Episode 438 - Saving is not Fun

This week on HomeTech: Google gets hit with a $32m reason to stop infringing on Sonos patents, URC launches an all-new, familiar looking for some reason lighting control system, a new app brings intercom to Sonos speakers, no more fun celebrity voices on Alexa, and Level starts eyeing the apartment market with a new doorbell intercom. All this, a pick of the week, a massive amount of project updates, and more!

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Show Notes

• WWDC23
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Google fined $32.5 million for infringing on Sonos patent | Engadget
  • Jury Sides with Sonos, Orders Google to Pay $32.5m for Infringement
  • URC Launches All-In-One Smart Lighting Products - Residential Systems
  • Inovelli supplying URC?
  • Soro app brings HomePod-like intercom to Sonos speakers - 9to5Mac
  • Amazon is discontinuing Alexa’s celebrity voices, even if you paid for them
  • Smart door lock maker Level is bringing a new video doorbell to apartment dwellers
  • Who Matters This Week?
    • ZemiSmart - New Zigbee/Thread/Matter Hub Surfaces on CSA Website
• Pick of the Week
  • Car in 4K
• Home Assistant 2023.6 Beta Released
• New Hubitat Update
• Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector