

This week on HomeTech: Ring adds end-to-end encryption, the security market has a security problem, and Nokia releases all-new smart lighting products powered by Insteon! All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Ring Devices Just Got Much Harder to Hack - CE Pro
  • Prominent Florida Integration Firm Technicians Accused of Spying on Clients - CE Pro
  • Nokia Smart Lighting: A new brand based on Insteon tech | TechHive
  • Nokia and Smartlabs Launch Nokia Smart Lighting - Residential Systems
• Pick of the Week
  • Louis Vuitton’s $2,890 light-up speaker looks like something Thanos would steal - The Verge

This week on HomeTech: End of an era at Crestron, watching movies from home looks promising, and is the smart home worth it? All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Crestron CEO Randy Klein Announces Retirement - CE Pro
  • Box Office: Black Widow Collects $80 Million in Theaters, $60 Million on Disney Plus - Variety
  • Misguided Gizmodo Says ‘Smart Home Isn’t Worth It’ - CE Pro
  • The Smart Home Isn't Worth It
• Pick of the Week
  • How Loki built a different reality with retro hardware - The Verge

This week on HomeTech: SnapAV is now Snap One plus a new S1 filing reveals the company plans a paid version of OVRC, the Onkyo deal is done, ADT sues Vivint, and are counterfeit products next in our future? All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • VOXX, Sharp Acquire Onkyo and Integra for $30.8M - CE Pro
  • SnapAV Rebrands as Snap One - CE Pro
  • SnapAV S1
  • Crestron Home Now Supports Josh.ai Voice Controls - CE Pro
  • ADT Takes Legal Action Against Vivint Over Patent Infringement Concerns - CE Pro
  • Universal's films will make their TV debut on Peacock | Engadget
  • Will the Global Chip Shortage Result in an Influx of Fake Components? - CE Pro
• Pick of the Week
  • Police ticket driver for sticking Starlink terminal on car’s hood - The Verge

This week on HomeTech: We're in the middle of the slow summer news cycle and managed to pluck out a few headlines about Sonos and IKEA, Ring, and SpaceX having worldwide coverage coming up in September. All of this and a little bit more on this week's podcast.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Ikea/Sonos Picture Frame Speaker Officially Revealed
  • Is This Ring's New Car Cam?
  • We may have our first look at Ring’s Car Cam
  • ADT and Ring reach settlement in trademark dispute over octagonal blue signs
  • SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet could achieve global coverage by September | Engadget

This week on HomeTech: Apple shows off a few new Home features at WWDC 2021, CEDIA opens up registration for EXPO 2021, HBO Max was broken and now fixed, and Sidewalk takes a hit in the press. All that and a great listner question in this weeks mailbag.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Registration Now Open for CEDIA Expo 2021 - Residential Systems
  • HBO Max update mostly fixes its broken Apple TV app | Engadget
  • The biggest announcements from Apple’s WWDC keynote
  • Apple introduces Siri for third-party devices
  • Watch Apple’s Siri blaze through requests with on-device processing
  • Planning to reject Amazon Sidewalk? Do it for the right reasons - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
  • Amazon Sidewalk Whitepaper
• Mailbag
  • @tybenton on Twitter - should we be asking the companies to have an exit plan for their tech products end of life or sales such as Sevenhugs or Logitech remotes to become an open source product?