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

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason discuss the latest in home tech news including: a amazing new release from the team at Josh.AI. Ikea makes a surprising, if totally logical, step into the smart home. FetchItGo give users physical buttons... and dry erase markers? Google Home releases a handful of new integrations. Samsung gets into the mesh WiFi game with a compelling offering. Proof, if you needed it, that cable companies suck at customer service. And much, much more...

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Show Notes

• Josh.ai Rebrands as Smart Home Integrated Technologies (SHIT) Launches, a New Player in the Smart Home Space
• Ikea's rolling out a brand-new smart home lineup - CNET
• Ikea’s poised to do for the smart home what it did for design
• Inside the Vivint Smart Home Stores at Best Buy: A Huge Paradigm Shift - CE Pro
• Keep it simple: Use the FetchItGo remote to control your smart home devices
• Google Home takes a swing at Alexa with a big hardware partner expansion
• With connected devices, a smarter home is just an “Ok Google” away
• Google Home to hit the UK next month
• Samsung is also making mesh Wi-Fi routers, but they work with SmartThings
• Netgear Expands its Orbi Brand into a Family of Networking Kits and Wi-Fi Devices | Digital Trends
• Comcast reportedly planning streaming TV service just for its internet customers
• US pay-TV continues to lose subscribers
• TV Service Providers & ISPs Earn The Lowest Customer Experience Ratings

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason discuss the latest in home tech news including: a amazing new release from the team at Josh.AI. Ikea makes a surprising, if totally logical, step into the smart home. FetchItGo give users physical buttons... and dry erase markers? Google Home releases a handful of new integrations. Samsung gets into the mesh WiFi game with a compelling offering. Proof, if you needed it, that cable companies suck at customer service. And much, much more... Fan of the podcast? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason sit down to discuss another busy week in the smart home including: Is your IT guy trying to kill you? The smart home landscape for renters. A fantastic new resource for comparing DIY home tech products. Is Leviton inviting electricians into the connected home? A conversation about next-gen UI's including chat bots and... ocarinas?? And much more...

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Show Notes

• I.T. Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Pierce Brosnan Movie - YouTube
• I Loaded My Condo With Tech – And Discovered Smart Homes Still Need A Lot Of Work
• The Ultimate Guide To Smart Home Compatibility
• Episode 153 - Breaking The Mold With Richard Berrie Of iHummingbird
• Episode 139 - Exploring Ovrc Pro With Product Manager Kenny Kim
• Apple Clarifies List Of Homekit Accessories In New Categories
• Leviton Launches Mass-Market Home-Automation Platform, Starting with Wi-Fi Lighting - CE Pro
• Here's Why Chat May Replace Apps As The Way To Control Your Smart Home
• CEDIA Talk: How Humans Will Interface with Technology in the Year 2020
• Zelda Ocarina Controlled Home Automation - Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Sufficiently Advanced - YouTube
• Burglars can easily make Google Nest security cameras stop recording - Help Net Security
• Nest are Boosting Smart Home Market with 3 New Smart Devices

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason sit down to discuss another busy week in the smart home including: Is your IT guy trying to kill you? The smart home landscape for renters. A fantastic new resource for comparing DIY home tech products. Is Leviton inviting electricians into the connected home? A conversation about next-gen UI's including chat bots and... ocarinas?? And much more... Fan of the podcast? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Richard Berrie, CEO and President of iHummingbird. Berrie and his team take a unique approach, leveraging low-cost solutions such as Nest, Sonos, and Lutron Caseta to generate business and build relationships. Proving the theory that these consumer-focused products present up-selling opportunities to savvy professionals, iHummingbird is doing a booming business - with an average installation price of $35,000. Tune in to hear how exactly how he's doing it!

That plus... How the new HDMI 2.1 spec might create more problems than it solves. Netflix penetration surpasses a new milestone. Pandora shows up late to the on-demand streaming party. And a clever new voice-controlled approach to tech support from OneVision.

