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We catch up on the CEDIA show floor for a quick show on what we've seen this year at the CEDIA Expo. Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

• Smarter Home Life
• Origin Acoustics
• Coastal Source - Landscape Lighting & Outdoor Audio
• Senic - Smart Home Meets Design
• HomeTech Happy Hour

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Join us as we discuss the most important trends and technologies you should be looking for at CEDIA 2018 in San Diego, including:

• The DIY/Pro convergence
• The latest at "Innovation Alley"
• New business opportunities for home tech pros
• The voice control/AI landscape
• TV technology
• Audio and video
• Luxury tech
• What the big control players are up to
• And much more...

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On this week's episode of HomeTech: the week's biggest home tech headlines, including:

• Netflix finalizes their purge of user reviews
• Netflix testing ads for binge-watchers
• New and surprising stats on streaming-TV adoption...
• Apple gaining a (small but important) foothold in the smart speaker market
• IKEA expands Tradfri line to include a $10 smart plug
• Amazon is working on a local DVR "bolt on" for Fire-TV
• Connected camera replays are coming to select Echo, Fire devices
• Cortana and Alexa can now play nice
• CE Pro gets acquired by Emerald Expositions
• A fantastic look at the professionally-connected smart home
• And much more...

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• Jason's Weekend Project
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Netflix purges all user reviews like it said it would
  • Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series
  • Streaming TV services are now used by 5 percent of US households with Wi-Fi
  • Apple gains a foothold in the smart speaker market: A Foolish Take
  • IKEA to expand Tradfri HomeKit line with new $10 smart plug in October, report says
  • IKEA gör kaffebryggaren smart i höst
  • Amazon is reportedly working on a TiVo-like DVR for live TV
  • Alexa can play smart home camera video recaps on Echo, Fire devices
  • Cortana and Alexa can now call each other as new relationship begins
  • Co-Founder Julie Jacobson: CE Pro is Psyched to be Acquired by Emerald Expositions
  • eZLO Announces Acquisition of MiOS to Accelerate Time to Market in Smart Home Sector
  • Best Buy to Acquire Emergency Response Company GreatCall for $800M
• Discussion
  • It’s really complicated to connect the Home of the Future
  • VIDEO: Designing the brain of the home of the future with Grant Imahara
• Pick of the Week: TVTemplate.com
• CEDIA 2018 HomeTech Happy Hour Info: Sign up here!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: the week's biggest home tech headlines, including:

Netflix finalizes their purge of user reviews

Netflix testing ads for binge-watchers

New and surprising stats on streaming-TV adoption...

Apple gaining a (small but important) foothold in the smart speaker market

IKEA expands Tradfri line to include a $10 smart plug

Amazon is working on a local DVR "bolt on" for Fire-TV

Connected camera replays are coming to select Echo, Fire devices

Cortana and Alexa can now play nice

CE Pro gets acquired by Emerald Expositions

A fantastic look at the professionally-connected smart home

And much more...

Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Jason shares his (successful) covert mission to get himself a new iPhone X. Plus, the latest home tech headlines including:

• SmartThings and Plume partner up for a new mesh WiFi/smart home solution
• Samsung announces their new Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker
• Fibraro launches an aggressive new North American installer training program
• Marantz rolls out new AirPlay2 receivers
• A new smart device to ensure you never run out of coffee
• Crestron hacks
• Smart home security tips
• And much more...

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• HomeKit Weekly: Four ways to control cooling with fans and air conditioners
• HomeTech Headlines
  • New Samsung SmartThings Wifi Melds Home Automation Hub with Plume Mesh Wi-Fi
  • Samsung announces Galaxy Home speaker with Bixby smart assistant
  • Five things we still don’t know about Samsung’s Galaxy Home smart speaker
  • Fibaro Launches North American Installer Training Initiative
  • Marantz begins rolling out AirPlay 2 support to compatible audio accessories
  • Amazon Dash-powered WePlenish smart pantry device orders snacks, coffee, more
• Security in AV
  • The Art of Hacking AV Systems - rAVe [Publications]
  • DEF CON® Hacking Conference
  • How to better secure your smart home
• Picks of the Week
  • Mystery button on remote at AirBNB in Wales - Tiernan Douieb on Twitter
  • This cruel Bud Light smart fridge unlocks only when the Cleveland Browns win
  • Away Mode by Hippo

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Jason shares his (successful) covert mission to get himself a new iPhone X. Plus, the latest home tech headlines including:

SmartThings and Plume partner up for a new mesh WiFi/smart home solution

Samsung announces their new Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker

Fibraro launches an aggressive new North American installer training program

Marantz rolls out new AirPlay2 receivers

A new smart device to ensure you never run out of coffee

Crestron hacks

Smart home security tips

And much more...

Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Gabe Halimi, CEO and co-founder of Flo. An intelligent leak detection and water shutoff system, Flo takes water-damage protection to the next level. Tune in to hear how Flo's proactive approach to water monitoring can increase your water-use efficiency and protect your home from one of the most common causes of catastrophic damage.

That, plus the latest home tech headlines including:

• Apple gets into the Thread Group
• Sonos offers Seth an (unsatisfactory) explanation of their AirPlay 2 stance
• Sci-Fi fans can now get their own voice-enabled HAL-9000 replica
• Who killed the cable bundle?
• And more...

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Apple Is Worth $1,000,000,000,000. Two Decades Ago, It Was Almost Bankrupt.
  • Ron Wayne, the Apple co-founder who cashed out for $800
  • Apple joins ‘The Thread Group,’ opening up the possibility of more advanced HomeKit tech
  • Sonos exec explains why the Play:1 and other older speakers won’t get AirPlay 2 support
  • Get your own HAL-9000 replica with Bluetooth and voice command
  • Who Killed the Great American Cable-TV Bundle?
  • Control4 Hires Charlie Kindel, Amazon Alexa Smart Home Mastermind
  • I’m Betting on Control4
• Pick of the Week: Controller for HomeKit
• Interview: Water Leak Detection System with Automatic Shut Off for the Home | Flo