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Episode 571 - SkeetVac
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 blasts st...
Episode 570 - The Gift and the Curse
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Google finally lets Workspace users into the Google Home party, Aqara keeps busy with new hubs, thermostats, and sensors, Samsung...
Episode 569 - Ring Goes 4K, Home Assistant Goes '95
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 UniFi G6 came...
Episode 568 - Smart Home, Dumb Ads
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 accent, Te...
Episode 567 - Wago Matters
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: UniFi drops Protect 7.0 with customizable dashboards, smarter event review, local AI image search, and a $4,999 Enterprise NVR ...
Episode 566 - Peculiar Projects
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: iRobot comes back from bankruptcy with a tiny Roomba Mini that won’t launch in the US, Homey adds Python support to open the ...
Episode 565 - Shark Sees Stains
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: Sonos accidentally leaks the Play, and UniFi drops a WiFi 7 U7 Mesh with big range claims. Aqara adds Samsung Home Key as Aliro...
Episode 564 - E-Ink Everything
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: Google Home lets you delete its pre-made routines, Sonos shows profit but not growth, IKEA’s leaked Matter light driver, Heim...
Episode 563 - Auto-Man
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: Ring’s Super Bowl ad fallout keeps getting worse as Search Party, Flock, Axon, and leaked emails raise bigger surveillance qu...
Episode 562 - Goodbye HomeKit, Hello OpenClaw
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Ring’s Super Bowl ad creeps everyone out with AI dog-finding (and maybe people-tracking) technology, TI drops $7.5 billion on S...
Episode 561 - 8K Is Dead, Long Live Buttons
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: Control4 previews shiny new touchscreens and subscriptions, Google Home finally wakes up to buttons, and Ikea’s Matter device...
Episode 560 - Sidewalks, SwitchBots, and Sonos Zones
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: [Gavin as a Service](https://www.youtube.com/@GavinAsAService) officially launches on YouTube and we have the exclusive! Sonos ...
Episode 559 - What Happens in Vegas... Ends Up in Our Podcast
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Josh.ai and Control4 settle but at a cost —voice control stays, but touchscreens and remotes get benched. CES 2026 brings a flu...
Episode 558 - CES 2026
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: CES 2026 gave us everything from refrigerators with ads and humanoid laundry bots to pool cleaners smarter than your thermostat. ...
Episode 557 - CES Live - Apollo Automation Monthly Livestream
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Live from CES! The HomeTech team joined Justin and Kyle on the Apollo Automation monthly livestream on in Las Vegas at CES 2026. ...
Episode 556 - Too Sucky to Fail
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: iRobot vacuums up a bankruptcy filing and is scooped up by Picea, Apollo launches a new four-button mini-keyboard, Shelly drops a...
Episode 555 - The 11th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 11th annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat brings together a group of smart home podcasters for a year-end roundtable on the biggest developments of ...
Episode 554 - Garage Door Drama (Again)
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Chamberlain locks down garage integrations (again), Doma reinvents the smart door with a motor and facial recognition, Homey Pro ...
Episode 553 - Catching up with Apollo Automation's Justin Bunton
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: We catch up with Apollo Automation's Justin Bunton to talk about their new H-2 Annual Holiday Ornament, Kohler’s toilet cam r...
Episode 552 - A Rilla Big Dilla
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: UniFi bridges the gap with new wireless gear, Alexa+ finally heads north to Canada (except for Gavin), Matter 1.5 adds long-await...
Episode 551 - Fingerprints, Floods, & Futureproofing
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Ring thinks AI can stop crime (what could go wrong?), Zigbee 4.0 goes the distance with Suzi, Shelly rolls out a giant snake of a...
Episode 550 - Toilet-Tech
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: The Louvre proves bad passwords can be priceless, Ring tries to silence your doorbell’s chatter with a smarter alert, Ikea go...
Episode 549 - Smart Candles and Electric Tacos
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: TP-Link might be banned, is 4K even worth buying? SwitchBot drops smart candles, Wyze has a new doorbell, Sofabaton has a new r...
Episode 548 - A Sudden Increase in Raccoons
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: AWS takes down smart beds in the middle of the night, Husqvarna gives robot lawnmowers night vision, Roku adds AI to your channel...
Episode 547 - Reviewing the Smart Home with Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we sit down with The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy to talk about all things smart home, how she approaches reviewing and repo...
Episode 546 - The Shed Talk Podcast
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: TJ might get a shed, Amazon’s Device VP is out, UniFi announces UPS products and tariff prices, Sonos teams up with Peloton, a ...
