{"podcast":{"title":"HomeTech.fm","slug":"hometech-fm-436443","podcast_index_feed_id":436443,"rss_url":"https://www.hometech.fm/shows?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.hometech.fm/","image_url":"https://cdn.hometech.fm/images/0cec08332631ef664e64c5dbb56223781b880168.jpg","author":"Seth Johnson","episode_count":583,"summary":"A Podcast Dedicated to all things Smart Home & Home Automation","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T02:20:31.176204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 563 - Auto-Man","slug":"episode-563-auto-man","published_at":"2026-02-21T03:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443/episode-563-auto-man","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443","url":"https://www.hometech.fm/shows/563","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/hometech/HomeTech_E563_-_Auto-Man.mp3","summary":"On this week’s show: Ring’s Super Bowl ad fallout keeps getting worse as Search Party, Flock, Axon, and leaked emails raise bigger surveillance questions, Fire TV gets its biggest UI update ever, Eufy promises five-year motion sensors, and Third Reality drops new Zigbee gear. Ubiquiti goes industrial with a new Cloud Gateway, Shelly leaves garage doors wide open (literally), and OpenAI picks up the founder of OpenClaw. All of this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! Show Notes After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions - The Verge Definitely Only for Dogs: Ring's Superbowl Commercial (Parody) Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem - The Verge Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash - The Verge Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows - The Verge HomeTech Headlines Fire TV's biggest update ever is here. - amazon.com Eufy reveals new smart home motion sensors with incredible battery life - The Ambient Smart Water Leak Sensor WL2 - thirdreality.com Smart Button ZB2 Cloud Gateway Industrial - Ubiquiti Store United States - Ubiquiti Store United States Smart Home Flaw Lets Hackers Open Your Garage Door - TROYPOINT Pic of the Week: Frisbee or Ubiquity? OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI - The Verge","meta_description":"On this week’s show: Ring’s Super Bowl ad fallout keeps getting worse as Search Party, Flock, Axon, and leaked emails raise bigger surveillance questions,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hometech-fm-436443/episodes/episode-563-auto-man/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443/episode-563-auto-man.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}