Episode 566 - Peculiar Projects

About this episode

The episode discusses various technology updates and product launches in the home automation space.

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 app floodgates, Sonos launches a new portable Play speaker and a mic-free Era 100 SL while also admitting its Apple TV rival is dead, IKEA pushes a Dirigera update to fix Matter pairing, and Zooz gets Z-Wave Long Range sensors certified for Alarm.com . All of this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more

People in this episode

Hosts: Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson

Topics covered

• technology
• home automation
• smart devices
• product launches
• updates

Keywords

• iRobot
• Roomba Mini
• Homey
• Sonos
• IKEA
• Zooz
• smart home
• Z-Wave
• Matter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iRobot, Homey, Sonos, Apple TV, IKEA, Zooz, Alarm.com

Products: Roomba Mini, Python, Play speaker, Era 100 SL, Dirigera, Z-Wave Long Range sensors

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