Episode 513 - Approving the Bots

On this week's show: Netflix raises prices (again), Snap One and AVA settle, new products come out of Lightapalooza, Smartwings introduces PoE powered shades, SmartThings launches ambient sensing, Zigbee has a new trick, a mailbag question about soil sensors, a pick of the week, project updates and more!
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Show Notes

• E-Wand – Current Luxury (currentluxury.com/e-wand)
• HomeTech Headlines• Netflix Had a Great Year. Now Pay Up. - Vulture (apple.news/A_mR5R3BJR2KjtJoGpGxBug)
• After Year-and-a-Half Fight, All Claims are Dismissed in Snap One vs AVA - Strata-gee.com (strata-gee.com/after-year-and-a-half-fight-all…)
• Lightapalooza 2025: Snap One Previews Lux by Control4 - Residential Systems (residentialsystems.com/technology/lighting-sha…)
• Lightapalooza 2025: DMF Lighting Introduces PhaseX Solution and Artafex Linear - Residential Systems (residentialsystems.com/technology/lighting-sha…)
• Smartwings Introduce First Ever PoE Matter Smart Shades (homekitnews.com/2025/01/20/smartwings-introduc…)
• Samsung bringing ambient sensing to SmartThings - The Verge (theverge.com/2025/1/22/24349488/samsung-smartt…)
• Here’s the tech that could turn millions of Zigbee light bulbs into motion sensors with a single update - The Verge (theverge.com/2025/1/22/24348688/zigbee-ambient…)
• New Philips Hue Automation for smart home devices now live - NotebookCheck.net News (notebookcheck.net/New-Philips-Hue-Automation-f…)

• Mailbox• WH51 Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor Max 8 Channels Soil Humidity Tester (ecowitt.com/shop/goodsDetail/19)
• WH51L Wired Soil Moisture Sensor (ecowitt.com/shop/goodsDetail/297)
• Soil Moisture Sensor, Vantage Pro2™ and EnviroMonitor® - SKU 6440Default Title (davisinstruments.com/products/soil-moisture-se…)

• Pick of the Week• Next Level Truck Nuts

• Unraid Releases Updates to address Security Concerns (newsletter.unraid.net/p/unraid-coordinated-vul…)
• GitHub - clusterzx/paperless-ai: An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents. (github.com/clusterzx/paperless-ai)
• Outemu Yellow Jade Silent Switch 5Pin HP Tactile Custom Mechanical Keyboard Mute MX Switch Like Holy Panda lubricated for Gaming (aliexpress.us/item/3256807368541323.html?spm=a…)
• 110PCS Switch Springs Gold-plated Two-stage for Diy Cherry mx Mechanical Keyboard 35g/45g/60g/62g/67g/78g/80g/150g Spring (aliexpress.us/item/3256805984696298.html)
• Elevation Lab TimeCapsule AirTag 10-Year Battery Case - Over 14x More Capacity Than CR2032 | IP69 Waterproof, Uses AA Batteries, Patented (amzn.to/4jyhD71)
• Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver 4K, 2.4G/5G Plug & Play Portable Wireless HDMI Extender Kit for Streaming Video and Audio to Monitor from Laptop/PC/TV Box/Projector (amzn.to/3CyzNEX)
• DVDO Wireless HDMI Extenders (dvdo.com/collections/wireless-hdmi)