The Smart Home Show

The Smart Home Show

Join hosts Adam Justice and Richard Gunther as they explore the smart home universe. The Smart Home Show features interviews with smart home leaders, analysis of the latest smart home news and the occasional Q and A and product review. All smart home, all the time.

Episodes

Episode 211 - Smart Home Fundamentals

August 16, 2022 • 72 mins
Inspired by a listener's question, Adam and Richard go back to basics in this episode and explain some fundamental concepts about smart home technology. Including: What is a smart home? What's a platform? What's a standard? What's the difference between a "warm" light and a "soft" one? And how does a smart device know how to do anything? Previously... - Insteon Goes Dark & Cloud vs. Local https://www.smarthome.fm/episodes/208-i...
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Episode 210 - Dreaming of a Perfect Smart Home

July 19, 2022 • 66 mins
Adam and Richard brainstorm what their dream smart homes would look like, if money were no object but technology advanced in a realistic way. They discuss the ideal state of voice assistants, lighting, window treatments, security systems, A/V equipment, home robotics, and more. Also: Should you AirTag your baby? (No.) http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 209 - Moving a Smart Home, Part 2

June 2, 2022 • 61 mins
Adam and Richard continue their discussion of Richard's recent move to a new home. Richard explains the first devices he chose to set up, why he intentionally dragged his feet on some devices, and the mistakes he made with his existing Ring and Hue accounts. He also shares some advice for installing Zigby devices that may save you a huge amount of time, and a hack he discovered for making Sonos speakers - including first-gen ones -...
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Episode 208 - Insteon Goes Dark & Cloud vs. Local

April 29, 2022 • 60 mins
Smartlabs, the company behind smarthome.com and Insteon smart home products, has shuttered operations. On today's show, Adam and Richard discuss how that sudden shutdown has impacted both manufacturers and consumers, and the trade-offs of communicating locally vs. over a proprietary cloud. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 207 - Moving a Smart Home, Part 1

February 23, 2022 • 65 mins
Adam and Richard are back to discuss Richard's move to a new state, which required him to also decide which of his more than 100 connected devices would make the move, and which would be left behind. He talks about how he decided what would make the cut, and explains the settings that needed to be adjusted or turned off in both sets of devices, because "it's not as simple as unplug and go." Plus: The annoyances Richard ran into tha...
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Episode 206 - Technology FM Fireside Chat with Seth Johnson

January 3, 2022 • 55 mins
Adam and Richard catch up with Seth Johnson for the 2021 Technology.FM Fireside chat http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 205 - Matter Is Starting To Get Real, featuring Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge

November 2, 2021 • 83 mins
Adam, Richard, and The Verge's Smart Home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy talk about the next-gen smart home standard Matter, previously known as Project CHIP. They explain what it is, why there's some cause for optimism that this will be the one standard to rule them all - and also who's currently missing, and what important questions have not been answered yet. They also talk about Athom's reinvented Homey platform, and settle t...
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Episode 204 - A deep dive into the Basement Guardian Halo, the smarter sump pump

September 23, 2021 • 40 mins
Adam and Richard are joined by Tom Flippin from Wayne Water Systems to talk about the Basement Guardian Halo, which Wayne developed with Adam's company ConnectSense. The Halo is a smarter sump pump - a device many homeowners don't see or think about until it fails catastrophically. The trio discusses what a sump pump does, how Wayne and ConnectSense thought about the ways hooking one up to the smart home could save consumers money ...
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Episode 203 - Adam's Year of Smart Home Projects

August 11, 2021 • 71 mins
Last month was Richard's annual recap, and now it's Adam's turn to talk about the smart home projects he has taken on over the past year, including the Sonos Roam, new lights and cameras from Ring, an amazing 3D printer, the Harmony Elite remote, and more of Apple's HomePod Minis. Adam also talks about his "list of shame," gadgets he has purchased and projects he has meant to start that have so far gone unattended. Plus: How do Ric...
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Episode 202 - Richard's Year of Smart Home Projects

July 14, 2021 • 81 mins
Adam and Richard talk about all the smart home projects Richard has taken on over the past year, including several attempts to install a decorative flickering light, outdoor lighting, motion sensor switches, and outfitting his new vacation rental home. Then, Richard talks about the products he's been testing recently, including smart roller shades, the Abode Iota security system, and the Philips Smart Button. Plus: How concerned sh...
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Episode 201 - Smart Home News From Apple's WWDC 2021

June 10, 2021 • 59 mins
Adam and Richard talk about the numerous Smart Home-adjacent announcements Apple made at WWDC21, including updates to Siri, the Home app, and HomeKit Secure Video. They also discuss the "homeOS" rumors, Apple's participation in the device standard Matter (previously known as Project CHIP), and the announcements Apple didn't make that they're disappointed are still missing. Plus: A listener question about HomeBridge. http://knit.aud...
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Episode 200 - Apple's Spring Loaded Event and Smart Home History with Mike Wolf

April 28, 2021 • 62 mins
To celebrate The Smart Home Show's 200th episode, Adam and Richard welcome back the Show's creator and original host, Mike Wolf. The trio discusses Apple's announcements from its Spring Loaded event last week, including the rainbow-colored M1 iMacs and the new 4K Apple TV. Then, they reflect on how much the smart home space has changed since Wolf started this podcast in 2014, and they predict how it will continue to evolve in the n...
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Episode 199 - Talking Video Doorbells with Dan Seifert

April 14, 2021 • 82 mins
This week Adam & Richard welcome back Dan Seifert from The Verge to talk all about the Video Doorbells! They discuss some of the high-end models as well as what they would like to see in this category in the future. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 198 - The Future of the Smart Home w/ Rob Martens

March 25, 2021 • 66 mins
This week Adam & Richard are joined by Rob Martens from Allegion, they catch up on what Allegion is up to in the Smart Home space as well as talk about the future of the smart home and what's holding us back from realizing its full potential. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 197 - The Reports of Wink's Death are Greatly Exaggerated

February 10, 2021 • 76 mins
Adam & Richard talk about Wink's recent issues as well as their troubled past and give some suggestions of what listeners might want to use to replace it. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 196 - Not Live from CES 2021

January 19, 2021 • 71 mins
Adam & Richard catch up to talk about virtual CES 2021 and what the trends were that surrounded this years show. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 195 - Tech FM 2020 Fireside Chat w/ Seth Johnson & Jason Griffing

December 23, 2020 • 65 mins
On this 2020 edition of the Holiday Fireside chat Adam & Richard are joined again by two special guests, Seth Johnson & Jason Griffing hosts of the HomeTech Podcast. Everyone shares their unique perspectives on the biggest stores in Smart Home this year as well as sharing their predictions for what 2021 holds. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 194 - Catching Up on the Smart Kitchen with Mike Wolf

November 23, 2020 • 63 mins
Adam & Richard catch up with our old friend Mike Wolf to talk about all things Smart Kitchen and what has been going on in that space. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 193 - There's No Place like HomePod Mini

November 2, 2020 • 51 mins
Adam & Richard talk about the newly announced HomePod Mini as well as discuss what they did to prep their homes for vacation. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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Episode 192 - High flying new products from ConnectSense & Amazon

September 28, 2020 • 62 mins
Adam & Richard talk about two new ConnectSense products that were recently released as well as about all the new products announced by Amazon, Ring and Eero http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)
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