Phil Hawthorne on Smarter Home Assistant Automations, ESPHome, E-Ink and AI – HGG686
Phil Hawthorne joins Jim to explore Home Assistant Blueprints, area-based automations, ESPHome Bluetooth proxies, e-ink dashboards, AI integ...
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20 of 58 episodesT.J. Huddleston on Smart Gardens, Solar-Powered Sheds and Home Assistant AI – HGG685
T.J. Huddleston joins me to talk pollinator gardens, smart irrigation, a solar-powered shed, and using Hermes to build safer Home Assistant...
Christian Johnson on Passkeys, Self-Hosted Bitwarden and Guardrails for AI Agents – HGG684
Christian Johnson joins Jim Collison for Home Gadget Geeks 684 to talk about passkeys, Bitwarden, Vaultwarden, managed container hosting thr...
LEPRO Lights Revisited, DIY Storm Guard and Safer AI Agents – HGG683
Jim revisits the LEPRO permanent outdoor lights after six months, then walks through two OpenClaw projects in depth: a DIY Home Assistant St...
Ring 4K Cameras, Robot Mowers, Coffee Gear and Travel Tech with Erin Lawrence – HGG682
Erin Lawrence joins HGG682 to compare Ring 4K cameras, robot mowers, coffee gear, travel cameras, smart lighting and review workflows.
AI at Work, Fiber at Home and Mountain E-Bikes with Mike Wieger – HGG681
Mike Wieger joins me for HGG681 — AI at work in a regulated M&A environment, OpenClaw and Hermes at home, new fiber internet, mountain...
OpenClaw vs Hermes: AI Agents for Home Assistant with Gavin Campbell – HGG680
Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell compare OpenClaw, Hermes, Home Assistant agents, local LLMs, Docker isolation, and safe approval workflows f...
AI in Managed Services, RingConn Health Tracking and Smarter Cable Management – HGG679
Jim Collison and Marv Bee discuss AI in managed services, including virtual agents, automation, memory across conversations and where human...
Tech, BBQ, and the Blackstone Lifestyle with Mark Robson – HGG678
What happens when technology troubleshooting meets backyard cooking, meal planning, and a growing obsession with grills? This week, Mark Rob...
AI That Thinks: Dewain Robinson on Agents, Copilot, and What’s Next – HGG677
What happens when AI stops being just a chatbot and starts to reason, plan, and actually do useful work? This week, Dewain Robinson joins me...
Should You Trust OpenClaw on Your Network? with Christian Johnson – HGG676
What happens when a practical conversation about AI tools turns into a deeper discussion about autonomy, cybersecurity, local models, and th...
A Hard Look at OpenClaw: Is It Safe to Use This AI Right Now with Gavin Campbell – HGG675
Is the AI future helpful or just plain dangerous? This week, Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm and I take a hard look at OpenClaw, “vibe codin...
Upgrading an Older Home: Heat Pumps, Air Sealing and Smart Energy with Paul Braren – HGG674
Paul Braren from TinkerTry.com joins me this week to discuss energy-efficient home technology, including heat pumps, air sealing, and upgrad...
How AI Is Disrupting Songwriting and the Music Business with Jay Franze – HGG673
Jay Franze joins me to talk about how AI is showing up in real songwriting workflows, not just as a toy, but as a tool people are actually u...
Ring 4K Doorbell Tested, Amazon Art TV Announced & Alexa+ Early Access with Erin Lawrence – HGG672
Erin Lawrence from https://www.techgadgetscanada.com/ joins me this week to break down Ring’s new 4K doorbell, the real impact of AI in cons...
Andrew Morris Returns: Solar in Brisbane, NAS Frustrations, Unifi Networking & Garmin Tech – HGG671
Andrew Morris returns to Home Gadget Geeks this week. We revisit the early days of HGG, catch up on his move from Melbourne to Brisbane, and...
Solar Sheds, Smart Gardens, and a Reality Check from CES 2026 with TJ Huddleston – HGG670
This week I am joined by TJ Huddleston for a wide-ranging conversation that blends real-world winter weather, practical home technology, and...
Tapo Smart Devices, UniFi Home Networking, and a Gadget Detox – HGG669
Marv Bee returns this week for a practical conversation about unified home networking and modern tech habits. The discussion provides a clos...
Oscar Hedaya with Smart Safes and Reinventing Home Security with Space – HGG668
In this episode, I speak with Oscar Hedaya, founder of Space, about how smart safes are redefining home security through modern technology....
Celebrating 15 Years of Home Gadget Geeks with LePro Outdoor Lighting, AI Hardware Shifts, and Crypto Signals – HGG667
Christian Johnson joins me this week to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the show while exploring today’s evolving tech landscape. They...