{"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 571 - SkeetVac","slug":"episode-571-skeetvac","published_at":"2026-04-17T23:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443/episode-571-skeetvac","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443","url":"https://www.hometech.fm/shows/571","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/hometech/HomeTech_E571_-_SkeetVac.mp3","summary":"On this week's show: Alexa+ learns Italian while Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick gets slimmer and smarter, Netgear dodges a router ban, Ecovacs blasts stains with cleaning jets, and Aqara quietly launches a new Matter sensor. Ubiquiti unveils EAV switching for pro AVs, Apollo celebrates open source with a new ESPHome starter kit, and BLUETTI wants to keep your fridge alive through any storm. All 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! HomeTech Headlines Netgear Wins FCC Conditional Approval on Its Consumer Routers, Exempting Them From Ban - Strata-gee.com - strata-gee.com Alexa+ Launches in Early Access in Italy - thurrott.com Toronto could get Canada's first 'virtual gated community' using controversial tech - mobilesyrup.com BLUETTI FridgePower Review: Silent Backup That Saves Your Fridge | iPhone in Canada - iphoneincanada.ca Amazon's New Fire TV Stick HD is 30% Slimmer and Supports Alexa+ - thurrott.com Ecovacs’ new robovac spots and pretreats dried stains using powerful jets | The Verge - theverge.com New Aqara FP310 sensor brings 24GHz radar and Matter support to China - Matter Alpha Introducing EAV Switching - blog.ui.com Pick of the Week Illumibot - House of Glass - TikTok State of the Open Home 2026 Was Incredible and We Announced the ESPHom – