Episode 571 - SkeetVac

On this week's show: Alexa+ learns Italian while Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick gets slimmer and smarter, Netgear dodges a router ban, Ecovacs blasts stains with cleaning jets, and Aqara quietly launches a new Matter sensor. Ubiquiti unveils EAV switching for pro AVs, Apollo celebrates open source with a new ESPHome starter kit, and BLUETTI wants to keep your fridge alive through any storm. All this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
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• HomeTech Headlines• Netgear Wins FCC Conditional Approval on Its Consumer Routers, Exempting Them From Ban - Strata-gee.com - strata-gee.com (strata-gee.com/netgear-wins-fcc-conditional-ap…)
• Alexa+ Launches in Early Access in Italy - thurrott.com (thurrott.com/amazon/334942/alexa-launches-in-e…)
• Toronto could get Canada's first 'virtual gated community' using controversial tech - mobilesyrup.com (mobilesyrup.com/2026/04/08/toronto-canada-firs…)
• BLUETTI FridgePower Review: Silent Backup That Saves Your Fridge | iPhone in Canada - iphoneincanada.ca (iphoneincanada.ca/2026/04/16/bluetti-fridgepow…)
• Amazon's New Fire TV Stick HD is 30% Slimmer and Supports Alexa+ - thurrott.com (thurrott.com/amazon/334939/amazons-new-fire-tv…)
• Ecovacs’ new robovac spots and pretreats dried stains using powerful jets | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/tech/910298/ecovacs-deebot-x12-om…)
• New Aqara FP310 sensor brings 24GHz radar and Matter support to China - Matter Alpha (matteralpha.com/news/new-aqara-fp310-sensor-br…)
• Introducing EAV Switching - blog.ui.com (blog.ui.com/article/introducing-eav-switching)

• Pick of the Week• Illumibot - House of Glass - TikTok (tiktok.com/@illumibot/video/761465031350041321…)

• State of the Open Home 2026 Was Incredible and We Announced the ESPHom – Apollo Automation - apolloautomation.com (apolloautomation.com/blogs/news/state-of-the-o…)
• Birdbuddy : Home (mybirdbuddy.com)
• Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder Camera | AI Bird Watching & Identification (birdfy.com)
• TJs Bird Friend (tiktok.com/@thatsickwhitekid/video/76278884000…)