Episode 490 - Lighting the Outdoors with AMP Lighting's Zach Evensen

On this week's show: Smart home company Brilliant finds a buyer, Nanoleaf introduces new Blocks LED wall panels and permanent outdoor lights, Philips Hue launches kitchen lighting solutions and an 8K sync box, Arlo unveils a wired floodlight camera, SwitchBot releases six new products including a robot-refillable humidifier, Roborock and Dreame introduce innovative robot vacuums, Sonos debuts an exclusive CI channel speaker, LG announces a new ThinQ smart home hub, Aqara joins Works with Home Assistant, launches the Voice Mate H1 and more, Level Home is acquired by ASSA ABLOY, we discuss smart device longevity concerns, share our pick of the week with a smart light database, and so much more!

On this week's show: Interviews from CEDIA Expo 2024 show floor, featuring conversations with OneVision, XSCACE, Specifi, Innovo, and more. Plus the big news about ONVIF coming to UniFi Protect as well as a few other items that were not announced, Snap One's updates to the Control4 platform and the new X4 platform that will be available in Q1 2025. Also a quick note about NiceOS 8.9's new voice assistant for home control and Crestron Home OS's new features that will leave you scratching your head. All this, plus a special thanks to our 2024 sponsor Chowmain, on this information-packed wrap-up of CEDIA Expo 2024!

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here!On this week's show: CEDIA is right around the corner, Ubiquiti unveils UniFi Premium Audio, Luon launches Apple Home compatible devices, Wyze introduces a smart bird feeder, Chick-fil-A surprisingly enters the streaming service arena, Ring adds package detection to its budget doorbell, Samsung promises 7 years of TV updates, Amazon's Echo Show 8 loses a key feature, and Govee releases Matter-compatible outdoor lights. We dive into a mailbag question about window sensors, share a thrilling pick of the week, give project updates, and take a look at things for TJ to do in Springfield, Missouri. All this and more on this packed episode!

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here!On this week's show: Gavin puts a call out for a private jet, Trinnov announces their Waveforming upgrade is now available to everyone with a Trinnov, TPLink announces a 2-brick sized doorbell, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!

It's CEDIA time and once again we will be hosting a HomeTech Happy Hour in Denver. More information and how to RSVP is here!On this week's show: The team gets a chance to sit down with developer Alan Chow to talk about a new driver marketplace Chowmain is launching. Bond is releasing a new weather station, SwitchBot has an outdoor 2K camera, Sonos ACE headphones now work with more soundbars, the FTC says no more confusing specifications on amplifiers. We take a mail bag question, find a pick of the week, give project updates, and so much more!

On this week's show: Google Chromecast is out, but Google Gemini is in, Nest shows off a nice new thermostat, Aqara and Meross launch new mmWave sensors, Roku might be dropping Wyze for cameras, Apple is supporting adaptive lighting on Matter devices, Nanoleaf launches a cool new storage product, a mailbag question, two picks of the week, Home Assistant updates, and so much more!

On this week's show: Sonos say "Sorry about that app," Logitech forgets it has smarthome products, Amazon kills an Echo and is horrified to learn what $25 Billion bought them, Google is coming out with a new streaming box for your TV, ADT wants you to Trust a Neighbor, two picks of the week, project updates, and so much more!

On this week's show we sit down with VSSL CEO Donn Bullock to chat about the unique products VSSL offers and how they fit in the streaming audio landscape, Amazon might start charging $10 for Alexa improvements, Sonos may have a new soundbar on the way, Eve and iRobot add Matter, a letter from the mailbag, project updates, and an amazing pick of the week from listener Jack T.

On this week's show: We sit down and chat about landscape lighting with AMP Lighting’s Zach Evensen. Zach is part of AMP’s sales enablement team and shared with us the keys to a successful outdoor lighting system and what to look for in the future from AMP.

On this week's show: What happens when a mystery box of frozen shrimp arrives at your door, LG buys Homey, the Aqara U200 retrofit lock is out, Philips Hue releases some ugly lights, Roku ruins your TV, project updates, and a pick of the week!