Episode 413 - HomeTech.Social

On this week's HomeTech: Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday! We're happy to announce a new effort to save everyone for dealing with the collapse of Twitter: HomeTech.Social – a new Mastodon instance dedicated for home automation enthusiasts. In the news, we look at another Amazon hit piece and talk about the rumors surrounding 4 new products from Sonos. All that, the pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Some Black Friday Deals
  • Airthings 2930 Wave Plus for $150
  • Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus (White) bundle with Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen) for $149
  • eufy Security, Wi-Fi Video Doorbell fir $70
  • iRobot Roomba 692 Robot Vacuum-Wi-Fi Connectivity for $175
  • First Alert Z-Wave Smoke Detector & Carbon Monoxide Alarm for $27.00
  • Samsung 70" Smart 4K Crystal HDR UHD TV TU7000 Series - Titan Gray
• HomeTech.Social - HomeTech's Mastodon instance for home automation enthusiasts
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year | Ars Technica
  • Sonos plans to enter four new product categories — and the first is coming next year
• Pick of the Week
  • Getting Title at 12:14
• Industry-Leading Low Voltage Estimating Software | D-Tools
• Tempest Weather System | WeatherFlow Tempest Inc.
• Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24
• BirdNET-Pi – BirdNET in Raspberry Pis