<description>&lt;p&gt;On&amp;nbsp;this week's show: LG's ThinQ&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;running Homey, Sonos faces&amp;nbsp;backlash over a&amp;nbsp;botched app launch, and self-cleaning litter boxes&amp;nbsp;are causing&amp;nbsp;concerns&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;cat&amp;nbsp;owners. Amazon expands Key In-Garage delivery to Canada, while&amp;nbsp;Home Assistant joins the Z-Wave Alliance Board. Samsung&amp;nbsp;introduces&amp;nbsp;a smart ring, Google&amp;nbsp;TV gets a major upgrade, and Nanoleaf finally&amp;nbsp;releases its Sense Plus&amp;nbsp;Smart&amp;nbsp;Wireless Switch. We&amp;nbsp;discuss&amp;nbsp;iOS&amp;nbsp;18's potential&amp;nbsp;hub-free option for&amp;nbsp;Apple Home users, SmartThings' new&amp;nbsp;Matter Bridge capability, and dive&amp;nbsp;into some&amp;nbsp;exciting&amp;nbsp;new&amp;nbsp;smart home products from&amp;nbsp;Alfred and Lifx. Plus, we tackle&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;mailbag question, share&amp;nbsp;our pick&amp;nbsp;of the week, give&amp;nbsp;project updates, and so&amp;nbsp;much more!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

HomeTech.fm

Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, & Seth Johnson

Episode 500 - You Gotta Put a Ring On It

SEP 27, 2024-1 MIN
HomeTech.fm

Episode 500 - You Gotta Put a Ring On It

SEP 27, 2024-1 MIN

Description

<p>On&nbsp;this week's show: LG's ThinQ&nbsp;is&nbsp;running Homey, Sonos faces&nbsp;backlash over a&nbsp;botched app launch, and self-cleaning litter boxes&nbsp;are causing&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;for&nbsp;cat&nbsp;owners. Amazon expands Key In-Garage delivery to Canada, while&nbsp;Home Assistant joins the Z-Wave Alliance Board. Samsung&nbsp;introduces&nbsp;a smart ring, Google&nbsp;TV gets a major upgrade, and Nanoleaf finally&nbsp;releases its Sense Plus&nbsp;Smart&nbsp;Wireless Switch. We&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;iOS&nbsp;18's potential&nbsp;hub-free option for&nbsp;Apple Home users, SmartThings' new&nbsp;Matter Bridge capability, and dive&nbsp;into some&nbsp;exciting&nbsp;new&nbsp;smart home products from&nbsp;Alfred and Lifx. Plus, we tackle&nbsp;a&nbsp;mailbag question, share&nbsp;our pick&nbsp;of the week, give&nbsp;project updates, and so&nbsp;much more!</p>