Episode 176 - "The Year of HDR Confusion" with PixelGen's Jack MacDougall

On this week's episode of HomeTech: We are joined Jack MacDougall, President of Pixelgen, for a deep dive into today's ultra-confusing video landscape. From resolutions and bit rates, to color spaces and dynamic ranges, it's enough to make your head spin. Jack brings to the show a unique combination of deep expertise and an ability to make these concepts relatable. While our conversation covers numerous facets of video technology, a good portion of our chat focuses on dissecting today's competing HDR standards. With Jack providing the key information you should know in this brewing standards war, this is a show you won't want to miss.

That plus... Is a smart speaker from Sonos in the offing? Also, the latest on their Alexa software integration. Is a down market thermostat coming soon from Nest? New products from August rumored as well. Back-to-back CEDIA keynotes from Amazon. Eero meeting home tech pros in the middle. And much more...

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Show Notes

• Found a new way to mount my Echo Dot
• LockState - Nate Schneider Reaction
• Sonos hints at smart speaker in privacy policy update - The Verge
• Sonos says users must accept new privacy policy or devices may "cease to function" | ZDNet
• Sonos Alexa Skill Poised To Drop | Zatz Not Funny!
• Nest Heads Down Market This Fall | Zatz Not Funny!
• August Preps Two New Smartlocks & Doorbell Refresh | Zatz Not Funny!
• They're Back - Amazon to Present a CEDIA 2017 Keynote - Strata-gee.com
• Eero Cozies Up to Channel with PoE and Remote Network Management - CE Pro
• Interview: Jack MacDougall - Pixelgen