Episode 582 - Which Switch is Which?
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On this week's show: Apple wants smarter Home cameras, but only if you spring for the 2TB iCloud plan, IKEA quietly makes Matter less annoying, and Matter cameras from Tapo, Aqara, EZVIZ, and friends are finally becoming a real category. We also get into Josh.ai adding DMX and DALI for the fancy-lighting crowd, Sonos trimming some of the people you’d think it should keep, a coax-powered floodlight for those Wi-Fi dead zones, Ecowitt’s Kickstarter water tester, new Home Assistant-friendly gear from IoTorero and Third Reality, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
- The story behind Erling Haaland and his taxidermy raccoon: ‘Lock the doors, let’s make this special’
- HomeTech Headlines
- THIRDREALITY Smart Wall Outlet, Dual Independent Control for 2 Sockets, Individual Power Monitoring, Zigbee Repeater, Compatible with Home Assistant & SmartThings, ETL Certified
- WQT01: Smart Water Quality Tester
- Channel Master’s Pro Floodlight uses coax to bring smart lighting to your garden’s dead zones
- Apple Intelligence in Apple Home will require the $10-a-month iCloud Plus plan.
- Sonos Sacks Top Designers Behind its Premium Speakers | iPhone in Canada
- Josh.ai Now Offers Native DMX & DALI Support - Residential Systems
- IKEA updates DIRIGERA hub with Matter 1.4.2 support and improved network stability
- Tapo, Aqara, Ulticam, and EZVIZ: All the Matter-certified cameras
- IoTorero joins Works with Home Assistant
- Hermes Agent — The Agent That Grows With You
- IrriSense 2 | 4-in-1 Smart Sprinkler & Irrigation System | Aiper
- Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K – Best 3D Printer for Beginners & Pros
- PrismML — Announcing Bonsai 27B: The First 27B-Class Model to Run on a Phone