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Pixel Lights, Robot Mowers, Maslow CNC and Home Automation – HGG687
Seth Johnson from HomeTech.fm joins Jim Collison to talk about programmable pixel lights, holiday displays and the hardware behind thousands of indiv…
2 days, 6 hours ago
Phil Hawthorne on Smarter Home Assistant Automations, ESPHome, E-Ink and AI – HGG686
Phil Hawthorne joins Jim to explore Home Assistant Blueprints, area-based automations, ESPHome Bluetooth proxies, e-ink dashboards, AI integration an…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
T.J. Huddleston on Smart Gardens, Solar-Powered Sheds and Home Assistant AI – HGG685
T.J. Huddleston joins me to talk pollinator gardens, smart irrigation, a solar-powered shed, and using Hermes to build safer Home Assistant tools.
1 month ago
Christian Johnson on Passkeys, Self-Hosted Bitwarden and Guardrails for AI Agents – HGG684
Christian Johnson joins Jim Collison for Home Gadget Geeks 684 to talk about passkeys, Bitwarden, Vaultwarden, managed container hosting through Mapl…
1 month, 1 week ago
LEPRO Lights Revisited, DIY Storm Guard and Safer AI Agents – HGG683
Jim revisits the LEPRO permanent outdoor lights after six months, then walks through two OpenClaw projects in depth: a DIY Home Assistant Storm Guard…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ring 4K Cameras, Robot Mowers, Coffee Gear and Travel Tech with Erin Lawrence – HGG682
Erin Lawrence joins HGG682 to compare Ring 4K cameras, robot mowers, coffee gear, travel cameras, smart lighting and review workflows.
1 month, 3 weeks ago
AI at Work, Fiber at Home and Mountain E-Bikes with Mike Wieger – HGG681
Mike Wieger joins me for HGG681 — AI at work in a regulated M&A environment, OpenClaw and Hermes at home, new fiber internet, mountain e-bikes, and a…
2 months, 1 week ago
OpenClaw vs Hermes: AI Agents for Home Assistant with Gavin Campbell – HGG680
Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell compare OpenClaw, Hermes, Home Assistant agents, local LLMs, Docker isolation, and safe approval workflows for home-l…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
AI in Managed Services, RingConn Health Tracking and Smarter Cable Management – HGG679
Jim Collison and Marv Bee discuss AI in managed services, including virtual agents, automation, memory across conversations and where human experienc…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tech, BBQ, and the Blackstone Lifestyle with Mark Robson – HGG678
What happens when technology troubleshooting meets backyard cooking, meal planning, and a growing obsession with grills? This week, Mark Robson retur…
4 months ago