Episode 594 - Happy Foldy Friday

On this week's show: The iPhone Duo shipments arrive this week, TP-Link tries to assemble routers in the US while also collecting lawsuits, hackers turn old D-Link and Ubiquiti gear into bandwidth side hustles, Josh.ai adds more integrations, Shelly brings a privacy-friendly mmWave presence sensor to North America, and Withings puts app syncing behind a subscription. We also hit Home Assistant’s latest Matter server update, a clever photo-frame dashboard hack, listener feedback on UPS options, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more!
• iPhone Duo (apple.com/iphone-duo)
• HomeTech Headlines• TP-Link moves to assemble routers in the US following an import ban - Engadget (engadget.com/2290313/tp-link-moves-to-assemble…)
• TP-Link Falls Under Fire for Its Routers Again as 5 States Sue Over Privacy Concerns (cepro.com/news/tp-link-falls-under-fire-for-it…)
• Hackers hijack D-Link, Ubiquiti devices to resell your stolen bandwidth (bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hij…)
• Josh.ai Announces New Partnerships and Integrations - Residential Systems (residentialsystems.com/news/josh-ai-announces-…)
• Shelly’s Presence Gen4 Sensor Offers a More Private Option for Occupancy Automation (cepro.com/type-products/shellys-presence-gen4-…)
• Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps (theverge.com/tech/1012350/withings-plus-subscr…)

• APC 3000VA Lithium Ion UPS, SMTL3000RM2UC, Pure Sine Wave Rackmount UPS, 120V Uninterruptible Power Supply (amazon.com/APC-SmartConnect-SMTL1000RM2UC-Shor…)
• Reverse Engineering Projects• GitHub - wesbos/photo-frame-dashboard: Getting ADB, root, backups and custom apps onto locked-down Android photo frames (Skylight Calendar, BIUFRAME) (github.com/wesbos/photo-frame-dashboard)
• Airdrop reverse engineered (xcancel.com/t4t5/status/2108543714318582247)
• rea · Plugin Catalog | Hermes Agent (hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/rea)

• Home Assistant’s Matter server adds Matter 1.6.1, camera talkback, and IKEA hardware support (matteralpha.com/industry-news/home-assistant-s…)
• Deal: RISION Magic Thermal Camera, 320x240 QuadIR, Hot/Cold Spot Track, Live Temp | for USB-C iOS, Android & Win w/-4°F~1112°F , ±3.6℉ Accuracy 25Hz Thermal Imaging Camera for HVAC/Electrical Inspection (amzn.to/4yBN4Ui)