Send us a text In this episode I chat with Tony Nicolaidis from Origin AI, where we discuss the WiFi sensing technology that takes your smart home presence detection to the next level - " With our everyday devices, harness WiFi signals to enhance your daily interactions..."
Sep 03, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text In Episode 17 I chat with Jamie The Head of Business Development from Simpled, a London based tech company, rolling out innovative IoT devices to elevate your smart home experience. We chat why now is the perfect time to pick up a smart home lock.
Jun 28, 2024•51 min•Ep. 17
Send us a text In this episode I chat with Mostly Chris (https://youtube.com/@mostlychris?si=Q_DB-3i5Hc5vGUex) and This Smart House (https://youtube.com/@ThisSmartHouse?si=eO-b5s8baFl3FjfT) to chat through what decisions they would make if they were starting a smart house from scratch in 2024. We also delve into what its like to balance a smart home YouTube channel with a busy work and personal life....
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 16
Send us a text In Episode 15, I sit down with Jen from The Verge and Stu from Stu's Review's to chat about the upcoming CES in January 2024. As always, the episode has some great laughs.
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text In Episode 14 I sit down and chat with Adam from Local Bytes to learn about the origins of the business and what's next for it. Enjoy
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Send us a text In this episode I chat with Mat from Not Enough Tech and Andrea Donno to discuss Philips Hue's recent policy change, Node-red and a little about our thoughts on Matter....and more!! enjoy
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 13
Send us a text In Episode 12, I sit down again with Tom, one of the co-owners of Fluss, and hear how things have been since we last spoke in Episode 7. Enjoy!
Sep 21, 2023•24 min•Ep. 12
Send us a text In this episode I sit down and talk to Pierre from Gladys. A privacy first, open source home assistant.
Sep 05, 2023•44 min
Send us a text In this episode i sit down to chat with Dave from 3Ative and Gio from Smart Home Makers. We chat all things D1 mini's, Sonoff NS Panel and what the smart solution should be for the mass market. https://www.youtube.com/c/3ATIVE https://www.youtube.com/c/SmartHomeMakers
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text In Episode 9 I sit down to chat with Alexey and James, two prominent members in the Home Assistant community. We talk about their personal setups and some of their best and worst smart home purchases. Alexey's Twitter: @alphasixtyfive Alexey's github: github.com/alphasixtyfive James' Twitter: @jamescallaghan James' Website: https://t.co/iqPBkZupx2 James' Journal: https://t.co/7wJcutoRUq...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text In this episode I have a chat with Bearded Tinker and Mark Watt about their recent 10k sub milestones. https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkWattTech https://www.youtube.com/c/BeardedTinker
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Bit of a different episode, where I have a chat with the CEO of Fluss about the company and its new product. Check them out over at https://fluss.io/ Big thanks to Tom for the chat.
Sep 08, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text In episode 6 I sit down and chat with Franck from Nabu Casa and Lewis from Everything Smarthome. We discover that its better to leave smart home automations till a Sunday....
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In episode 6 I run through my failed ESPHome project, why going to IKEA is costly and some new from Nokia and Alexa Live 2021. Plus some notable mentions to my favourite content over the last few weeks.
Jul 28, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In episode 5, I run through a recent US hearing with 'Big Tech' , my lack of Prime Day Purchases and my favourite YouTube videos of the past week (and a bit).
Jun 25, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text In episode 4, I give my thoughts on some updates from WWDC, the new SmartThings app update and also run over quickly the recent Matter Panel hosted by Silicon Labs.
Jun 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text In Episode 5 I sit down with Craig from Craig's Tech Talk and Karlo from Tech, Tech and More Tech. We discuss Sidewalk, why I'm not a fan of Nanoleaf and why WWDC is key for the success of the IPad Pro.
Jun 07, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text This weeks mini I run through: Home Assistant release 2021.6 Minecraft in Home Assistant video by Mark Watt Tech Matter and Stacey on IOT WWDC21 Smart Home Makers video on using smart home automation to help your diet Roku's plans to move into the smart home
Jun 04, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Short Coverage on: Google iO ModernDayTech creates a DIY smart door closer Matter - increased media coverage and Karlo gives his views over at Tech, Tech & More Tech. Home Assistant: Smart Home Makers- Live installation on Raspberry Pi Everything Smart Home - Android and iOS notifications TV Sitcom triggers viewers devices....
May 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text First episode of the new series of Mini's. I spend 5 minutes running through my favourite highlights from the previous week.
May 14, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text In Episode 4, Paul Hibbert, Brian from Automate your Life, Stu from Stu's Review and Gareth Jones, join me for some opinionated conversations about the smart home future with CHIP. I lay down the gauntlet and test their quiz skills and how much they know about each other. An hour and half of great conversation and a good bit of cursing at one another.
May 01, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text In Episode 3 I sit down and talk to Jeff from 'SlackerLabs' and Mark from 'Mark Watt Tech'. We discuss some detail of their smart home setups, Home Assistant and their thoughts on what they consider a 'smart home'. Jeff also talks about his crabs!!!
Apr 07, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text On this episode I'm joined by Stu from 'Stu’s Reviews' and Mark from 'Technology4Life' where we discussed our view on smart home privacy and 2021 tech/gadgetry innovation or lack thereof.
Mar 13, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text The inaugural episode of the SHC. This episode I'm joined by BeardedTinker (BT) and Gareth Jones (Gaz). We discuss aspects of their smart home and have a good conversation around Paul Hibbert's newest YouTube post. Some laughs were had a long the way.
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Send us a text Brief overview of The Smart Home Collective and what the podcast looks to achieve.
Jan 28, 2021•2 min