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On this week's show: Samsung wants ads everywhere, including the fridge, CEDIA number are out - or are they? Amazon announces a new fall hardware event, UniFi NAS options are getting interesting, Wyze introduces a new smart lock, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • CEDIA Expo 2023 Attendance Shows 14K Integrators Converge on Denver - CE Pro
  • SMLight: Introducing the SMLight Smart Hub - SMLight
  • Amazon announces a fall hardware event amid Kindle and Echo leaks - The Verge
  • Introducing the Next Generation of UniFi Storage Solutions - Ubiquiti Blog
  • Google Nest may become Google Home again.
  • Ultraloq adds Android tap-to-unlock to its Apple Home Key smart lock - The Verge
  • Wyze introduces a Touchless Smart Lock for enhanced security and convenience - Zatz Not Funny!
  • Samsung brings ads to US fridges - The Verge"
• Pick of the Week
  • Travelin' TJ Find: Cable Box Jerky Oven

On this week's show: On this week’s show, we sit down and chat with Applied Sensor Co.’s Raymond King and learn about sensors in fabrics, discuss a few new Unifi products, Dolby Vision 2 is about to make your TV obsolete (again), BMW might be killing integrations, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Introducing UNVR Instant: An All-in-One Device Powered by UniFi Protect
  • Unifi UNVR Instant
  • Dolby announces Dolby Vision 2, expanding picture quality beyond HDR - Engadget
  • BMW kills home assistant integration to "protect security"
• Interivew: Raymond King with the Applied Sensor Co.
  • Applied Sensor Co.
  • TrampleTek Blue
  • SlumberTek
• Pick of the Week: TJ's Scavenger Hunt

On this week's show: LIVE from the CEDIA Expo show floor! We check out Aqara's new announcements, Crestron gets some new keypads, Bond has a wet remote, Josh.ai updates, Savant gets under cabinet lighting?, Unifi dives into AV with a new video distribution system, eero drops a few new products, Phillips drops a few more new products, Samsung SmartThings drops Zwave, a pick of the week, Home Assistant news, project updates, and so much more!

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• CEDIA 2025
  • Aqara Unveils Edge Hub M300 & Aqara Studio Connect - HomeKit News
  • Aqara Enhances Ecosystem Support with Edge Hub M300 - CE Pro
  • Crestron Enhances Cameo and Horizon Keypads for Advanced Lighting Control - rAVe [PUBS]
  • Bond Debuts Outdoor 15-Channel Remote for All Sorts of Things — and Awnings and Shades - rAVe [PUBS]
  • Josh.ai Unveils AI-X OS Operating System - CE Pro
  • Savant Adds Under-Cabinet Lighting to ProSEO Line - CEPro
  • Reddit: Next-Gen UniFi Doorbell Experiences Bring Protect & Access Together
  • Reddit: Unifi Pro AV
  • Reddit: Ubiquiti CEDIA 2025 booth
  • Chowmainsoft Unveils New Ubiquiti Unifi Driver for Control4 - rAVe [PUBS]
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Two First-of-Their-Kind eero Releases Offer Connectivity You Can Count On - eero Blog
  • Philips debuts unexpected smart home hub with Matter support - T3
  • Philips Hue Essentials smart lighting is getting cheaper and supporting Matter, Thread - The Verge
  • Philips Hue pushes lights into the background with motion-aware and RF sensing - The Verge
  • Eufy launches the Marswalker, a stair-climbing robot vacuum - The Verge
  • Samsung’s new SmartThings Hub takes a big step away from legacy tech - The Verge
• Pick of the Week
  • A Wide-Ranging Home Assistant Integration for Crestron - Residential Tech Today
• Home Assistant 2025.9 Released
• Breaking Zigbee2MQTT Changes coming in Oct
• Frient now works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant
• Linux Box Dev Edition – 3reality - 3reality

