Episode 555 - The 11th Annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat

The 11th annual Technology.fm Fireside Chat brings together a group of smart home podcasters for a year-end roundtable on the biggest developments of the past year. Richard Gunther and Adam Justice from the Smart Home Show join Gavin, TJ, and Seth to reflects on key products, platforms, and trends that shaped the smart home, what worked, what disappointed, and what it all means heading into the year ahead.
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Show Notes

• Most intersting Stories of 2025• Chamberlain blocks smart home integrations with its garage door openers — again - The Verge (theverge.com/tech/839294/chamberlain-myq-garag…)
• Z-Wave is not dead (home-assistant.io/blog/2024/05/08/zwave-is-not…)
• Amazon Alexa+ vs. Google Gemini: Which AI Will Rule Your Smart Home? (pcmag.com/comparisons/amazon-alexa-plus-vs-goo…)
• Trump launched global tariff wars in 2025. Here's a recap of his trade actions this year (apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-timeline-econ…)

• Favorite Products of 2025• AI Horn Speaker - Ubiquiti Store (store.ui.com/us/en/products/up-ai-horn-speaker)
• You've Been Using AI the Hard Way (Use This Instead) (youtube.com/watch?v=MsQACpcuTkU)
• Aqara Light Switch H2 US (us.aqara.com/products/aqara-light-switch-h2-us…)
• Indoor & Outdoor Christmas Lights: Decor & Tree Lights | Twinkly (twinkly.com/collections/christmas-lighting)
• Aqara Presence Multi-Sensor FP300: 5-in-1 Detection (aqara.com/us/product/presence-multi-sensor-fp300)
• Bridge Pro - Smart hub | Philips Hue (philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-bridge-pro/0466775…)
• Birdbuddy : Home (mybirdbuddy.com)

• GitHub - gmatrangola/AItomation: Build Home Assistant Automations with LLM Prompts (github.com/gmatrangola/AItomation)
• The Smart Home Show (smarthome.fm)