Episode 231 - Bye Bye Buzzer

On this week’s episode of HomeTech: We say goodbye to the Alexa buzzer. Streaming TV services on pace to grab 25% of the market by 2022. Google Play lowers the price of 4K content and offers free upgrades. Amazon participates in a $50 million funding round for German smart thermostat maker Tado. Netflix to raise a staggering $2 in debt to fund original content and more. Apple’s long-awaited streaming TV subscription service rumored to be launching soon in more than 100 countries. And much more…

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Alexa’s new Whisper Mode goes live
  • Amazon invests in $50M funding round for German smart thermostat startup tado
  • Sonos may add Roku's entertainment platform to its speakers
  • Spotify Premium redesign borrows one of Pandora's best features
  • Google Play is upgrading your movie purchases to 4K for free
  • Google apologizes for YouTube TV outage, offers free week of credit
  • Streaming TV services will nab 25% of video market by 2022, analyst says
  • PlayStation Vue is now integrated with Apple’s TV app
  • Sling TV exec: Our vMVPD competitors are ‘repeating the sins of pay TV past’
  • Apple’s Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the ‘data industrial complex’
  • Netflix will raise $2 billion to pay for more original content
  • Apple to Launch TV Subscription Service Globally
  • Big Mouth | Netflix Official Site
• Pic of the Week
  • Hands Free Phone Ad - 1993
  • The First | Hulu
  • Patriot | Prime Video