Home: On – a DIY home automation podcast from The Digital Media Zone
Home: On is a show focused on home control and home automation topics for the enthusiast and do-it-yourself communities. We run through industry news, take a closer look at interesting products, share project ideas, and present topics for information and education. Host Richard Gunther is joined by a rotation of co-hosts and guests from the space, including industry experts, consumers, and company representatives.
Home: On #158 – Smarthome Quibbles with Allison Sheridan
Jul 05, 2024
Allison Sheridan from Podfeet Podcasts joins us to discuss the more problematic side of home automation—when things don’t work as expected or desired. What’s annoying us in our respective smart homes and how do we deal with problems when they arise? Why do we even put ourselves through all this? We also touch on a few interesting smart home stories from the past few months.
Home: On is part of Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
Home: On #157 – Pondering HomeKit with Jeff Butts from The Mac Observer
Aug 28, 2023
Jeff Butts, Managing Editor at The Mac Observer joins us. We ponder why Signify would want to get into the security game (and why consumers would want them to), discuss some updates on previously reported news, and dive into a discussion about the current state of HomeKit. New architectures, Shortcuts, and Matter…and what’s with this Works with Apple Home thing? It’s all getting kind of messy.
Home: On is part of Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #156 – The Accessible Smarthome with Dustin Boggus
May 30, 2023
MyHomeKithome YouTuber and podcast host Dustin Boggus joins Richard to talk about accessibility in the smarthome. Sure, it’s fun and futuristic to have lights and digital assistants that obey your commands and react to your presence…but what if your ability to work and live safely in your own environment depended upon it? Dustin shares his experiences with specific technologies and products and shares some thoughts about what more the industry could be doing. Oh, and this episode was recorded some time ago, so we also talk about some now … fairly old industry news.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #155 – Restarting Insteon with Richard Sudek from Insteon Technologies
Mar 06, 2023
Amazon makes an infuriating money grab for Ring app features you’ve been using for years, Sonos is expected to use a product launch as an opportunity to raise prices again, and Leviton will be rolling matter support out to 2nd generation Decora Smart products with a firmware update. Finally, several quarters in now, what’s Insteon Technologies up to? Co-founder Richard Sudek joins us to share the latest on Insteon products and services, talk about some new products, and give us a glimpse at what’s in their sights for the future. Cue Richard Gunther’s standard Insteon disclaimer.
Find out more about Insteon products at insteon.com
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Richard once again joins other hosts from the Technology.FM podcasts to share in their annual tradition of the fireside chat. What caught their attention this year, what do they think will be big next year, and how did they fare with last year’s predictions? As always, this special DMZ mix offers fewer ums, fewer digital assistant triggers, and–perhaps most importantly–blocks Mike’s valiant attempt to trick your Echo into sending something very expensive to your home.
Home: On is part of Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #153 – Sending Signals with Matt Corey
Oct 22, 2022
Chamberlain killed its overpriced, unreliable HomeKit Home Bridge, Tado has a money-saving program that might actually use more energy, Lutron adds to its Caséta lineup, and everyone’s getting into Matter (hopefully). We review all this and more with HomeKit developer Matt Corey, then talk with Matt about some of the ways he’s using HomeKit, Shortcuts, and even the Mac to help HomeKit users do more with lighting in their smart homes.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #152 – Starting Fresh with Kent Fellure
Aug 29, 2022
You’re moving into a new home, and you want to do things right from the start. Where do you begin? This is the situation Richard’s friend Kent Fellure finds himself in, and we’re delighted to talk with him about some options for security, lighting, HVAC, and more. And of course, Kent joins in some banter about this month’s smart home news from Wemo, Twinkly, and LIFX.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #151 – Some Help with Robert Spivack from DoItForMe Solutions
Jul 18, 2022
What do you do when you hit a wall on your smart home projects? You can’t do something, don’t know something, or just don’t have the time. Robert Spivack of DoItForMe Solutions is here to help! That plus, of course, we discuss the latest news and updates from Philips Hue, Insteon, and Wink. Yep, Wink. They’re down. Again. Is it for good? They say No.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #150 – Decora Smart with Greg Rhoades from Leviton
Jun 21, 2022
