Podcast Episodes

WWDC Follow Up with All the new Smart Home Features Coming Fall 2025

Episode 262

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, your host wraps up all the Apple Home news following WWDC25. We walk through iOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 to see all the new smart home featur…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pre-WWDC Special with Gimmy Chu, Matter Bathroom Fan, & Personal Announcement!

Episode 261

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Gimmy Chu -- CEO of Nanoleaf -- joins to go through our WWDC 2025 wish lists. We also get into the news with the world's first Matter-controlled b…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hands-On with ThorBolt X1 & Brilliant Gen 2, Plus Maisomage App Developer Interview

Episode 260

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, CEO of of Maisomage app for Apple Home & Matter joins to help walk through the news. That includes going hands-on with the ThorBolt X1 Home Key de…

Published on 5 months ago

Jony Ive + OpenAI in the Smart Home, SwitchBot Hub 3, & Thorbolt X1

Episode 259

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Dan Turk joins to co-host. In the news this week we have the new SwitchBot Hub 3 and facial recognition lock, the Thorbolt X1 deadbolt with Home K…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Brilliant Gen 2, Smart Switches, & Matter 1.4.1 with Guest Daniel Moneta from the CSA

Episode 258

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Daniel Moneta, Chair of the Matter Marketing and Product Subgroup at the CSA, joins to talk about the latest smart home news, some new smart switc…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

homeOS Overview, Matter 1.4.1, & Smart Garden with Bird Buddy CEO Franci Zidar!

Episode 257

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Franci Zigar, CEO and co-founder of Bird Buddy, joins to talk about the latest news, rumors for homeOS, and the newest update to Matter. After the…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Eufy Omni E28, ESR Find My Wallet, & More with Consumer Reports' Dan Wroclawski

Episode 256

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Dan Wroclawski from Consumer Reports joins to talk about how the non-profit tests devices, Samsung AI fridges, and the news of the week.

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Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

HomeKit Dehumidifiers, Roomba 705 Max, Aqara G5 Pro Review, & Much More

Episode 255

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, Dan Turk from Max Borges Agency joins to walk through this week's latest news. We saw Aqara launch three new products, iRobot introduce its 9th ne…

Published on 6 months ago

Long Range Matter Devices, Arlo Updates, & the Best Find My Devices

Episode 254

In this episode of your favorite smart home podcast, your host covers new Matter rumors, including the work on long-range devices, Apple Home update for Alro users, and we go hands-on with the Nanole…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Aqara & SmartThings Massive Matter Updates, Ballie Launches, & More

Episode 253

On the latest episode of HomeKit Insider, Samsung SmartThings and Aqara have massive Matter updates, including new features for Apple Home users. There's also the upcoming launch of the Ballie robot …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago