On this week's show: More mystery-box suspense, a final (yes, we promise, final) thought on CES, some more welcome news for cord cutters, and an introduction to our new UK "correspondent", #LiveInstall founder Kris Gamble, including his thoughts on ISE2016! Thanks for tuning in. Want to support our efforts? Leave us a review on iTunes or consider becoming a Patron. Also join our email list for access to our 'HomeTech Take' newsletter and weekly show reminders.

On this week's show: More mystery-box suspense, a final (yes, we promise, final) thought on CES, some more welcome news for cord cutters, and an introduction to our new UK "correspondent", #LiveInstall founder Kris Gamble, including his thoughts on ISE2016! Thanks for tuning in. Want to support our efforts? Leave us a review on iTunes or consider becoming a Patron. Also join our email list for access to our 'HomeTech Take' newsletter and weekly show reminders.

This week Seth and Jason discuss: the industry's reaction to the nest bugginess, CEDIA's great taste in new names, Control4's new EA line and why Wall Street will never get it, a little tvOS app with big implications, and exciting news on the horizon including a new partnership, and a mystery gift box en route from Sarasota to Denver...

Thanks as always for tuning in. Like what you hear? Leave us a review on iTunes or consider becoming a Patron. Talk to you next week!

Show Notes

• Nest Issues and response from HA Manufactures | CEPro
• Domotz - Network Monitoring
• CEDIA goes with 'Home Tech Pro' | @juliejacobson
• What Should CE Pros Be Called? | CEPro
• Control4 Releases EA Controllers | CEPro
• Channels App for AppleTV

This week Seth and Jason discuss: the industry's reaction to the nest bugginess, CEDIA's great taste in new names, Control4's new EA line and why Wall Street will never get it, a little tvOS app with big implications, and exciting news on the horizon including a new partnership, and a mystery gift box en route from Sarasota to Denver... Thanks as always for tuning in. Like what you hear? Leave us a review on iTunes or consider becoming a Patron. Talk to you next week!

This week Seth and Jason discuss: the industry's reaction to the nest bugginess, CEDIA's great taste in new names, Control4's new EA line and why Wall Street will never get it, a little tvOS app with big implications, and exciting news on the horizon including a new partnership, and a mystery gift box en route from Sarasota to Denver... Thanks as always for tuning in. Like what you hear? Leave us a review on iTunes or consider becoming a Patron. Talk to you next week!

What can we say, it can't always be good news around here. Perhaps it's just the leeriness of those artic 40-degree days Seth has been battling in Florida. Or maybe it's the chest cold I've been battling. One way or another, this did not appear to be a very bright week in the smart home.

Topics discussed include a smart thermostat that leaves you out in the cold, a call to pull a popular smart home product from the shelves, a trough of disillusionment following CES, and a pretty glaring flaw in one particular wireless security system.

Sounds fun right? You may want to pour a drink for this one...

Talk to you next week, likely with some better news. Thanks for listening!
- Jason

Show Notes

• Vera Home Automation
• Comcast security flaw could help burglars break into homes undetected | Ars Technica
• SHMOOCON 2016: Z-Wave Protocol Hacked with SDR
• Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold - NYTimes.com
• Samsung's SmartThings Home Automation Platform Is So Unreliable, They Should Stop Selling It - Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
• A Disappointing Consumer Electronic Show (CES) For Home Automation - Forbes
• NBA, BT Sport and Rogers to provide first-ever live NBA broadcast in 4K | NBA.com
• 4K BluRay Compatibility Chart
• #WhatsInTheBox?

What can we say, it can't always be good news around here. Perhaps it's just the leeriness of those artic 40-degree days Seth has been battling in Florida. Or maybe it's the chest cold I've been battling. One way or another, this did not appear to be a very bright week in the smart home. Topics discussed include a smart thermostat that leaves you out in the cold, a call to pull a popular smart home product from the shelves, a trough of disillusionment following CES, and a pretty glaring flaw in one particular wireless security system. Sounds fun right? You may want to pour a drink for this one... Talk to you next week, likely with some better news. Thanks for listening! - Jason

What can we say, it can't always be good news around here. Perhaps it's just the leeriness of those artic 40-degree days Seth has been battling in Florida. Or maybe it's the chest cold I've been battling. One way or another, this did not appear to be a very bright week in the smart home. Topics discussed include a smart thermostat that leaves you out in the cold, a call to pull a popular smart home product from the shelves, a trough of disillusionment following CES, and a pretty glaring flaw in one particular wireless security system. Sounds fun right? You may want to pour a drink for this one... Talk to you next week, likely with some better news. Thanks for listening! - Jason

At 170,000+ attendees, CES 2016 was truly a massive show. Trying to key in on significant themes through all the noise is daunting. Thankfully we finished digging out from under a veritable heap of news stories and press releases just in time to bring you this (massive) wrap-up special. Might want to consider listening at 2x speed here, tons of ground to cover!

