Episode 587 - CEDIA 2026, Hacked Cameras, and the $80 Echo Dot
On this week's show: CEDIA’s first-timer list hints at where custom integration is heading next, Sonos teases a new soundbar, Control4...
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The HomeTech Podcast features news, opinions, insights, and advice on all things Smart Home | Co-Hosted by Home Automation Pros Seth Johnson and Jason Griffing
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Episode 586 - Distracted by Paperclips
On this week's show: the Open Home Foundation puts Community Day 2026 on the calendar, Apollo makes ESPHome a little less breadboard-y,...
Episode 585 - Bad Gavin, Smart Donut
On this week's show: CEDIA Expo 2026 is almost here with hundreds of product debuts on deck, GE talks up US-made chips in connected lau...
Episode 584 - First, They Came for the Robot Vacuums
On this week's show: the FCC’s robot ban turns out to include future robot vacuums and mowers, which may make the next robovac harder t...
Episode 583 - OpenAI Wants In, Nice Wants Out
On this week's show: OpenAI may be building a screen-free AI home companion, Nice is skipping CEDIA 2026 and insisting everything is fi...
Episode 582 - Which Switch is Which?
On this week's show: Apple wants smarter Home cameras, but only if you spring for the 2TB iCloud plan, IKEA quietly makes Matter less a...
Episode 581 - YOLO Updates
On this week's show: Apple makes Apple Home hubs a lot pricier, Samsung puts a $5 toll booth in front of the SmartThings API, and Matte...
Episode 580 - Gemini in the House
On this week's show: Hue brings wired wall modules to Europe and keeps pushing Matter, Schlage’s UWB smart lock finally gets a date and...
Episode 579 - Roku is FOX'd
On this week's show: Alexa+ finally opens up across Canada in English and French, Prime Day deals are already leaking out of Amazon’s c...
Episode 578 - Furry Friend Detection
On this week's show: Apple Home gets Thread 1.4, 4K video, and energy tracking, Amazon gives the Echo Hub a makeover with smarter Ring...
Episode 577 - eero Phone Home
On this week’s show: SwitchBot flips the switch on Nanoleaf, eero dials back to the landline era with a new Telephone Adapter, Home Assistan...
Episode 576 - Scream. Trip. Run.
On this week's show: We talk TV (shows), Govee is shelf shocked, Linkind launches a fiery new Matter bulb, Bell wants your internet uns...
Episode 575 - Gunk Tank
On this week's show: Google I/O 2026 is all about agentic AI and Search that answers before you ask, Homey hikes hardware prices and Pl...
Episode 574 - Backdoors, Bots, and Baby Monitors
On this week’s show: Ubiquiti doubles down with a new UniFi NVR and a major Protect 7.1 update, Unraid ditches the USB stick (finally) with...
Episode 573 - Slothbot
On this week's show: TJ gets ready to head to Canada, Apple pays for promising too much from Siri, ULTRALOQ goes tap-to-unlock with Ali...
Episode 572 - The Self-Care Chair
On this week's show: Walmart’s Vizio TVs can’t stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee...
Episode 571 - SkeetVac
On this week's show: Alexa+ learns Italian while Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick gets slimmer and smarter, Netgear dodges a router ban, Ecovacs b...
Episode 570 - The Gift and the Curse
On this week's show: Google finally lets Workspace users into the Google Home party, Aqara keeps busy with new hubs, thermostats, and sensor...
Episode 569 - Ring Goes 4K, Home Assistant Goes '95
On this week's show: Ring launches 4K video doorbells and a whole developer portal while Ubiquiti sends AI to the edge with a new series Uni...
Episode 568 - Smart Home, Dumb Ads
On this week's show: Josh.ai takes smart homes to a whole new level of language learning, Amazon’s Alexa+ crosses the pond with a serious ac...