What can we say, it can't always be good news around here. Perhaps it's just the leeriness of those artic 40-degree days Seth has been battling in Florida. Or maybe it's the chest cold I've been battling. One way or another, this did not appear to be a very bright week in the smart home.Topics discussed include a smart thermostat that leaves you out in the cold, a call to pull a popular smart home product from the shelves, a trough of disillusionment following CES, and a pretty glaring flaw in one particular wireless security system.Sounds fun right? You may want to pour a drink for this one...Talk to you next week, likely with some better news. Thanks for listening!- JasonShow NotesVera Home AutomationComcast security flaw could help burglars break into homes undetected | Ars TechnicaSHMOOCON 2016: Z-Wave Protocol Hacked with SDRNest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold - NYTimes.comSamsung's SmartThings Home Automation Platform Is So Unreliable, They Should Stop Selling It - Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.comA Disappointing Consumer Electronic Show (CES) For Home Automation - ForbesNBA, BT Sport and Rogers to provide first-ever live NBA broadcast in 4K | NBA.com4K BluRay Compatibility Chart#WhatsInTheBox?

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