Episode 585 - Bad Gavin, Smart Donut

On this week's show: CEDIA Expo 2026 is almost here with hundreds of product debuts on deck, GE talks up US-made chips in connected laundry, Home Assistant finds a new way to boss around Apple devices, Google Home on iOS may be turning lights on just for fun, Alexa+ lands in Australia, Sonos learns some Lutron tricks, OpenAI’s hockey-puck AI speaker rumor rolls on, ESPHome gets a much friendlier desktop app, plus a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more.
• Oberlin, Ohio (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin,_Ohio)
• HomeTech Headlines• Hundreds of New Products Anticipated to Debut at CEDIA Expo 2026 (cepro.com/news/hundreds-of-new-products-antici…)
• GE Appliances doubles down on US-made chips. (theverge.com/tech/975324/ge-appliances-doubles…)
• iOS 27 Flips the Script: Home Assistant Can Now Control Your Apple Devices (derekseaman.com/2026/08/ios-27-flips-the-scrip…)
• Dolby Vision 2 is officially available on select Hisense TVs - Engadget (engadget.com/2227078/dolby-vision-2-is-officia…)
• A Google Home bug is randomly turning on smart lights (mobilesyrup.com/2026/08/11/a-google-home-bug-i…)
• Amazon's Alexa+ Assistant Launches in Early Access in Australia (thurrott.com/a-i/340168/amazons-alexa-assistan…)
• “Hey Sonos, open the shades.” (theverge.com/tech/977302/hey-sonos-open-the-sh…)
• OpenAI speaker to be hockey puck-sized and cost over US$300: report (mobilesyrup.com/2026/08/06/openai-speaker-size…)
• Simplify your ESPHome setup with the new desktop app (esphome.io/blog/2026/08/04/simplify-your-espho…)

• WiiM Bar | Display-First Dolby Atmos Soundbar (wiimhome.com/products/wiim-bar)
• Badgers : animated music video : MrWeebl (youtube.com/watch?themeRefresh=1&v=EIyixC9…)