On this week's show: CEDIA is around the corner and it looks like DIY companies want to get into the pro business, Unifi has a new camera, Google Nest Cam gets an update, Lock Talk, smart wood is back, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• CEDIA Previews
  • Shelly Launches New Dealer Program with Partner-centric Pricing and Training - CEPro
  • Legrand Rolls Out Matter-Compatible Additions to Radiant Line - CEPro
  • Olibra’s Bond Bridge is Now Compatible with Crestron Home - rAVe [PUBS]
  • DMF Lighting Sets Stage for Digital Lighting Push at CEDIA Expo 2025 - CE Pro
  • Versatile Dio Whole-House Audio Products Prioritize Privacy - CEPro
  • From Consumer to Pro: Aqara Targets Integrators at CEDIA Expo 2025 - CEPro
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Introducing UniFi Protect 6.1 – G6 Pro Bullet - Reddit
  • Google Nest Cam 2025 leak: Major video quality improvements, familiar design - 9to5Google
  • Kwisket's Halo Select comes to HomeKit, bringing NFC setup and Matter support - The Verge
  • Level Lock Pro - Level.co
  • MUI BOARD, GEN 2 – Human-Machine-Interface. Reimagined. - MUI Board"
• Pick of the Week TikTok - automated_house Robot mower stress testing 😅 #smarthome #technology #robots

On this week's show: CEDIA is gearing up and there are a few new companies to check out, Zooz has a new siren, AirGradient joins the Home Assistant fold, Google Home gets Gemini, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • New Product Release: ZSE50 Siren/Chime - Zooz Community
  • AirGradient Joins the Works with Home Assistant Program - Home Assistant
  • Google announces Gemini for home: Nest Smart Speakers get advanced voice assistant - The Verge
• Pick of the Week: Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s
• Droplet the Smart Home Water Sensor - Hydrific, part of LIXIL
• Reddit - Important Firmware Update Required for Harmony Hub Remotes
• Menu Bar Controller for Sonos
• Pixel 10 Pro & Pixel 10 Pro XL
• WheresTheBus™

On this week's show: CES 2026 is right around the corner, AI is a bubble, Home Assistant makes a better paper towel holder, new kit from SMLight, Apollo, SMLight, and Ring, DJI jumps into the robot vacuum game, Sonos still has problems, Amazon kills some skills, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• D-Tools Raises $12M Led by Former SnapOne CEO John Heyman - rAVe [PUBS]
• How Insteon came back from the dead - The Verge
• Apollo Automation Becomes Official Home Assistant Distributor, Expanding Smart Home Hardware Access with Expert Support - Apollo Automation
• TJ on Home Assistant podcast
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Z-Wave reborn - Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 - Home Assistant Blog - Home Assistant
  • Apollo BTN-1 Macro Deck: The Ultimate Home Assistant Control Panel for Smart Home Automation - Apollo Automation
  • SLWF-09 With PoE - SMLight
  • SLZBMR1U Zigbee Extended Range To RS485 - smlight.tech
  • DJI’s robot vacuum camera looks like it belongs in a drone - The Verge
  • Sonos Voice Control to become compatible with Philips Hue - Hueblog
  • Sonos speakers are getting pricier as US tariffs hit hard - The Verge
  • Sonos Now Maintaining Multiple Firmware Versions
  • Sonos Roam speakers are overheating and partially melting, company admits - 9to5Mac
  • Eufy Security S330 Video Smart Lock review: this smart lock keeps its best feature locked away - The Verge
  • Ring Outdoor Cam Plus, Power over Ethernet- Amazon
  • Amazon is ending support for a bunch of third-party Alexa smart home skills - The Verge
  • Amazon aims to boost Alexa’s revenue with AI, ads, and subscriptions - The Verge
  • Matter 1.4.2 spec release pushes platforms to play nicely - The Verge
  • Release 2025.8: Smarter Automation and Enhanced Device Support - Home Assistant

