Episode 537 - The Automated_House's Jimmy Hawkins

On this week's show: We sit down with smart home content creator Jimmy Hawkins who is the brain behind Automated_House (automatedhouse.info) to discuss social media, the smart home, and more. Sonos has a new CEO, coincidentally, we also have a new song, Ring denies a data breach, FutureHome is asking for money, Aqara Matters more, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines• Sonos CEO Tom Conrad Wants to Make the Best Speakers Money Can Buy - The Verge (theverge.com/news/712262/sonos-ceo-tom-conrad-…)
• Ring denies breach after users report suspicious logins - BleepingComputer (bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ring-denies…)
• Bankrupt FutureHome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/bankrupt-futur…)
• Great news! LED Bulb T2 RGB now supports Adaptive Lighting over Matter - Aqara Forum (forum.aqara.com/t/great-news-led-bulb-t2-rgb-n…)

• Interview: Jimmy Hawkins - Automated_House smart home content creator (automatedhouse.info)
• Pick of the Week• I gave my Real-time Conversation Billy Bass AI - Reddit (reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1lrwd3t/i_…)

• Home Assistant adds initial Matter binding features in beta - Matter Alpha (matteralpha.com/news/home-assistant-adds-initi…)