Episode 573 - Slothbot

On this week's show: TJ gets ready to head to Canada, Apple pays for promising too much from Siri, ULTRALOQ goes tap-to-unlock with Aliro, and Homebridge 2.0 finally speaks Matter. The Roomba creator builds a furry robot friend, Matter.JS Server gets smarter debugging, BEGA lights up Home Assistant, and the new HA beta tunes into sub‑GHz RF. Plus, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
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Show Notes

• Apple Will Pay $250 Million for Overhyping Siri. Canadian Users Get to Watch | iPhone in Canada - iphoneincanada.ca (iphoneincanada.ca/2026/05/05/apple-will-pay-25…)
• HomeTech Headlines• ULTRALOQ achieves Aliro certification for Latch and Bolt locks | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com (matteralpha.com/news/ultraloq-achieves-aliro-c…)
• Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/tech/922877/homebridge-2-0-matter…)
• Google's Gemini-powered Home speaker is MIA - mobilesyrup.com (mobilesyrup.com/2026/05/04/google-gemini-power…)
• Introducing Dream Machine Beast - blog.ui.com (blog.ui.com/article/introducing-dream-machine-…)
• Bose takes a swing at Sonos with its new home speakers | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/tech/923686/bose-lifestyle-collec…)
• Sonoff Unveils NSPanel Pro Gen2 with Matter, dual relays, HA Support - homekitnews.com (homekitnews.com/2026/04/30/sonoff-unveils-nspa…)
• The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion | The Verge - theverge.com (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/922947…)
• Matter.JS Server now offers ultimate tool to troubleshoot Matter and Thread | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com (matteralpha.com/news/matter-js-server-now-offe…)
• BEGA joins Works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant - home-assistant.io (home-assistant.io/blog/2026/05/05/bega-joins-w…)
• 2026.5 Beta: We're on the same frequency now 📡 - Home Assistant - rc.home-assistant.io (rc.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/04/29/release-2…)