Episode 541 - "Live" from CEDIA 2025

On this week's show: LIVE from the CEDIA Expo show floor! We check out Aqara's new announcements, Crestron gets some new keypads, Bond has a wet remote, Josh.ai updates, Savant gets under cabinet lighting?, Unifi dives into AV with a new video distribution system, eero drops a few new products, Phillips drops a few more new products, Samsung SmartThings drops Zwave, a pick of the week, Home Assistant news, project updates, and so much more!
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• CEDIA 2025• Aqara Unveils Edge Hub M300 & Aqara Studio Connect - HomeKit News (homekitnews.com/2025/09/03/aqara-unveils-edge-…)
• Aqara Enhances Ecosystem Support with Edge Hub M300 - CE Pro (cepro.com/news/aqara-edge-hub-m300-features-an…)
• Crestron Enhances Cameo and Horizon Keypads for Advanced Lighting Control - rAVe [PUBS] (ravepubs.com/crestron-cameo-horizon-lighting-c…)
• Bond Debuts Outdoor 15-Channel Remote for All Sorts of Things — and Awnings and Shades - rAVe [PUBS] (ravepubs.com/bond-debuts-outdoor-15-channel-re…)
• Josh.ai Unveils AI-X OS Operating System - CE Pro (cepro.com/news/josh-ai-unveils-ai-x-os-operati…)
• Savant Adds Under-Cabinet Lighting to ProSEO Line - CEPro (cepro.com/news/savant-adds-undercabinet-lighti…)
• Reddit: Next-Gen UniFi Doorbell Experiences Bring Protect & Access Together (reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1n7hcrv/nextgen…)
• Reddit: Unifi Pro AV (reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1n7qaav/proav_s…)
• Reddit: Ubiquiti CEDIA 2025 booth (reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1n7t33x/ubiquit…)
• Chowmainsoft Unveils New Ubiquiti Unifi Driver for Control4 - rAVe [PUBS] (ravepubs.com/chowmainsoft-unveils-new-unifi-dr…)

• HomeTech Headlines• Two First-of-Their-Kind eero Releases Offer Connectivity You Can Count On - eero Blog (blog.eero.com/two-first-of-their-kind-eero-rel…)
• Philips debuts unexpected smart home hub with Matter support - T3 (t3.com/home-living/smart-home/philips-debuts-u…)
• Philips Hue Essentials smart lighting is getting cheaper and supporting Matter, Thread - The Verge (theverge.com/smart-home/768554/philips-hue-ess…)
• Philips Hue pushes lights into the background with motion-aware and RF sensing - The Verge (theverge.com/smart-home/768585/philips-hue-mot…)
• Eufy launches the Marswalker, a stair-climbing robot vacuum - The Verge (theverge.com/ifa-berlin/769976/eufy-marswalker…)
• Samsung’s new SmartThings Hub takes a big step away from legacy tech - The Verge (theverge.com/ifa-berlin/770837/the-newest-sams…)

• Pick of the Week• A Wide-Ranging Home Assistant Integration for Crestron - Residential Tech Today (restechtoday.com/a-wide-ranging-home-assistant…)

• Home Assistant 2025.9 Released (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09/03/release-20259)
• Breaking Zigbee2MQTT Changes coming in Oct (github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/releases/tag/2.6.1)
• Frient now works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09/02/frient-joins…)
• Linux Box Dev Edition – 3reality - 3reality (3reality.com/product/linux-box-dev-edition)