On this week's show: Patrick Spence is out at Sonos and we may have written a song about it... Needless to say this episode is best heard on a Sonos. What's more, we have an amazing pick of the week, tons of holiday project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show we take a look at all of the news coming out of CES 2025. AI, Robots, TVs, Matter, Speakers, IoT, and so much more! We also take time for a few mailbag items and find a pick of the week that Gavin can't wait to get his hands on.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

For this year’s Fireside Chat, Adam Justice, Richard Gunther, TJ Huddleston, Gavin Campbell, and Seth Johnson sit down to chat about news and events that happened in 2024 and predictions for next year.Oleh Adam Justice, Richard Gunther, Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: The smart home tech landscape continues to evolve with exciting new product launches and integrations. Inovelli introduces its Blue Switch with a humidity sensor for pre-order, while Shelly unveils a new Z-wave Door/Window sensor. Homey expands its capabilities with advanced energy management features and a new dongle and dashb…

On this week's show: A MAJOR HomeTech mystery has been solved! The FTC warns that smart gadget manufacturers could face legal consequences for inadequate software support, Ikea introduces adaptive lighting for smart lights, Homey unveils new dashboards, and Meross launches its first Matter-certified smart thermostat, Matter-certified updates from S…

On this week's show: Friend of the show Jimmy Hawkins is in the WSJ, UniFi introduces their new AI Port, Google reportedly cancels the Pixel Tablet 2, and new mmWave presence sensors promise battery-powered operation. We dive deep into everyday home sensors with our special guests from Apollo Automation, discussing their innovative lineup including…

On this week's show: Amazon unveils a massive 21-inch Echo Show, Aqara introduces their new Valve Controller T1 and Smoke Detector, TP-Link launches the Tapo H110 Smart Remote and hub (in Japan), Nuki promises ultra-fast door unlocking with their new smart lock, Level Lock adds Matter support, Google's Gemini AI heads to home products, Apple plans …

On this week's show: Matter 1.4 reveals promising features for the smart home future, Apple reportedly plans to enter the IP camera market, TiVo OS Smart TVs prepare for US launch, Blink introduces a new hub to extend camera range, we sit down with Wayne Kreifels from Segway Navimow to discuss their robotic mower lineup including the new X3 Series,…

On this week's show: We explore "America's Worst TV Hang," Amazon delays their supercharged Alexa until 2025, consumer TV preferences shift towards extra-large displays, CEDIA introduces new membership tiers, Nice OS releases version 8.9, Sonos faces challenges with Ace sales numbers, a Pick of the Week, projecty updates, and so much more!…

On this week's show: Halloween and the new M4 Mac minis, OliverIQ launches a new multi-protocol hub with smart home as a service, Zooz announces Alarm.com compatibility for their Zen32 and Zen34, we sit down with Maxwell Monson to discuss AquaFlower, a Pick of the Week, project updates, and so much more!…

On this week's show: Eero ventures outdoors with their new Wi-Fi 7 device, Sonos makes waves with their Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4 announcements while maybe planning premium headphones, Wiim partners with Audio Pro, Philips Hue adds customizable lighting effects, Kwikset and Ecobee expand their smart lock integrations, Arlo introduces their first…

Finally getting this show out from before the hurricane. Thanks for the patience and understanding. We’ll be back next week with a new show with the latest news and a few interviews which we’e had planned for a while. Thanks for listening! On this week's show: EufyCam S3 Pro promises impressive night vision capabilities, a smart front door that can…

On this week's show: LG's ThinQ is running Homey, Sonos faces backlash over a botched app launch, and self-cleaning litter boxes are causing concerns for cat owners. Amazon expands Key In-Garage delivery to Canada, while Home Assistant joins the Z-Wave Alliance Board. Samsung introduces a smart ring, Google TV gets a major upgrade, and Nanoleaf fin…

On this week's show: While Gavin is still on vacation, we chat with Tom Dellicompagni and Owen Maddock from The Home Cinema Design Podcast and discuss immersive home cinema design, Sonos leaks about the Arc Ultra and Sub 4, Bluetooth 6.0 is announced with improvements for smart home devices, Ultraloq and Eufy introduce new smart locks with cutting-…

On this week's show: Smart home company Brilliant finds a buyer, Nanoleaf introduces new Blocks LED wall panels and permanent outdoor lights, Philips Hue launches kitchen lighting solutions and an 8K sync box, Arlo unveils a wired floodlight camera, SwitchBot releases six new products including a robot-refillable humidifier, Roborock and Dreame int…

