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Episode 572 - The Self-Care Chair
May 2, 2026
Episode 571 - SkeetVac
Apr 17, 2026
Episode 570 - The Gift and the Curse
Apr 11, 2026
Episode 569 - Ring Goes 4K, Home Assistant Goes '95
Apr 3, 2026
Episode 568 - Smart Home, Dumb Ads
Mar 28, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/2/26 | 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 keeps lighting up everything from ceilings to patios, one fixture at a time. Home Assistant hikes the price of Green, eero gets a government seal of approval, ubisys joins the club, and Unraid teams up with 45HomeLab for a monster NAS. Plus ap pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 | Episode 571 - SkeetVac✨ | smart hometechnology news+4 | — | Fire TV StickMatter sensor+9 | — | AlexaFire TV Stick+6 | — | — | |
| 4/11/26 |  Episode 570 - The Gift and the Curse✨ | Google Homesmart home technology+3 | — | GoogleWorkspace+6 | — | Google HomeAqara+5 | — | — | |
| 4/3/26 | Episode 569 - Ring Goes 4K, Home Assistant Goes '95✨ | smart home technologyvideo doorbells+5 | — | 4K video doorbellsUniFi G6 cameras+12 | — | Ring4K video doorbells+8 | — | — | |
| 3/28/26 |  Episode 568 - Smart Home, Dumb Ads✨ | smart hometechnology+4 | — | Alexa+Josh.ai+5 | — | smart homeJosh.ai+7 | — | — | |
| 3/21/26 | Episode 567 - Wago Matters✨ | Smart HomeTechnology Updates+3 | — | Protect 7.0Enterprise NVR Core+11 | — | UniFiMatter+5 | — | — | |
| 3/13/26 | Episode 566 - Peculiar Projects✨ | technologyhome automation+3 | — | Roomba MiniPython+11 | — | iRobotRoomba Mini+7 | — | — | |
| 3/7/26 | Episode 565 - Shark Sees Stains✨ | technologysmart home+4 | — | PlayWiFi 7 U7 Mesh+11 | Texas | SonosUniFi+6 | — | — | |
| 2/27/26 | Episode 564 - E-Ink Everything✨ | smart hometechnology updates+3 | — | Matter light driverGoogle Home+4 | — | Google HomeSonos+5 | — | — | |
| 2/21/26 | Episode 563 - Auto-Man✨ | surveillancetechnology updates+5 | — | Fire TVEufy+10 | — | RingFire TV+8 | — | — | |
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| 2/13/26 | Episode 562 - Goodbye HomeKit, Hello OpenClaw✨ | smart home technologyAI+5 | — | AI agentsRTSP cameras+7 | — | smart homeAI technology+5 | — | — | |
| 2/6/26 | Episode 561 - 8K Is Dead, Long Live Buttons | On this week’s show: Control4 previews shiny new touchscreens and subscriptions, Google Home finally wakes up to buttons, and Ikea’s Matter devices can’t seem to "Thread the needle." Home Assistant wants your device data (respectfully), the 8K dream is officially dead (RIP pixels), and Nice and Yubii have ecosystem updates. Plus, a new dirt-hugging soil sensor, a pick of the week, project updates, an AI bot forces Gavin to spend money, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Episode 560 - Sidewalks, SwitchBots, and Sonos Zones | On this week’s show: [Gavin as a Service](https://www.youtube.com/@GavinAsAService) officially launches on YouTube and we have the exclusive! Sonos drops a new multi-zone Amp while Sony seems ready to drop the whole TV business. Amazon Sidewalk quietly infects Canada. ESPHome gets Control4 support, SwitchBot launches an AI hub with Home Assistant inside, and Zooz Z-Wave joins Apollo’s party. Seth tests drives a new AI assistant, TJ is all in again with Sonos (not really), a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 |  Episode 559 - What Happens in Vegas... Ends Up in Our Podcast | 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 flurry of floor interviews straight from Vegas, and we dig into a listener letter on Homey Self-Hosted. All that, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Episode 558 - CES 2026 | 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. Amazon and Samsung double down on AI (for better or worse), IKEA floods the market with affordable Matter gear, and Ring keeps dancing with Sidewalk and privacy. Kwikset locks in a new Matter smart lock under $200, SwitchBot wants to do your chores, and Roborock dares to climb stairs. Plus, Home Assistant gets a powerful new Music Assistant, Bose open-sources old gear instead of bricking it, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 1/9/26 |  Episode 557 - CES Live - Apollo Automation Monthly Livestream | 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. We had a great time and wanted to share the conversation on our feed as well. | — | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | Episode 556 - Too Sucky to Fail | 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 new all-in-one smart plug, WiiM continues its crusade against Sonos with a compact speaker, Homey launches a self-hosted option, and Emerald (parent company of CEDIA Expo) might be for sale. All this news, letters from the mailbag, CES Pre-Game discussions, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 12/26/25 |  Episode 555 - The 11th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat | 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 the past year. Richard Gunther and Adam Justice from the Smart Home Show join Gavin, TJ, and Seth to reflects on key products, platforms, and trends that shaped the smart home, what worked, what disappointed, and what it all means heading into the year ahead. | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | Episode 554 - Garage Door Drama (Again) | On this week's show: Chamberlain locks down garage integrations (again), Doma reinvents the smart door with a motor and facial recognition, Homey Pro gets a RAM boost, Firewalla goes Zero Trust Wi-Fi 7 on the go, and Home Assistant throws a party for Music Assistant 2.7. All this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  Episode 553 - Catching up with Apollo Automation's Justin Bunton | 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 raises privacy questions despite being rear-end-to-end encrypted, UniFi launches a 5G lineup, Honeywell has a new thermostat, and Meross drops a millimeter-wave sensor that sees you breathe. Aqara brings Siri to the wall (at least in the UK), and Wyze wants to watch the outdoors from indoors — through a window. All this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | Episode 552 - A Rilla Big Dilla | 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-awaited camera support, Josh.ai teams up with JVC for voice-controlled cinephilia, Sonos continues its 'transitional' phase with shrinking sales and growing losses, letters from the mailbag, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | Episode 551 - Fingerprints, Floods, & Futureproofing | 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 leak sensor, Home Assistant drops a faster Zigbee/Thread toilet paper holder, Kaleidescape launches a mini server for high-bitrate binging, and Wyze gives its smart lock an upgrade, but it comes with a catch. All that, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | Episode 550 - Toilet-Tech | 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 goes all-in on Matter over Thread, and Third Reality gives your blinds a Zigbee upgrade. Homey MCP lets AI take over your smart home (what could go wrong?), Kohler brings toilet tech to new heights (or lows?), Google says Gemini is going just fine (nothing to see here move along), and hackers resurrect Nest thermostats. Plus, trouble brews at iRobot, SwitchBot has a $1,000 AI powered photo frame, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | Episode 549 - Smart Candles and Electric Tacos | 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 remote, letters from the mailbag, project updates, two picks of the week, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  Episode 548 - A Sudden Increase in Raccoons | 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 surfing, and Unifi shows off new AI-powered cameras and a fresh Network update. Apple teases a HomePod-iPad hybrid (because of course), Inovelli lights up Homey, and there's a new Matter-compatible garage door opener in town. A pick of the week, project updates, and so many more raccoons! | — | ||||||
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