Episode 527 - A New Birdwatching Hobby

It’s Home Assistant Community Day Season! Meet up with TJ or Gavin on May 24th in Ohio or Ontario. On this week's show: Ecowitt launches an inexpensive shut off valve with flow meter, Unifi announces new cameras, Sonos and IKEA are breaking up, Ring wants you to watch birds, Amazon Alexa+ is out, Gavin and Seth’s Navimow lawnmower first impressions, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• Home Assistant Commuinity Days
  • Meet TJ in Columbus, Ohio Meetup
  • Gavin will be at the Toronto meetup
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Pre-Sale: Ecowitt WFC02 Smart Ball Valve Water Timer with Actuator, 1" / 2'' Brass Motorized Ball Valve & Flow Meter
  • Unifi - Introducing Next-Gen PTZ Cameras
  • Sonos and Ikea are ending their partnership
  • Ring wants Gen Z to turn their security cams into bird cams this spring
  • Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+
• Pick of the Week
• Brother ADS-4300N Professional Desktop Scanner with Fast Scan Speeds, Duplex, and Networking,White
• Segway Navimow X3 Series - Master Efficiency, Embrace Simplicity｜ Segway Navimow
• Navimow i105 Robotic Lawn Mower｜1/8 acre