Of course we couldn't kick off our wrap-up without diving first into the smart home at CES. We dissect the various strategies of the big players, including Amazon's nearly ubiquitous presence (not bad for a company that didn't even come to the show).

Like any self-respecting CES special we also include a comprehensive TV roundup, giving our take on the competing strategies of companies like Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, and LG.

Be sure to tune in 'till the end as we wrap-up with something very special: the inaugural "HomeTech CES Awards". Join us for some fun as we round up the best stories from CES, and a few of the worst for good measure.

As always we hope you enjoy the show! If you'd like to support our efforts to bring you more episodes like this one please take a moment to leave us a review on iTunes! It helps tremendously. You could also consider becoming a patron of HomeTech by visiting our Patreon page.

Thanks for listening! Talk to you next week!

Show Notes

• Next Market Podcast - Live at CES 2016
• HomeKit at CES
  • Lutron Caseta
  • CES 2016: 8 interesting HomeKit accessories
• Amazon Echo at CES
  • Vivint Announces Integration
  • Triby Bluetooth Speaker
• Google / Nest at CES
  • Where was Google’s smart home at CES?
  • Google IO 2016
• Remotes
  • NEEO Remote Showing at CES
  • SevenHugs Remote Control
• Car Control
  • Control4 Integrating with the Connected Car
  • Livio (completely useless website)
  • BMW Announces integration with SmartThings
  • Control4 Geofencing Driver
  • Ford SYNC Home Automation
• TVs at CES
  • LG 2016 OLED
  • Panasonic Invisible TV - [video]
  • Samsung 2016 Lineup
  • Sony 2016 XBR TVs
  • Panasonic DX900

HomeTech CES 2016 Awards

Most Significant Product or Story

• Jason: UHD Alliance Defines Premium Home Entertainment Experience
• New “Ultra HD Premium” Specs Disqualify Most 2015 4K TVs
• Seth: Integrations about this year
  • Ring Door Cameras work with ADT
  • ADT Canopy API
• Seth: Security a big concern now
  • FTC Head Calls for Greater Transparency on Data Collected by Internet of Things
  • Now someone can steal your Wi-Fi password from your doorbell - (Already Fixed)
  • What lurks beneath the Internet of Things hype? Nagging security fears
  • VTech Security Breach Info

Coolest Product

• Jason: Dish Hopper 3
• Jason: Skreens
• Seth: Metra M3B

Most Innovative Product

• Jason: Prizm Speaker
• Seth: Sony Ultra Short Throw Projector

Most Intriguing / Ambitious

• Jason: SevenHugs “Smart Remote"
• Seth: Cassia Hub

Worst Of CES

• Jason: First Response BlueTooth Pregnancy Test
• Seth: Grillbot - Roomba for the Grill
• Baby Tech: $300 Baby Poop Scale

At 170.000+ attendees, CES 2016 was truly a massive show. Trying to key in on significant themes through all the noise is daunting. Thankfully we finished digging out from under a veritable heap of news stories and press releases just in time to bring you this (massive) wrap-up special. Might want to consider listening at 2x speed here, tons of ground to cover! Of course we couldn't kick off our wrap-up without diving first into the smart home at CES. We dissect the various strategies of the big players, including Amazon's nearly ubiquitous presence (not bad for a company that didn't even come to the show). Like any self-respecting CES special we also include a comprehensive TV roundup, giving our take on the competing strategies of companies like Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, and LG. Be sure to tune in 'till the end as we wrap-up with something very special: the inaugural "HomeTech CES Awards". Join us for some fun as we round up the best stories from CES, and a few of the worst for good measure. As always we hope you enjoy the show! If you'd like to support our efforts to bring you more episodes like this one please take a moment to leave us a review on iTunes! It helps tremendously. You could also consider becoming a patron of HomeTech by visiting our Patreon page. Thanks for listening! Talk to you next week!