On this week's show: Interviews from CEDIA Expo 2024 show floor, featuring conversations with OneVision, XSCACE, Specifi, Innovo, and more. Plus the big news about ONVIF coming to UniFi Protect as well as a few other items that were not announced, Snap One's updates to the Control4 platform and the new X4 platform that will be available in Q1 2025.…

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here! On this week's show: CEDIA is right around the corner, Ubiquiti unveils UniFi Premium Audio, Luon launches Apple Home compatible devices, Wyze introduces a smart bird feeder, Chick-fil-A surprisingly enters the streaming serv…

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here! On this week's show: Gavin puts a call out for a private jet, Trinnov announces their Waveforming upgrade is now available to everyone with a Trinnov, TPLink announces a 2-brick sized doorbell, project updates, a pick of the …

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here! On this week's show: The team gets a chance to sit down with developer Alan Chow to talk about a new driver marketplace Chowmain is launching. Bond is releasing a new weather station, SwitchBot has an outdoor 2K camera, Sonos…

On this week's show: Google Chromecast is out, but Google Gemini is in, Nest shows off a nice new thermostat, Aqara and Meross launch new mmWave sensors, Roku might be dropping Wyze for cameras, Apple is supporting adaptive lighting on Matter devices, Nanoleaf launches a cool new storage product, a mailbag question, two picks of the week, Home Assi…

On this week's show: Sonos say "Sorry about that app," Logitech forgets it has smarthome products, Amazon kills an Echo and is horrified to learn what $25 Billion bought them, Google is coming out with a new streaming box for your TV, ADT wants you to Trust a Neighbor, two picks of the week, project updates, and so much more!…

On this week's show we sit down with VSSL CEO Donn Bullock to chat about the unique products VSSL offers and how they fit in the streaming audio landscape, Amazon might start charging $10 for Alexa improvements, Sonos may have a new soundbar on the way, Eve and iRobot add Matter, a letter from the mailbag, project updates, and an amazing pick of th…

On this week's show: We sit down and chat about landscape lighting with AMP Lighting’s Zach Evensen. Zach is part of AMP’s sales enablement team and shared with us the keys to a successful outdoor lighting system and what to look for in the future from AMP.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: What happens when a mystery box of frozen shrimp arrives at your door, LG buys Homey, the Aqara U200 retrofit lock is out, Philips Hue releases some ugly lights, Roku ruins your TV, project updates, and a pick of the week!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Follow up on the SwitchBot remote and AppleTV integration, Z-Wave gets a security bump, Samsung is the first to Matter 1.2, someone spent $2.5 million on a theater (decorations), project updates, a device that lets you tap and automate everything, Gavin's continued Z-Wave issues are resolved (or are they?) and so much more!…

On this week's show: We sit down to chat Z-Wave with Zooz's Agnes Lorenz, pick up a few news stories about Hubitat getting a new app, Switchbot is making a remote, a mailbag question about under-cabinet lighting, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: After a long two weeks the HomeTech Team checks in with Seth's updates from Infocomm in Vegas, TJ reviews a number of Aqara products, Apple talks about AI and less about the home, Alexa may not be getting the AI, Arlo brings tapping to the home, two new universal remote options are on Kickstarter, Govee adds to their outdoor li…

On this week's show: The reviews are out on the Sonos Ace headphones and the are... not very exciting TJ. Instead, TJ reviews a new camera from Argus, Google Home is getting some features back, older AppleTVs lose Netflix, and HomeKit gets a map view feature courtesy of a 3rd party app. All this, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much mor…

On this week's show: Hubitat has a new UI, Home Assistant has a clever voice control hack for iOS, Sonos defends the new app, iRobot backs away from subscriptions, a pick of the week, project updates, and more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: We talk about the latest in home technology news and sit down with Daneal Moneta, chair of the Matter Marketing and Product Work Group, to discuss the current state of Matter and what's new in version 1.3.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this Week's Show: Z-wave isn't dead, Brilliant might be dead, Sonos app woes continue, Matter 1.3 launches, IKEA is into energy monitoring, Siri comes to Denon (and no one noticed since December), a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Hisense makes a lower cost art TV, Sonos launches a new app with fewer features, Josh.ai fires back at Snap One, Home invents lighting scenes, ecobee is shutting down thermostats, a visit to the mailbag, an amazing pic of the week, project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: SnapOne releases a new Traid amp, Ring releases a new camera that is ugly, LG now supports Dolby Atmos, Meross expands into matter with a presence sensor, TJ's fight with technology and tech support, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Net Neutrality is back in the US, Espressif aquires M5Stack, QDEL TVs are all the rage in the future, Sonos has a new app coming in May, MatterBridge helps non-Matter devices Matter, Home Assistant and the Open Home Foundation, Josh.ai is using Home Assistant for integrations, Gavin gives an awesome overview of Z-Wave and Zigbe…

