Episode 515 - Gavin Quits Blue Iris

On this week's show: Sonos has ambitious goals for the streaming space, Amazon is teasing a February mystery product event, Apollo Automation is shipping their Temp-1 sensor for Home Assistant users, a pick of the week, project updates, Gavin drops a bombshell about is new NVR system, and so much more!
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Show Notes
• Government to Use Its AI for Nuclear Weapon Security (futurism.com/openai-signs-deal-us-government-n…)
• How to watch Super Bowl 2025: Chiefs vs. Eagles on Sunday, February 9 (engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/how-to-wa…)
• HomeTech Headlines• After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box (theverge.com/sonos/606025/sonos-pinewood-video…)
• Amazon announces February product event (theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event…)
• Apollo Automation Releases Temp-1 Sensor (apolloautomation.com/products/temp-1-temperatu…)
• Home: On #159 - Pre-gaming CES with Jimmy Hawkins (thedigitalmediazone.com/2025/01/31/home-on-159)
• BioLite Outdoor & Off-Grid Charging, Cooking & Lighting (bioliteenergy.com)

• Pick of the Week: Using an Aqara Window Contact Sensor to Detect Toilet Flushes (reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1ihj88h/us…)
• HA 2025.2 Released - Major updates to backups (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/02/05/release-20252)
• Bed Presence for ESPHome — Elevated Sensors (elevatedsensors.com/store/p/bed-presence-for-e…)
• UniFi Camera Security - Ubiquiti (ui.com/camera-security)