Episode 530 - A Community Day Success

On this week's show: Home Assistant Community Day is a success! Switchbot has a new lock that looks at you, Tapo has a $70 budget smart lock, Google adds AI to APIs, TCL TVs get better audio support, myQ adds a video doorbell, Apollo Automation launches a new POE powered mmWave Sensor, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
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HA Community Day - Ohio
Show Notes

HA Community Day - Toronto
• HomeTech Headlines• Switchbot’s latest lock can unlock with a look (theverge.com/news/672367/switchbot-lock-ultra-…)
• Tapo’s new $70 budget smart lock is packed with features (theverge.com/news/674405/tplink-tapo-dl100-sma…)
• Google’s Home APIs are gaining Gemini intelligence (theverge.com/news/672404/google-home-apis-gemi…)
• TCL's newest TVs will automatically calibrate wireless speakers (engadget.com/home/home-theater/tcls-newest-tvs…)
• myQ Gets Its First Ever Video Doorbell for Access Control Platform - CEPRO (cepro.com/briefs/myq-gets-its-first-ever-video…)
• Kaleidescape Launches Strato E Movie Player (restechtoday.com/kaleidescape-launches-strato-…)
• Apollo Automation R PRO-1 PoE mmWave Multisensor Now Available! (apolloautomation.com/blogs/news/apollo-automat…)

• Mailbag• Yardian - Smart Sprinkler Controller, for Smart Watering & Irrigation | Aeon Matrix (yardian.com)

• Deprecating Core and Supervised installation methods, and 32-bit systems (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/05/22/deprecating-…)
• GitHub - zwave-js/zwave-js-ui: Full featured Z-Wave Control Panel UI and MQTT gateway. Built using Nodejs, and Vue/Vuetify (github.com/zwave-js/zwave-js-ui)
• Red Series (Z-Wave) - Smart Presence Sensing Dimmer (inovelli.com/products/zwave-800-red-series-mmw…)
• R PRO-1 PoE mmWave Multisensor (LD2450 and Optional LD2412) (apolloautomation.com/products/r-pro-1)
• Garage S for i Series Robot Lawn Mower (amzn.to/4n2ZwIn)