Episode 545 - Too Many Lights
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: How many lights is too many lights? Amazon’s fall event delivers the expected, Ring will let police watch your cameras and look...
Episode 544 - Gavin's Ding-Dong
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 543 - Samsung Ads Everywhere
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Samsung wants ads everywhere, including the fridge, CEDIA number are out - or are they? Amazon announces a new fall hardware even...
Episode 542 - Building Textile Sensors With ASC’s Raymond King
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 541 - "Live" from CEDIA 2025
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: LIVE from the CEDIA Expo show floor! We check out Aqara's new announcements, Crestron gets some new keypads, Bond has a wet remot...
Episode 540 - GOAT or BOAT?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show:
Episode 539 - Monitoring Canadian Water
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: CEDIA is gearing up and there are a few new companies to check out, Zooz has a new siren, AirGradient joins the Home Assistant fo...
Episode 538 - Farmer TJ's Corn Eatin' Squirrels
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: CES 2026 is right around the corner, AI is a bubble, Home Assistant makes a better paper towel holder, new kit from SMLight, Apol...
Episode 537 - The Automated_House's Jimmy Hawkins
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: We sit down with smart home content creator Jimmy Hawkins who is the brain behind Automated_House to discuss social media, the sm...
Episode 536 - Only Fans Projects
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Aqara was looking for beta testers and pro installers, Unifi wants to get sued by Sonos, Reolink launches nice 360 camera, Ring i...
Episode 535 - What’s New at Navimow with Wayne Kreifels
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: We catch up with Wayne Kreifels, GM/VP for Segway Navimow North America, to find out what's new at Navimow, discuss Belkin backin...
Episode 534 - An “Iron Dome” For Mosquitoes
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Samsung adds natural language programming while Pro systems lag further behind, KEF makes something with Nothing, IKEA now Matter...
Episode 533 - Alien Lamps
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Rogers brings Wi-Fi 7 to Canada while in the US, a Senate bill could take it away, Ring adds AI video descriptions, and Gentex wa...
Episode 532 - What's the Temperature in Thepool, Africa?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Amazon hits one million Alexa Plus users, Homey introduces Device Groups, Apple doubles down on Matter and energy management, and...
Episode 531 - Let's PoE the World
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Blink announces updates, Aoetec has a new Z-Stick Pro, FX Luminaire teams with Rachio, Philips Hue has another expensive light, S...
Episode 530 - A Community Day Success
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Home Assistant Community Day is a success! Switchbot has a new lock that looks at you, Tapo has a $70 budget smart lock, Google a...
Episode 529 - Gavin Needs a Pergola
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Getting ready for Home Assistant Community Day, Amazon still claims Alexa Plus is real, Aqara launches a voice assistant device, ...
Episode 528 - The Best Home Assistant Meetups
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Home Assistant Community Day Season! Meet up with TJ or Gavin on May 24th in Ohio or Ontario. On this week's show: WiiM is on the AppleTV, Sono...
Episode 527 - A New Birdwatching Hobby
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Home Assistant Community Day Season! Meet up with TJ or Gavin on May 24th in Ohio or Ontario. On this week's show: Ecowitt launches an inexpens...
Episode 526 - 99 Cameras and a Doorbell Ain't One
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Yale has a new lock with easy integration with ADT systems, Google kills 1st and 2nd gen Nest devices, Aqara releases a few new p...
Episode 525 - Tariff Talk with Zooz's Agnes Lorenz
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: We’re starting off conversations with various manufacturers and businesses within the industry about tariffs with Zooz VP Agnes...
Episode 524 - Gavin Reviews the Sonos Ace
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Gavin takes a pair of Sonos Ace Headphones for a test drive, TJ get's his fun fixed, a pick of the week, project updates, a HomeT...
Episode 523 - Risky Clickin'
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Tariffs are a causing havoc on pricing, and then may not? The rich want “dumb” homes more than smart homes, Aqara adds the Ma...
Episode 522 - I *was* Renting a Water Heater
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Aqara updates the G5 Pro based on customer feedback, Logitech starts to stop supporting some Harmony remotes, Alexa+ is out but o...
Episode 521 - Gavin's Stolen Car
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One this weeks show: Rachio releases a smart outdoor lighting transformer that Matters, UniFi launches more products, Switchbot announces integrations...
Episode 520 - Reversible Socks with AI
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Two weeks of news from all around the industry including updates from Amazon, Google, Sonos, iRobot, Josh.ai, IKEA, Home Assistan...
