Episode 522 - I *was* Renting a Water Heater

On this week's show: Aqara updates the G5 Pro based on customer feedback, Logitech starts to stop supporting some Harmony remotes, Alexa+ is out but only for a select few, Yale releases an ugly lock, Samsung wants to text you on your vacuum cleaner, Gavin tests out HomeyPro, a pick of the week, letters from the mailbag, and so much more!
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Show Notes
• Logitech Stops Support of Gen1 Hardware (reddit.com/r/logitechharmony/comments/1jkpeug/…)
• Aqara Listens to its Users (reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/1jos28b/o…)
• HomeTech Headlines• Motionblinds joins Works with Home Assistant (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/27/motionblinds…)
• Wyze’s new camera filter claims to cut down on nuisance alerts (theverge.com/news/636353/wyze-no-big-deal-filt…)
• Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it’s missing some features (theverge.com/news/639697/amazon-alexa-plus-lau…)
• Amazon tests renaming Echo smart displays to Alexa (theverge.com/news/637297/amazon-echo-smart-dis…)
• Alfred Debuts Seriously Smart DB1 Pro Lock at ISC West (cepro.com/security/access-control/alfred-inter…)
• Yale’s new smart lock can match your Google Nest doorbell (theverge.com/news/638162/yale-smart-lock-with-…)
• Roborock ramps up for Matter support (the-ambient.com/news/roborock-matter-update-2025)
• Ikea Matter-over-Thread smart switch incoming (the-ambient.com/news/ikea-matter-over-thread-s…)
• Samsung’s new smart fridges boast AI and smaller screens (the-ambient.com/news/samsungs-new-smart-fridge…)
• Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages (theverge.com/news/639078/samsung-bespoke-ai-je…)

• Pick of the Week: An electrical panel that works so hard it needs a smoke break (instagram.com/reel/DG1nkdmRYxC)
• Noctua (noctua.at/en/products/fan)
• Dell PowerEdge R510 Silent Mod - feat. Mini Noctua Fans (youtube.com/watch?v=V_FBb-_kd2I)
• GL-AXT1800 / Slate AX (gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800)
• Homey Pro - the world’s most advanced smart home hub. (homey.app/en-us/homey-pro)
• OKBRAND 8 ft. x 50 in. Handy Panel Max 50 10-Line Cattle Feedlot Fence Panel (tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ok-brand-handy-p…)