On this week's show: We sit down with smart home content creator Jimmy Hawkins who is the brain behind Automated_House to discuss social media, the smart home, and more. Sonos has a new CEO, coincidentally, we also have a new song, Ring denies a data breach, FutureHome is asking for money, Aqara Matters more, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sonos CEO Tom Conrad Wants to Make the Best Speakers Money Can Buy - The Verge
  • Ring denies breach after users report suspicious logins - BleepingComputer
  • Bankrupt FutureHome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service - Ars Technica
  • Great news! LED Bulb T2 RGB now supports Adaptive Lighting over Matter - Aqara Forum
• Interview: Jimmy Hawkins - Automated_House smart home content creator
• Pick of the Week
  • I gave my Real-time Conversation Billy Bass AI - Reddit
• Home Assistant adds initial Matter binding features in beta - Matter Alpha

On this week's show: Aqara was looking for beta testers and pro installers, Unifi wants to get sued by Sonos, Reolink launches nice 360 camera, Ring is teaming up with the police (again), and Hunter Douglas starts to Matter. All of this, a pick of the week, letters from the mailbag, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Aqara beta testing
  • Aqara Looking for Pros
  • Ubiquiti Port
  • Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi - Reolink
  • Wyze Cam Vase - Wyze
  • Amazon's Ring tightens partnerships with police while promising transparency - The Verge
  • Ring’s flying camera is back after a year in obscurity - The Verge
  • Hunter Douglas adds Matter support to its smart shades - The Verge
• Pick of the Week: OBBOTO: Your Desktop Sphere Buddy with Endless Fun
• New: Dev Mount - Box of 50 - nuageit.ca
• Your Home Assistant Story

On this week's show: We catch up with Wayne Kreifels, GM/VP for Segway Navimow North America, to find out what's new at Navimow, discuss Belkin backing out, Sonos doing good things, Ikea moving away from Sonos, Shelly gets Zwave LR, Homey can now clone 433Mhz devices, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeCare - A HomeKit app dedicated to - Reddit
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Belkin Ending Wemo Support - MacRumors
  • Sonos Kills Support for Older Network Systems - Headphonesty
  • Ikea’s latest speaker lamp ditches Sonos for Spotify and inexpensive Bluetooth - The Verge
  • Shelly's New Smart Devices Aim to Simplify Home Automation - The Verge
  • Introducing 433 MHz Remote Cloning - Homey
  • Zooz Joins Works With Home Assistant - Home Assistant Blog
• Segway Navimow - Choose Life without Boundaries
• Navimow X3 API
• Off-Road Wheels
• Pick of the Week: WeatherStar 4000+
• Navbar card: easily navigate through dashboards
• GitHub - zwave-js/zwave-js-ui: Full featured Z-Wave Control Panel UI and MQTT gateway. Built using Nodejs, and Vue/Vuetify
• Aqara Smart Door Locks

On this week's show: Samsung adds natural language programming while Pro systems lag further behind, KEF makes something with Nothing, IKEA now Matters, and UniFi announces a decent NAS drive update. Plus, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • Samsung SmartThings update adds natural language routines - The Verge
  • OpenPhone | Collaborative business phone for startups and small businesses
  • Crestron Home OS 4.6 Puts Music Control at the Forefront of Smart Home Experience - CEPro
  • KEF Collaboration with Nothing Produces Headphone (1) Immersive Audio Solution - CE Pro
  • Ikea’s smart home hub is now a Matter controller - The Verge
  • Introducing UniFi Drive 3.0 - UI Blog
• Pick of the Week
  • Greg in Patron's Slack - Automator of the Month!
• Release 2025.7 – The Sounds of Summer! - Home Assistant Blog
• Nuki Joins Works With Home Assistant - Home Assistant Blog
• TJ's Youtube: Want to install drip irrigation or landscape lighting? Ill show you how!
• This device uses a laser to shoot down 30 mosquitoes per second — LiDAR-guided 'Photonmatrix' has up to 6-meter kill zone, can gauge distance, orientation, and body size in 3 milliseconds