Episode 593 - Just Crank It

On this week's show: Apple finally throws a real “Welcome Home” punch with HomeView, a new Apple TV 4K, and even ADT on install duty, Ring ditches the backup key for a hand-crank smart lock, Amazon rolls out a new Alexa tablet lineup, Aqara is now selling in Canadian Tire, Zooz joins Jasco, plus a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
• Anthropic Says Theoretical 'AI Botnets' Could One Day Target the Smart Home (cepro.com/news/anthropic-says-theoretical-ai-b…)
• HomeTech Headlines• Aqara Makes Canadian Retail Debut with Canadian Tire (aqara.com/en/news/aqara-makes-canadian-retail-…)
• Ring Unveils Hand-Rechargeable Smart Lock and New 4K Cameras (iclarified.com/102642/ring-unveils-hand-rechar…)
• Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving customers what they were asking for’ (theverge.com/tech/1008059/amazon-phasing-out-f…)
• Amazon announces new lineup of Alexa Tablets (mobilesyrup.com/2026/10/08/amazon-announces-ne…)
• Introducing UniFi Network 11 | Our Most Impactful Release Yet (blog.ui.com/article/introducing-unifi-network-…)
• Tesla’s Automations Feature Is Ready for Launch, Hidden Behind a Flag - Not a Tesla App (notateslaapp.com/news/4812/teslas-automations-…)
• A New Chapter for Zooz! (zoozcommunity.com/t/a-new-chapter-for-zooz/887)
• Jasco Acquires Zooz to Accelerate Growth of Smart Home Division (businesswire.com/news/home/20261013262271/en/J…)
• Everything Apple launched at its ‘Welcome Home’ event (theverge.com/tech/1009816/apple-smart-home-eve…)
• Apple Unveils HomeView Smart Display With Siri AI, Starting at $429 in Canada | iPhone in Canada (iphoneincanada.ca/2026/10/13/apple-homeview-sm…)
• Apple’s Fabled Smart Home Collection is Here, Here’s What Integrators Need to Know (cepro.com/news/apples-fabled-smart-home-collec…)
• Apple HomeView (apple.com/shop/buy-home/apple-homeview)
• LG Video Doorbell Wired – Essence Graphite (apple.com/shop/product/hsn82zm/a/lg-video-door…)
• ADT to Offer In-Home Installation of Apple's New HomeView and More (macrumors.com/2026/10/13/adt-apple-homeview-in…)
• The new Apple TV 4K has built-in microphones so you can talk to Siri AI (theverge.com/tech/1009663/apple-tv-4k-siri-ai-…)

• DeFlock - Flock Camera Tracking (deflock.org)
• LEDVANCE joins Works with Home Assistant (community.home-assistant.io/t/ledvance-joins-w…)
• From the unRAID community on Reddit: Unraid OS 7.3.3 Stable is now available (reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/1x12gn2/unraid_os…)
• 2026 Self-Host User Survey: Open for Submissions (selfh.st/survey/2026-open)