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Home: On - home automation podcast from The Digital Media Zone

Richard Gunther

Home: On is a show focused on smart home and home automation topics for the enthusiast and do-it-yourself communities. Every other week, we run through industry news, take a closer look at i...

Episodes

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Home: On #159 – Pre-gaming CES with Jimmy Hawkins

Smart home influencer Jimmy Hawkins joins Richard to talk about what caught their attention at the media preview events that (mostly) preced...

1:03:56Jan 31, 2025

Home: On #158 – Smarthome Quibbles with Allison Sheridan

Allison Sheridan from Podfeet Podcasts joins us to discuss the more problematic side of home automation—when things don’t work as expected o...

47:50Jul 5, 2024

Home: On #157 – Pondering HomeKit with Jeff Butts from The Mac Observer

Jeff Butts, Managing Editor at The Mac Observer joins us. We ponder why Signify would want to get into the security game (and why consumers...

57:39Aug 28, 2023

Home: On #156 – The Accessible Smarthome with Dustin Boggus

MyHomeKithome YouTuber and podcast host Dustin Boggus joins Richard to talk about accessibility in the smarthome. Sure, it’s fun and futuris...

42:59May 30, 2023

Home: On #155 – Restarting Insteon with Richard Sudek from Insteon Technologies

Amazon makes an infuriating money grab for Ring app features you’ve been using for years, Sonos is expected to use a product launch as an op...

45:14Mar 6, 2023

Home: On #154 – Fireside 2022

Richard once again joins other hosts from the Technology.FM podcasts to share in their annual tradition of the fireside chat. What caught th...

48:18Dec 25, 2022

Home: On #153 – Sending Signals with Matt Corey

Chamberlain kills its overpriced, unreliable HomeKit Home Bridge, Tado has a money-saving program that might use more energy, Lutron adds to...

59:15Oct 22, 2022

Home: On #152 – Starting Fresh with Kent Fellure

You’re moving into a new home, and you want to do things right from the start. Where do you begin? This is the situation Richard’s friend Ke...

58:51Aug 29, 2022

Home: On #151 – Some Help with Robert Spivack from DoItForMe Solutions

What do you do when you hit a wall on your smart home projects? You can’t do something, don’t know something, or just don’t have the time. R...

49:22Jul 18, 2022

Home: On #150 – Decora Smart with Greg Rhoades from Leviton

IKEA has a new smart home hub in the wings with yet another name we’ll all be trying to pronounce, Amazon ditches its old Cloud Cam but make...

1:00:18Jun 21, 2022

Home: On #149 – A New Hope with Rohan Karamandi

With Insteon gone, companies are stepping up to fill in the gaps for thousands of smart home customers. Rohan Karamandi, co-host of the Home...

46:06Jun 2, 2022

Home: On #148 – A Disgraceful Exit with Seth Johnson

Seth Johnson is here to help make sense of some of the latest smart home news. While it’s a slow product season, two brands, iHome and Inste...

1:06:25Apr 18, 2022

Home: On #147 – Simpler Security with Erik Glassen from Kwikset

After a year’s hiatus, we are back to catch up on some of the recent news: A new smart switch from ORRO, more delays in the Matter standard,...

33:28Apr 7, 2022

Home: On #146 – Let’s Reset with Dave McCabe

RESET podcast’s Dave McCabe helps us reset our own show as we prepare for a new year of smart home products and services. We discuss new Rin...

26:54Mar 29, 2021

Home: On #145 – Fireside 2020

It’s time for the Technology.FM year-end fireside chat, featuring HomeTech hosts Seth Johnson and Jason Griffing plus Richard's Smart Home S...

52:17Dec 28, 2020

Home: On #144 – Smart Gifting with Marlon Buchanan

There’s still time left to get a smart gift for the favorite geek in your life. Of course, nowadays smart home products are showing up every...

47:10Dec 20, 2020

Home: On #143 – The Red Switch with Nathan Harte from Inovelli

Wyze introduces even more new products at record low prices, Cree returns to the smart bulb market, and Amazon is ready to leave packages in...

47:11Nov 25, 2020

Home: On #142 – Smart Water with Mason Hall from Moen

Apple’s Adaptive Lighting is finally starting to come to products in the U.S, Wyze’s new $20 camera works indoors and out, and Moen’s Mason...

44:02Nov 15, 2020

Home: On #141 – Thread’s Back! with Dan Seifert from The Verge

Google discontinues Nest Secure while introducing new Nest products that feel a whole lot more Google than Nest. Plus product announcements...

1:00:42Oct 29, 2020

Home: On #140 – Product Recommendations with Dan Wroclawski of Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports’ Dan Wroclawski joins us to run through the latest new products from Amazon, Ring, Wyze, and more! And if you’re interested...

47:23Oct 13, 2020