On this weeks show: Resideo makes a big $1.4 billion acquisition, Samsung’s 98-inch TV is 4K for $4k, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this weeks show: Josh.ai launches new integrations, LG TVs need an update, Roku ruins TVs, SwitchBot, Yale, and Aqara have Matter news, a pick of the week, a pick of the week, project updates, and more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Z-Wave LR may be soon coming to DIY systems, Ubiquiti's product and software preview, Dropcam is now gone, Lifx launches some bight lights, a few questions from the mailbag, project updates and probably the best pick of the week yet. Probably.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Wyze launches a new camera, Hue and SmartThings launch an app, eero announces wireless cables, TJ reviews some Nanoleaf products, Seth's SwitchBot saga, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Robots will soon begin doing the unimaginable and climbing stairs to fulfill their objectives, Shelly adds KNX, the CSA offers a new check mark logo for secure products, Segway enters the robot mower category, TJ's dying door lock, and project updates from the group.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: Bell Canada sets up alarms to catch people stealing phone wire, Switchbot announces a new retrofit lock, Nest Cams are finally able to work fully on Google Home, Youtube redesigns the TV app for shopping, Roku accounts get hacked, TJ gives us a review of LIFX Landscape lights, what it takes for a basic Home Assistant install, p…

On this week's show: Amazon sends a Ring device to the graveyard, Sonos headphones are still not here, Zooz announces some cool new kit, Josh.ai announces a cool new remote, Emporia Vue 3 is shipping, everyone is raising prices and consumers are dropping streaming, IKEA starts to Matter along with Lifx, project updates, a pick of the week, and so m…

On this week's show: Walmart acquires TV maker Vizio for the ads, a Wyze glitch affects 13,000, Inovelli launches Matter devices, and Josh.ai launches all new voices and a touch and other new products at their winter launch event. A pick of the week, project updates, and so more more.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: TJ discovers something magical, Russound announces new mini-AVRs, thieves are jamming Wi-Fi cameras, El Taco matters, Home Assistant joins Z-Wave, project updates, batteries, and a genius pic of the week.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show, it turns out Comcast isnt selling 10G internet and is told to stop advertising that it is, Ring has a new battery doorbell, Disney+ starts cracking down on password sharing, sports networks are launching a mega-sports networks with all the sports, and Google kills Google Assistant on Samsung TVs. All this news, project discussi…

On this week's show, Arlo is raising prices, iRobot lay-offs, Hubitat launches a new hub, Haier is back and ready to integrate, Home Assistant is now on CarPlay, and Switchbot announces a new Matter hub. All this news, we check the mail bag, TJ updates his kitchen lights, Gavin made a better light bulb, and Seth made a better Home Assistant theme..…

On this week's show we talk about our Apple Vision Pro order status, Seth has a sweet announcement, Netflix announces ads, Sonos announces disappointment, Snap One announces cool stuff but causes drama, and OpenWRT announces they aren't dead yet! All of this news, project updates, and this week's pick of the week.…

On this week's show: We catch up with the latest on the MyQ saga, Haeir is the next to shut down hacked integrations, OliverIQ offers an interesting smart home as a service, project updates, cardboard boxes, spiders, label makers, closet timers, a pick of the week, and so much more!Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this week's show: We catch up after an extended holiday break to put a bow on the final news stories of 2023, chat about all of the cool new toys coming out of CES 2024, dig though some great feedback in the mailbag, and talk about all the projects we got done over the past few weeks.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

This week we take some time to reflect on the past year for the 9th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat. Richard Gunther from The Smart Home Show and Home: On was able to join us once again as we discussed the past years news from all perspectives in the industry.Oleh Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

On this weeks show: Ubiquity releases a product that should have already existed, Apple updates the AppleTV AppleTV app, the CI industry is $29B strong, Google loves experimenting with being an ISP, a big discussion about Homey vs. Home Assistant, a fun holiday Pic of the Week, project updates, litter boxes, rack studs, and of course software updat…