IKEA has a new smart home hub in the wings with yet another name we’ll all be trying to pronounce, Amazon ditches its old Cloud Cam but makes good on customers’ investments, and Insteon is back and under new management. Greg Rhoades from Leviton joins Richard on this episode to discuss all this plus his company’s recent push into the smart home with its latest generation of Decora Smart products.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #149 – A New Hope with Rohan Karamandi
Jun 02, 2022
With Insteon gone, companies are stepping up to fill in the gaps for thousands of smart home customers. Rohan Karamandi, co-host of the Home Assistant Podcast joins us to discuss all of this. And we dive into why Home Assistant might just be the perfect solution for DIYers looking to give new life to their Insteon products.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #148 – A Disgraceful Exit with Seth Johnson
Apr 18, 2022
Seth Johnson is here to help make sense of some of the latest smart home news. While it’s a slow product season, two brands, iHome and Insteon, have gone dark with little to no notice! Meanwhile, IKEA’s new cellular shades have arrived in stores, and Seth and Richard try their hand at pronouncing those product names before talking about their latest respective smart home projects.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Spoon Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #147 – Simpler Security with Erik Glassen from Kwikset
Apr 07, 2022
After a year’s hiatus, we are back to catch up on some of the recent news: A new smart switch from ORRO, more delays in the Matter standard, and a retail pioneer says goodbye. Erik Glassen joins us to discuss what Kwikset’s been up to in the smart lock space, including a new biometric lock that lets you open your front door with your fingerprint.
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Home: On #146 – Let’s Reset with Dave McCabe
Mar 29, 2021
RESET podcast’s Dave McCabe helps us reset our own show as we prepare for a new year of smart home products and services. We discuss new Ring and Philips Hue products plus a new feature from Ring and Amazon that may just freak you out a bit…but it’s pretty cool.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Food Tech Show, and The Smart Home Show, now co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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It’s that time of year again! It’s time for the Technology.FM year-end fireside chat, featuring HomeTech hosts Seth Johnson and Jason Griffing plus Richard’s Smart Home Show co-host Adam Justice. And this is the DMZ’s um-free super-edit with 12 fewer minutes of vocables. What are you going to do with all that extra time!
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Home: On #144 – Smart Gifting with Marlon Buchanan
Dec 20, 2020
There’s still time left to get a smart gift for the favorite geek in your life. Of course, nowadays smart home products are showing up everywhere—in bedrooms, family rooms, and kitchens—and becoming a part of more people’s daily lives. Author and blogger Marlon Buchanan joins us to share some recommendations for the best smart home gifts to give this season.
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Home: On #143 – The Red Switch with Nathan Harte from Inovelli
Nov 25, 2020
Wyze introduces even more new products at record low prices, Cree returns to the smart bulb market, and Amazon is ready to leave packages inside your garage. We discuss all this and more, plus we dive into some innovative Z-Wave products with Inovelli’s Nathan Harte.
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Home: On #142 – Smart Water with Mason Hall from Moen
Nov 15, 2020
Apple’s Adaptive Lighting is finally starting to come to products in the U.S, Wyze’s new $20 camera works indoors and out, and get ready…because Richard spends the rest of the episode gushing over his new connected faucet with Moen’s Mason Hall. Mason provides some context around how the U by Moen faucet fits into Moen’s broader smart water strategy.
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Home: On #141 – Thread’s Back! with Dan Seifert from The Verge
Oct 29, 2020
Google discontinues Nest Secure while introducing new Nest products that feel a whole lot more Google than Nest. Plus product announcements from Feit, Yale, GE Lighting, and more…all with insights and perspective from The Verge’s Dan Seifert.
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Home: On #140 – Product Recommendations with Dan Wroclawski of Consumer Reports
Oct 13, 2020
On the eve of product announcements from Google and Apple, Consumer Reports’ Dan Wroclawski joins the show to run through the latest new products from Amazon, Ring, Wyze, and more! And if you’re interested in CR’s picks in eight different smart home categories, Dan has you covered. Find out what they think are some of the best security cameras, doorbells, smart speakers, and more…even irrigation systems.
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Home: On #139 – Going Pro with Linden Tibbets of IFTTT
Sep 14, 2020
Level one-ups Kevo, Signify announces another expensive Philips Hue entertainment product, and Wink lets customers down…again. But the real news is IFTTT’s new Pro offering, and Linden Tibbets is here to tell us all about that and to advise Richard on how to properly pronounce IFTTT after all these years.
