Technology.FM Fireside Chat 2024

It’s that time of year when we get together with the other Technology.FM folks to discuss what’s happened in the smart home this year and what may happen in the smart home next year. Thanks for sticking with us!

This summer, we're taking the smart home outside. This is the first in a series of outdoor smart home episodes where we'll focus on technology that can make the exterior of your smart home as smart as the interior.YouTuber and Podcaster Brandon Doyle joins Richard and Adam in this episode to survey the landscape of smart outdoor maintenance devices. And the timing is perfect, as Brandon has recently published his roundup of multiple robot mowers.

Adam and Richard are diving deep into Wi-Fi, so you can make the best of the spectrum in your home for your smart, connected devices.

Adam and Richard are at CES this year, talking about the products, categories, and themes that are catching their attention at the show. They also discuss this show's value to companies, small businesses, and entrepreneurs.

It time for the 10th annual technology.fm year-end wrap-up. This year, Adam and I join the guys from the HomeTech Podcast to share our thoughts on the year and weigh in with predictions for 2025.If you want a Mill of your own, you can get $200 off using Richard's referral link.Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to [email protected].

Paulus Schoutsen, the founder and creator of Home Assistant, dives deep into home automation software with Adam and Richard. They discuss what moves Home Assistant is making in the DIY and pro spaces, and why it's receiving a surge of interest from a more general audience.Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to [email protected].

Adam checks in with Richard about his smart home acquisitions from the past year, including new lighting solutions from Inovelli and Legrand, a smart outlet from Leviton, and the Nest Learning Thermostat v4.They also discuss the Mill Food Recycler, which turns food scraps into something resembling coffee grounds. Those grounds can then be composted, used as fertilizer, or shipped back to Mill to be turned into chicken feed.If you want a Mill of your own, you can get $200 off using Richard's referral link.

Adam and Richard talk about the state of AI in the smart home, including fridges with computer vision and how Josh.ai is trying to fix voice-controlled home automation. Then, they talk about Apple's AI-related announcements at WWDC, including a huge tie-up with OpenAI ... but when, exactly, will we see this tech on all our devices?Also on today's episode: Why Apple is playing catch up with its virtual assistant Siri, rumors of a new HomePod with a screen, and how does everyone feel about the ethics of AI content scraping, anyway?Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to [email protected].

Mike Wolf returns! The original host of the Smart Home Show, now running The Spoon and the Smart Kitchen Summit, is back to talk with Adam and Richard about the latest and greatest food tech. That extends from robots in restaurants to home composting solutions like The Mill.The trio also talks about how advances in AI may change our cooking and eating habits, and whether emerging technologies will be better for the environment and help reduce food waste.Richard is moderating a panel at the Smart Kitchen Summit in June! Use “PODCAST” at checkout to get 15% off: https://www.smartkitchensummit.com/Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to [email protected].

Adam has been testing the Kaleidescape home theater movie platform, and on our last episode, he interviewed the company's director of technical marketing, Andre Floyd. Today, Richard interviews Adam about what he's learned from using the so-called "ultimate movie platform," who should definitely use it, and who might want to think twice before investing in it. They discuss ease of setup, movie selection, converting DVDs to digital titles, parental controls, pricing, and more. Kaleidescape provided Adam the hardware to try it out, but at the end of the interview, he explains whether or not he would pay full MSRP to have this in his home theater.Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to [email protected].