Episode 572 - The Self-Care Chair

On this week's show: Walmart’s Vizio TVs can’t stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee keeps lighting up everything from ceilings to patios, one fixture at a time. Home Assistant hikes the price of Green, eero gets a government seal of approval, ubisys joins the club, and Unraid teams up with 45HomeLab for a monster NAS. Plus ap pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
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Show Notes

• U.S. government recognizes eero as a trusted and secure provider of routers – The Download - blog.eero.com (blog.eero.com/u-s-government-recognizes-eero-a…)
• Home Assistant Green price hiked, here’s why | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com (matteralpha.com/news/home-assistant-green-pric…)
• HomeTech Headlines• Alexa+ is Now Available in Early Access in Spain - thurrott.com (thurrott.com/a-i/335255/alexa-is-now-available…)
• The New Site Manager - Now Official - blog.ui.com (blog.ui.com/article/officially-bringing-unifi-…)
• TP-Link Announces Forthcoming Matter downlight with Dual Light Sources - homekitnews.com (homekitnews.com/2026/04/24/tp-link-announces-f…)
• Govee expands premium smart home fixtures with the Ceiling Light Ultra | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com (matteralpha.com/news/govee-expands-premium-sma…)
• Govee’s new colorful outdoor lights are its first with solar power | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/tech/916707/govee-outdoor-solar-s…)
• Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features - Ars Technica - arstechnica.com (arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/newly-purchase…)
• La-Z-Boy’s recliners and sofas are getting built-in Klipsch speakers | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/tech/914248/la-z-boy-audioluxe-fu…)

• Pick of the Week• Release RoomRelay v1.0.4 · guicn555/RoomRelay · GitHub - github.com (github.com/guicn555/RoomRelay/releases/tag/v1.…)

• ubisys joins Works with Home Assistant - Blog - Home Assistant Community - community.home-assistant.io (community.home-assistant.io/t/ubisys-joins-wor…)
• You asked us to tell you first. The X15 is here. - dua63.r.a.d.sendibm1.com (dua63.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/7nVTPdZCTJDX…)
• Unraid | Meet the X15 | 45Homelab >< Unraid Partnership Signature Series - unraid.net (unraid.net/45homelabxunraid?utm_source=brevo&a…)
• You can now visualize your smart home network with Thread Group's new Network Diagnostics app [UPDATED] | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com (matteralpha.com/news/thread-network-diagnostic…)