Episode 158 - Ok Google, Listen to HomeTech

On this week's episode of HomeTech: What "OK Google" hacks show us about the challenge of wake words. Lutron continues their consumer market penetration with a new Caseta integration. Amazon takes their Echo integrations to a whole new level. Bose on the receiving end of a ludicrous lawsuit. Logitech Pop buttons get a HomeKit integration. The significance of embedded Sling TV in LG's displays. The staggering amounts of money being spent on original video content by OTT providers. And much more...

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Projects Project
• Google shuts down Burger King's cunning TV ad | The Verge
• Google may combine Home and Wi-Fi hub into a single product
• Google Home gets Caseta
• Amazon Opens Echo Voice-Processing Tech to Third-Party Mfgs.
• The Ecobee4 thermostat will come with integrated Alexa controls - The Verge
• Bose ‘Wiretaps’ Users, Mines Personal Data from Wireless Headphone App, Lawsuit Alleges - CE Pro
• Logitech’s customizable Pop buttons can now be connected to Apple’s HomeKit
• Fibaro Brings New Premium Consumer Smart Home Hub with Compatible Key Fob to the U.S.
• Sling TV becomes the first live TV streaming service on LG’s Smart TVs
• Roku signs multiyear licensing deal with Tivo, but the long-term goal is murky
• Comcast Is Planning a Netflix Rival Using NBC Shows
• Hulu’s live TV service rumored to cost $39.99 per month
• Why Amazon is spending $4.5B on video this year — and how it compares to competitors like Netflix