Episode 591 - Schneider buys Shelly
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On this week's show: Schneider Electric wants Shelly, Apple’s smart home hub may finally be real, Amazon refreshes the Fire TV Stick 4K, Disney raises streaming prices because apparently doubling profits wasn’t enough, ULTRALOQ rolls out new Matter and Aliro-ready locks, Home Assistant’s latest beta overhauls maps, and the local-control crowd keeps cooking with June oven and Roborock cloud-escape projects. We also hit some custom-install gear from Crestron and NextLevel, a weird little Pro-Ject streaming amp, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
- Shelly Group Has Entered Into an Investment Agreement With Schneider Electric on the intended Voluntary Public Takeover supported by the founders | Shelly Group
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- HomeTech Headlines
- Apple's smart home hub could arrive next month - Engadget
- Amazon unveils a thinner and faster Fire TV Stick 4K, plus a new remote - Engadget
- Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits
- ULTRALOQ Launches New Smart Lock Collection Including ULTRALOQ Bolt Mission, Bolt Pro and Latch 5 Pro
- Wireless Box E – Pro-Ject Audio Systems
- NextLevel Acoustics Mantelbar Integrates Fireplace Audio
- Crestron Home OS 4.12 Adds Multiview for Multiple Video Sources
- Anker's new eufy S4 video doorbell sees everything with 360-degree AI tracking
- The June oven could live on
- From the selfhosted community on Reddit: Self-host your own Roborock cloud without rooting or hardware modification
- Technical Writeup - Roborock Local Server
- Home Assistant 2026.10 Beta: You are here 📍
- Tesla, Home Assistant, ESPHome and Smarter Automation with Gavin Campbell – HGG690
- Droplet: Smart Home Water Sensor