Episode 520 - Reversible Socks with AI

On this week's show: Two weeks of news from all around the industry including updates from Amazon, Google, Sonos, iRobot, Josh.ai, IKEA, Home Assistant, and more! We also take a few moments to answer questions from the mailbag, review a few open projects, and turn our socks right-side out. All this and so much more on this week's HomeTech!
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Show Notes
• Sony BRAVIA 8 65” class OLED 4K HDR Google TV (2024) | K-65XR80 (electronics.sony.com/tv-video/televisions/all-…)
• 65 inch LG OLED evo AI C4 4K Smart TV 2024 - OLED65C4PUA | LG USA (lg.com/us/tvs/lg-oled65c4pua-oled-4k-tv)
• SANUS VLT7 (sanus.com/en_us/products/tv-mounts/vlt7)
• DMF Lighting (dmfluxury.com)
• Florence Y'all Water Tower - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Y%27all_Water_T…)
• All-new Alexa Show 15 | A stunning HD 15.6" smart kitchen TV for home organization (amzn.to/4ivVGol)
• Made for Amazon Under-Cabinet Mount, for Echo Show 15 (Gen 1, 2021 & Gen 2, 2024 Releases) (amzn.to/4kPDg3o)
• Echo Show 5 3rd Gen Under Cabinet Kitchen Mount Bracket for Amazon Alexa Devices | Compatible with 3rd Gen 2023 Model | All Hardware Included (Black) (amzn.to/41Yl2UW)
• Sylvox Under Counter TV (sylvoxtv.com/collections/kitchen-tv)
• HomeTech Headlines• YouTube - 2025 Josh.AI Winter Launch Event (youtube.com/watch?v=RRW98khnUQQ)
• “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/roku-says-unpo…)
• Amazon Announces Premium Alexa Devices Under ‘Signature’ Line • iPhone in Canada Blog (iphoneincanada.ca/2025/03/17/amazon-signature-…)
• Amazon is taking away the option of not sending voice recordings to the cloud | The Verge (theverge.com/news/630049/amazon-echo-discontin…)
• Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices (bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumente…)
• ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air (developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/03/esp32-blu…)
• Sonos has canceled its streaming video player | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/628297/sonos-pinewood-stream…)
• iRobot tells investors its future is in doubt | The Verge (theverge.com/news/628050/irobot-roomba-future-…)
• iRobot launches eight new Roombas and finally adds lidar mapping (theverge.com/news/627751/irobot-launches-eight…)
• Will iRobot’s reinvention of the Roomba be at the expense of its history of innovation? | The Verge (theverge.com/smart-home/628900/irobot-roomba-r…)
• After nine years, Google is officially ditching Assistant for Gemini (mobilesyrup.com/2025/03/14/google-ditching-ass…)
• Google warns folks with dead Chromecasts not to reset them • The Register (theregister.com/2025/03/10/google_chromecast_o…)
• Ikea registered a Matter-over-Thread temperature sensor with the FCC | The Verge (theverge.com/news/622308/ikea-matter-thread-te…)
• Ubiquiti - Introducing Pro XG Lineup (blog.ui.com/article/introducing-pro-xg-line-up)
• Sony Unveils Next-Gen RGB LED Display Technology - CEPRO (cepro.com/audio-video/sony-unveils-next-gen-rg…)
• Home Assistant officially Matters - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/10/matter-certi…)

• Exporting Clips & Cloud Archiving with UniFi Protect (help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/27723188678935-E…)
• Gavin Campbell with Electrical Upgrades, AI Automation and a new Robot Lawn Mower is on the way - HGG640 (theaverageguy.tv/2025/03/22/gavin-campbell-wit…)
• Netstor Technology (netstor.com.tw/product_info.aspx?SerID=4&T…)