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Home: On #138 – The Latest Projects with Adam Justice
Sep 01, 2020
It’s been a while since we’ve been joined by ConnectSense CEO Adam Justice, and it’s been a while since we’ve just had a heavy news show. Adam joins us to run through some recent industry news stories, and Adam and Richard both have some updates on what’s been happening in their respective smart homes—even since just discussing their own projects in-depth on The Smart Home Show.
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Home: On #137 – The Summer Keynotes with Chris Young from Homekitgeek
Jul 30, 2020
Chris Young, a.k.a. Homekitgeek, joins me to catch up on some smart home news from the past few weeks. We ponder the rash of products and services going away and Wink’s now-started subscription service, among other things. But the real meat of the conversation focuses around Apple’s and Google’s latest smart home announcements at their respective…and very different…virtual events.
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Home: On #136 – A Smarter Pool with Justin Miller from ConnectedYard
Jun 22, 2020
Sonos and Lutron deliver new hardware, Ecobee forces customers to enable its new Eco+ feature, and lots of companies deliver the products they showed at CES. Plus we talk with ConnectedYard founder Justin Miller about pHin, a connected pool monitoring system.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Food Tech Show, and The Smart Home Show, now co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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We have a terrific lineup of guests for this long-overdue episode, and we’re talking with each of them about projects they’ve been taking on while hunkering down this Spring for COVID. For some, it’s Spring cleaning time—for others, it’s an opportunity to test out some new products! What have you been getting into during this time at home? Send us a message or leave a comment, below. We’d love to know!
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Home: On #134 – A Seamless Experience with Blake Arnold from Samsung SmartThings
Mar 20, 2020
Device manufacturers begin to roll out updates to enable HomeKit Secure Video and HomeKit router support, Level is shipping its stealthy smart lock, and Insteon’s long-awaited app update is now in public beta. Plus we’re joined on this episode by Samsung SmartThings product manager, Blake Arnold, discussing some of the latest platform updates and the company’s renewed push to move customers to the new SmartThings experience.
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Home: On #133 – The RF Solution with Zohar Shinar from Olibra
Feb 26, 2020
Some products we saw at CES are starting to hit the market while both Nest and Ring announce they’ll be requiring customers to use two-factor authentication. And Olibra’s founder and CEO, Zohar Shinar, joins us to discuss his company’s ingenious product, designed to solve a common problem in millions of households.
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Home: On #132 – CES Wrap-up, with Josh Pollard
Jan 28, 2020
We’re finally over our CES hangover, so it’s high time to wrap up our CES thoughts and put a bow on ’em. The DMZ’s Josh Pollard joins us to review the smart home products we took most interest in at CES 2020, including some vendor interviews and our favorite picks.
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Home: On #131 – CES Realities with Molly Price from CNET
Jan 05, 2020
CNET’s Molly Price joins the show to review the latest news and updates and to take a look back and ahead at CES. What was hot last year, which companies met the expectations they created, and which ones didn’t? And they look ahead, of course, at this year’s CES happening this very week in Las Vegas.
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It’s that time of year again. With the weather getting colder and the holidays right upon us, the Technology.FM hosts get together once again for their annual fireside chat. Now joined by Adam Justice, they discuss some of this year’s biggest smart home stories and consider what they’re each most looking forward to in 2020. So grab a warm cup of cocoa, sit down with them, and enjoy this digital-assistant safe edition of Technology.FM’s fifth annual fireside chat.
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Home: On #129 – Your Abode, with Scott Beck
Dec 16, 2019
Wyze disrupts another product segment with the announcement of its new $90 smart lock, ConnectSense introduces some new products, and Abode Systems’ Scott Beck joins us to talk about their products and recent announcement that their security system is now HomeKit compatible. Does that mean we could eventually see Z-Wave devices on HomeKit?
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Home: On #128 – The Smartest Products, with Agnes Lorenz
Nov 27, 2019
Samsung doubles down on SmartThings at the Samsung Developer Conference, Home Depot confuses customers with a new line of Philips connected bulbs that aren’t compatible with Hue, and the August View is back. Plus: Agnes Lorenz from The Smartest House joins us to dive into Z-Wave and examine the Zooz line of custom Z-Wave products that address specific consumer needs.
