Episode 18: Smart TV, Dumb Idea

A DIY Halloween escape room, a 45Drives Creator Summit recap, a Nextcloud-to-OpenCloud migration, and a look at smart TV privacy and the use of AI agents.

The hosts explore mmWave smart switches, Apple’s new home lineup, acquisitions and licensing changes, and Adam’s Starlink Mini plans.

Alex announces his move back to England and how Hermes and Obsidian is helping him to inventory his house and Home Assistant proposes making HACS a first-party thing.

A speedy Jellyfin-compatible media server written in Go called Silo, Valve finally releases the Steam Frame (and the price!), plus QuickBytes on Portainer 3.0, JetKVM Mini, the iPhone Duo, and Immich 3.2.

Apple's M5/M6 hardware drops, self-hosted music stacks, the variety of affordable IP KVMs, and Sony's digital ownership lawsuit (and footgun)

Framework's refreshed Laptop 12 hits $699 with Intel Core Series 3, we get real about the WFH mental health grind, and how free amp modelers are making expensive hardware modelers obsolete.

The crew tests USB cables with a Tredix tester, breaks down the FCC's move to restrict imported robot vacuums and lawnmowers, unpacks the Windows 11 GDID tracking story tied to a Scattered Spider arrest, and shares AI-coded side projects including a plane tracker and a homegrown Nextcloud calendar replacement.

Linus Torvalds' about-face on AI in the Linux kernel, Jellyfin's leadership shakeup amid AI tensions, and running Hermes agents against home infrastructure.

We discuss our picks of the best self-hosted apps (with Home Assistant and media-related apps off-limits) including Hermes, Frigate, Healthchecks, Pangolin, Pi-hole, and more.

We break down the Steam Machine pricing and what it means for Linux gaming, cover Matter 1.6's announcement and the Open Home Foundation's recent developments, and Alex walks through his exhaustive review of Jellyfin clients across tvOS and beyond.