Episode 519 - RELEASE THE ACCESS POINTS!
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: People want OLED and big TVs, Abode is now on AppleTV, Switchbot launches shades, Ubiquiti has a number of new WiFi 7 products, T...
Episode 518 - Alexa+
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Apollo joins the Works with Home Assistant program, YoLink releases a new local hub, eero launches their Wi-Fi 7 router lineup, U...
Episode 517 - Smart Home Regrets
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show: Josh AI announces their Winter Event, prices are going up in response to tariffs, Netflix scrambles to prevent their app from b...
Episode 516 - Barney as a Theater
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Unifi drops their new SuperLink IoT gateway, Sonos makes headlines with executive changes and weird canceled products, we discuss...
Episode 515 - Gavin Quits Blue Iris
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Sonos has ambitious goals for the streaming space, Amazon is teasing a February mystery product event, Apollo Automation is shipp...
Episode 514 - Elevate Your Podcast!
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Elevate your smart living experience with groundbreaking HomeTech news and information! We unpack Unifi's game-changing AI Key fo...
Episode 513 - Approving the Bots
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Netflix raises prices (again), Snap One and AVA settle, new products come out of Lightapalooza, Smartwings introduces PoE powered...
Episode 512 - The Ballad of Patrick
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Episode 511 - The CES 2025 AI Spectacular
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 510 - The 10th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 509 - P1 Envy
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: The smart home tech landscape continues to evolve with exciting new product launches and integrations. Inovelli introduces its Bl...
Episode 508 - The Great Jersey Mystery Solved!
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: A MAJOR HomeTech mystery has been solved! The FTC warns that smart gadget manufacturers could face legal consequences for inadequ...
Episode 507 - Talking Everyday Sensors for Every Home with Apollo Automatio
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Episode 506 - Dumb Home Therapy Session
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 505 - The Future of Lawn Maintenance with Navimow's Wayne Kreifels
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sm...
Episode 504 - Nice Updates
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: We explore "America's Worst TV Hang," Amazon delays their supercharged Alexa until 2025, consumer TV preferences shift towards ex...
Episode 503 - Watering the Smart Garden with AquaFlower Founder Maxwell Monson
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 502 - Peppermint Rack Guard
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 whi...
Episode 501 - Remain Seated Until The Update Is Complete
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 500 - You Gotta Put a Ring On It
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: LG's ThinQ is running Homey, Sonos faces backlash over a botched app launch, and self-cleaning litter bo...
Episode 499 - Home Theater Design with Tom Dellicompagni and Owen Maddock
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 498 - Affectionate Intelligence
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Smart home company Brilliant finds a buyer, Nanoleaf introduces new Blocks LED wall panels and permanent outdoor lights, Philips ...
Episode 497 - CEDIA 2024 Wrap Up
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show: Interviews from CEDIA Expo 2024 show floor, featuring conversations with OneVision, XSCACE, Specifi, Innovo, and more. Plus the b...
Episode 496 - Chick-fa-lix Plus
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 495 - Confusing Buttons
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 494 - Developing for the Home with Chowmain's Alan Chow
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 493 - Printing a Garden
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 senso...
Episode 492 - Untrusted Neighbor
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 491 - Making Streaming Audio Easy with VSSL's Donn Bullock
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 lands...
Episode 490 - Lighting the Outdoors with AMP Lighting's Zach Evensen
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Episode 489 - Smart Home Frozen Shrimp
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, Philip...
Episode 488 - Clapper Tapper
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, someo...
Episode 487 - Talking All About Z-Wave with Zooz’s Agnes Lorenz
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 mak...
Episode 486 - No Time for Tapping
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 produ...
Episode 485 - Pretty "Meh" Impressive Headphones
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Episode 484 - Gluing the Smart Home Together with AI
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Episode 483 - Matter 1.3
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 482 - TJBHD
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 co...
Episode 481 - Fifty Shades of Lutron
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 lig...
Episode 480 - TJ's Brilliant Install Review
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 matte...
Episode 479 - Gavin's Z-Wave and Zigbee Masterclass
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 478 - Resideo Acquires Snap One
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 mu...
Episode 477 - The Enshittification of TVs
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 476 - Probably the Greatest Show Yet
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 big...
Episode 475 - A Little Side Boot
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Episode 474 - Robots vs. Stairs
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 473 - LIFX for Landscaping
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...
Episode 472 - AAAA Podcast Near You
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 annou...