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On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Bruno Napoli, Founder of Krika and long time friend of the show. Bruno joins us to discuss a recent blog post of his that has home technology professionals all over the world engaged in a raging debate about the future of the industry. Bruno's post outlines his strong opinions about what the efforts of GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon) in the smart home mean to traditional home technology companies. And our interview with him is easily the most spirited conversation we've had in 3+ years of doing the show. It's not to be missed!

That plus... The wait for Siri-in-a-Can may finally be coming to an end. Alexa will soon be able to whisper sweet nothings. Ecobee getting in position to dominate the smart TStat game. Savant is back! And more...

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• Siri In A Can Coming in June?
• Inside Tim Cook's Apple HomeKit-equipped smart home
• Amazon’s latest Alexa feature makes it sound more human than ever
• The Ecobee4 is the new smart thermostat to beat (Nest who?) - CNET
• Even cooler -- incoming ecobee ligtht switch that doubles as a room sensor and Echo Dot!
• Savant Unveils Music Server, Controller, Software Upgrades
• Krika at CEDIA interview
• Legrand
• Opinion: GAFA Spells Doom for Traditional A/V and Smart-Home Specialists
• Why GAFA’s Interest in the Smart Home Actually Presents Significant Opportunity
• Interview: Bruno Napoli from Krika

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Amazon Echo just became your personal stylist. Vizio didn't succeed in killing the hard-button remote after all. A Smart home that wants to kill you. Chemotherapy for the the IoT. New research reveals surprising data on media device adoption. Is Home Automation as a profession dead? And much more...

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• Amazon unveils Echo Look, a new $200 Alexa-powered device with camera that offers fashion tips
• Vizio’s new TVs go back to built-in apps and a normal remote control
• Vizio - Company Boldly Proclaims the Era of Physical Button Remotes ss "Going to End" - but Should We Believe Them?
• Welle: Turn Any Surface Into A Smart Interface
• Smart Home Movie Rumor
• This Hacker Is My New Hero - BrickerBot
• Domotz - Fingpedia Report: What Analysing 1 Million Networks Reveals About The Most Popular Mobile And Media Device Brands In The Us And Europe
• The days of AV and home automation as we know it are numbered!
• Presenting the CE Pro 100 of 2017 - CE Pro

On this week's episode of HomeTech: What "OK Google" hacks show us about the challenge of wake words. Lutron continues their consumer market penetration with a new Caseta integration. Amazon takes their Echo integrations to a whole new level. Bose on the receiving end of a ludicrous lawsuit. Logitech Pop buttons get a HomeKit integration. The significance of embedded Sling TV in LG's displays. The staggering amounts of money being spent on original video content by OTT providers. And much more...

PS - Don't forget to head over to our new "Projects" page to let us know what you're working on, and you could be featured on a future episode of the podcast!

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• HomeTech Projects Project
• Google shuts down Burger King's cunning TV ad | The Verge
• Google may combine Home and Wi-Fi hub into a single product
• Google Home gets Caseta
• Amazon Opens Echo Voice-Processing Tech to Third-Party Mfgs.
• The Ecobee4 thermostat will come with integrated Alexa controls - The Verge
• Bose ‘Wiretaps’ Users, Mines Personal Data from Wireless Headphone App, Lawsuit Alleges - CE Pro
• Logitech’s customizable Pop buttons can now be connected to Apple’s HomeKit
• Fibaro Brings New Premium Consumer Smart Home Hub with Compatible Key Fob to the U.S.
• Sling TV becomes the first live TV streaming service on LG’s Smart TVs
• Roku signs multiyear licensing deal with Tivo, but the long-term goal is murky
• Comcast Is Planning a Netflix Rival Using NBC Shows
• Hulu’s live TV service rumored to cost $39.99 per month
• Why Amazon is spending $4.5B on video this year — and how it compares to competitors like Netflix

A very quick show this week to launch an initiate we've been dreaming up for a few months. If you have a home technology project of any size at any stage head on over to hometech.fm/projects and let us know about it!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Petlexa, Google Gnome, and the Hub may have been April Fools' jokes, but the Control4 Emojis were not. Alexa makes her way into a thermostat (?) and a touchscreen speaker that looks like a football. A glimpse at TiVo's rumored cloud DVR. Verizon looks to launch a streaming TV service this summer. Yet another entrant in the sub-$500 Mesh WiFi space. And much more...

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• April Fools Fell for Hub, a Fake Startup Whose Smart-Home Device Doesn’t Do Anything - CE Pro
• Control4 Gets Emojis for Home Automation Activities: ‘Kiss-Kiss’ for Romance Mode? = CEPro
• BlackWire Emoji Pack
• Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat Gets Deeper Alexa Integration
• Alexa-enabled Clarity Speaker is like Amazon Echo with a touchscreen
• TiVo Cloud DVR Details Emerge | Zatz Not Funny!
• YouTube TV has arrived – here’s how to sign up
• Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in a single bundle
• Verizon reportedly planning online TV service for this summer
• Amazon scores NFL streaming deal for reported $50M, outbidding Twitter and other tech giants
• New EnMesh Home Wi-Fi System From EnGenius Brings Fast, Wall-to-Wall Wi-Fi Home