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Home: On #127 – Precision Cooking, with Steve Svajian
Oct 31, 2019
The Wink hub seems to be one step closer to death, Google announces a bunch of new Nest products, and Signify acquires Eaton Lighting. Plus Anova Culinary’s Steve Svajian joins us to discuss the latest Smart Kitchen Summit and bring us up to speed on Anova’s latest products and announcements.
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Home: On #126 – Saving Lives, with Joel Sellinger
Oct 07, 2019
We have highlights from CEDIA, a ton of new products and services from Amazon, useful updates from Yonomi, and our special guest co-host, Joel Sellinger, co-founder of LifeDoor. It’s Fire Prevention Week, and nothing’s more important in the smart home than products that can help save your home from unnecessary damage and protect the people you love. Joel talks about how LifeDoor solves a problem that can literally make the difference between life and death.
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Home: On #125 – Saving Energy, with Mike Phillips
Sep 13, 2019
Your devices and services may or may not still work with Nest now, Johnson Controls pulls Cortana from its Cortana-based thermostat, and a recent hub update brings us one step closer to the new Insteon app. Plus: Sense co-founder and CEO Mike Phillips talks about how insight into how we use electricity in our homes can help us save energy and money, and their aftermarket electrical panel add-on enables that!
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Home: On #124 – Smart Locks, with Lee Odess
Aug 19, 2019
Lee Odess, VP from Allegion, the makers of Schlage locks, joins the us to discuss the latest smart home news. There are plenty of updates to cover, including new Sonos speakers at IKEA, new HomeKit capabilities for products already in the market, and the sad demise of Amazon’s physical dash buttons. Then Lee walks us through Schlage’s long legacy of smart home technology and products, helping us understand how they approach this evolving market.
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Home: On #123 – Kitchen Design, with Katy Olson
Jul 23, 2019
We have the latest news from Wyze, Nest, and more, but we’re also trying something different this time. Have you thought about redesigning your kitchen and, specifically, how technology might impact your choices and decisions? AD Pro Editor Katy Olson joins us to discuss these very issues because throwing technology into the mix without the proper consideration and planning can be a costly mistake.
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Home: On #122 – Home Projects, with Jimmy Hawkins
Jul 08, 2019
Insteon reveals what they’ve been working on for the past year or so, new SmartThings and Philips Hue devices will work without a hub, and Wink reminds us it’s still alive by announcing new product support. DMZ guest contributor Jimmy Hawkins joins us to run through this news and more, plus he shares some learnings through his journey adopting smart home technology.
This episode is brought to you by Pulsar Halo. Learn more about Pulsar Halo at smarthomebyhalo.com.
Follow Jimmy Hawkins’ projects on Twitter at @prjct92eh2
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The HomeTech Podcast, The Food Tech Show, and The Smart Home Show, now co-hosted by Richard with Adam Justice.
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Home: On #121 – Halo Home, with Bryant Bilal
Jun 12, 2019
Apple introduces some improvements to HomeKit at this year’s developer conference; Lutron announces a brilliant, new retrofit lighting controller; and Eaton Lighting’s Bryant Bilal joins us to talk about their residential smart lighting line, Halo Home.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show, The HomeTech Podcast, and The Smart Home Show, now co-hosted by Richard.
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Home: On #120 – The Reimagined Switch, with Colin Billings
May 24, 2019
Google backpedals after abruptly announcing the shutdown of its Works with Nest program, Ring Smart Lighting products arrive, and the Google Assistant finally lands on Sonos devices. Orro founder and CEO Colin Billings joins us to discuss all this news plus his thoughts on how Orro plans to fill some gaps in the consumer smart lighting space.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show and The HomeTech Podcast.
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Home: On #119 – Mixed News, with Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
May 07, 2019
There’s good news and there’s bad news. Several new devices are offering HomeKit support while Stringify users scramble for alternative automation solutions. Journalist Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins us to catch up on what is arguably a mixed bag of smart home updates.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show and The HomeTech Podcast.
