Episode 583 - OpenAI Wants In, Nice Wants Out

On this week's show: OpenAI may be building a screen-free AI home companion, Nice is skipping CEDIA 2026 and insisting everything is fine, the 2026 TV Shootout crowns both Samsung and Sony, Philips Hue might stick a camera on your TV, and a TP-Link Kasa camera vulnerability report is a rough reminder to patch your gear. We also chat about a touchscreen Zigbee switch from Zemismart, an open-source robot vacuum project, Matter Server 9.1.0, the Only Fan Controller update, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
• HomeTech Headlines• OpenAI Reportedly Developing Screen-Free AI Companion for Smart Home (cepro.com/news/openai-reportedly-developing-sc…)
• Nice Announces It Has Pulled Out of CEDIA Expo 2026 (strata-gee.com/nice-announces-it-has-pulled-ou…)
• The 2026 Kings of TV Are Crowned at Value Electronics TV Shootout - Residential Systems (residentialsystems.com/events/trade-events/the…)
• Zemismart Launches Zigbee Touchscreen Light Switch With Power Monitoring (homekitnews.com/2026/07/14/zemismart-launches-…)
• Philips Hue’s latest camera might be for your TV. (theverge.com/tech/968535/philips-hues-latest-c…)
• IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public/TP-Link_Kasa_EC71/Kasa_EC71.md at main · BadChemical/IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public (github.com/BadChemical/IoT-Vulnerability-Resea…)

• Matter Server 9.1.0 Released (hometech.social/@homeassistant@fosstodon.org/1…)
• xcancel.com/ThirdRealityInc
• Only Fan Controller v1.2.1 (github.com/sethpjohnson/only-fan-controller)
• Jimothy (youtube.com/watch?v=hrR5u5gb38I)