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Show Notes

• New HDMI 2.1 Specification Transmits 48Gbps to Handle 8K60Hz with HDR, 4K120Hz
• Netflix penetration into U.S. homes surpasses DVRs
• Pandora Premium Can’t Hang With Spotify and Apple
• Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music
• Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music
• Alexa, Tell Tech Support to Give Me a Call
• Interview: iHummingbird
• Florida Integrator Builds Successful ‘Disruptive’ Business Model Around Nest

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Richard Berrie, CEO and President of iHummingbird. Berrie and his team take a unique approach, leveraging low-cost solutions such as Nest, Sonos, and Lutron Caseta to generate business and build relationships. Proving the theory that these consumer-focused products present up-selling opportunities to savvy professionals, iHummingbird is doing a booming business - with an average installation price of $35,000. Tune in to hear how exactly how he's doing it!  That plus... How the new HDMI 2.1 spec might create more problems than it solves. Netflix penetration surpasses a new milestone. Pandora shows up late to the on-demand streaming party. And a clever new voice-controlled approach to tech support from OneVision.  Fan of the podcast? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason sit down to dissect the biggest stories of the week including: Just a bunch of spies doing their job. Apple puts out some shiny HomeKit marketing. Rumors of a new indoor camera from Amazon. Thoughts on the so-called "Lutron Tax"' and Crestron's new (not-so?) easy-to-setup lighting control system. And what Sonos' efforts to fend off the disrupters shows us about the smart home.

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Show Notes

• WikiLeaks: CIA Hacked into Mobile Phones and Samsung Smart TVs, Listened to Conversations - CE Pro
• HomeKit Website
• HomeKit Video
• iHome iSP8 Wi-FI SmartPlug
• Exclusive: Amazon to release home security camera with possible Alexa integration | AFTVnews
• Report: Amazon eyes new Alexa-powered devices that can make phone calls
• Nucleus Intercom
• Alexa, Please Don’t Steal My Company’s Service Revenue
• Lessons From Amazon’s Smart Home Consultations
• Crestron Zūm Is Wireless Lighting Control for Homes, Businesses - CE Pro
• How to Pair Zūm™ Devices on Vimeo
• Crestron Lutron Tax Letter from John Clancy
• PLAYBASE — Wireless Soundbase Speaker for TVs | Sonos
• Sanus TV mount for Playbase
• The making of Playbase
• Sonos’ Quest to Unite the Smart Home With Sweet, Sweet Music

On this week's episode of HomeTech: Seth and Jason sit down to dissect the biggest stories of the week including: Just a bunch of spies doing their job. Apple puts out some shiny HomeKit marketing. Rumors of a new indoor camera from Amazon. Thoughts on Crestron's new (not-so) easy-to-setup lighting control system. And what Sonos' efforts to fend off the disrupters shows us about the smart home. Fan of the podcast? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined by Mitch Klein, Executive Director of the Z-Wave Alliance for an in-depth conversation about the technology and what is new with the alliance. Long a stalwart in the connected home, Mitch discusses what makes the technology so appealing to end-users, installers, and service providers alike. Additionally we explore some recent developments, particularly in the area of cybersecurity, that the alliance is focused on as they look to maintain their dominant position in the worldwide connected home market.

That plus... we belatedly celebrate 3-years of HomeTech! AWS sneezes and half the internet gets a flu. Jason has another tactile control product to drool over. And an spirited chat about the future of TV sparked by YouTube's new offering for cord cutters.

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Show Notes

• Amazon Might Have Picked the Wrong Day to Celebrate AWSome Day
• Amazon Web Services outage reveals critical lack of redundancy across the internet
• Should connected products come with an expiration date?
• Turn Touch — Beautiful Smart Home Control by Samuel Clay — Kickstarter
• YouTube TV - Watch & DVR Live Sports, Shows & News
• YouTube launches its own streaming TV service
• Mossberg: TV is changing, but not fast enough
• Comcast to bring YouTube app and content to Xfinity X1 box, expanding streaming push
• Interviewz: Z-Wave Alliance