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We’re sharing a panel Richard moderated at the last Smart Kitchen Summit about commerce in the kitchen. How do you sell stuff to consumers in their own homes without it feeling annoying? And we have a winner for our ultimate smart home kit!
The panelists were Iri Zohar of Freshub, Benton Richardson, of Amazon Dash, and Shawn Stover of GE Appliances. The panel was recorded at The Smart Kitchen Summit on October 9, 2018.
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Home: On #117 – Lowe’s Redemption, with Tony Raynor
Mar 22, 2019
Lowe’s Iris is shutting down in just a few days. How is Lowe’s handling the ramp-down process, and where do you go now? Long time friend of the DMZ and Iris user Tony Raynor joins us to discuss what he learned from his experience and shares his thought process in moving to a new platform…or two.
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Home: On #116 – Lighting Updates, with Jianhui He
Mar 04, 2019
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on smart home news, so we have some catching up to do. Richard covers a few news stories and updates, and Jianhui He from LEDVANCE joins the show to talk about some recent updates to the SMART+ product line.
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When we were at CES, we saw lots of cool, new products. This year was again more evolutionary than revolutionary, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t interesting!
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Home: On #114 – Seeking Robots, with Andrew Gebhart
Jan 08, 2019
It’s a new year, and we’re ready for CES…so what’s that all mean? It’s time to get together again with our friends from CNET. Andrew Gebhart joins us this time to review last year’s show and speculate about what this year will bring. Plus, we have some old news to catch up on. And robots! Andrew loves him some robots!
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show and The HomeTech Podcast.
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Each Winter, Richard gets to sit around the fire with some tech friends and reflect back on the year in smarthome technology. This is our annual Technology.FM fireside chat, moderated by Seth Johnson…with Jason Griffing, Mike Wolf, and this year joined by Rose Thibodeaux. And this is the DMZ’s obsessively edited cut with 25 minutes of vocables and dead space left on the cutting room floor.
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Home: On #112 – Google’s Home, with Josh Pollard
Nov 21, 2018
Richard looks back at last month’s Smart Kitchen Summit, TiVo starts rolling out some smart home features to customers, and Josh Pollard joins us to share his thoughts on some of Google’s new Home product, and he updates us on what’s going on these days in his smart home.
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Home: On #111 – Helping Neighbors, with Jamie Siminoff
Oct 15, 2018
We are so excited to be joined again by Ring founder Jamie Siminoff. He helps us unpack all of last month’s product news from Amazon and gives us some insight into Ring’s recent growth and success. We also dive into some of Ring’s latest products and offerings while revisiting our shared quest for more T’s. Don’t know what we’re talking about? Then be sure to listen to this one!
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show and The HomeTech Podcast.
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Home: On #110 – Creative Lighting, with Marc Alexander
Oct 02, 2018
Microsoft and Amazon put their assistants on some of each others’ devices, IKEA expands its smart home offerings, and Marc Alexander, the CTO and co-founder of LIFX joins us for a great conversation about their company and product offerings. We recorded this episode back in August, so the news is a little old, but the information about LIFX and Marc’s perspective on the market are timeless.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show, The HomeTech Podcast, and The NextMarket Podcast.
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We’re in San Diego, California, attempting to report live from the 2018 CEDIA Expo. Technical issues aside, we had some great discussions with Control4, Insteon, Sonos, Monoprice and the Z-Wave Alliance, which is also our host and sponsor for this episode. Each of these organizations spans the gap to some degree between the installer channel and DIY consumers, and we’re delighted to share their voices with you in this live-ish episode of Home: On.
You can also watch the video we pieced together from the live stream and on-site recordings. Fair warning: this has lots of streaming and syncing glitches.
This episode features interviews with Mitch Klein, Brad Hintze, Steve Lee, Nick DeVita, and David Lavine. Many thanks to the team at Caster Communications for arranging guest appearances and assisting with the logistics for this show. Josh Pollard produced the live recording of this episode, and Smarter Home Life‘s Joe Dugandzic provided additional photography and video support. Read Joe’s extensive report on the CEDIA Expo here.
Home: On is listed at Technology.FM, a curated collection of technology podcasts, including great shows like The Smart Kitchen Show, The HomeTech Podcast, and The NextMarket Podcast.
Please inquire about sponsorship opportunities at info@thedigitalmediazone.com
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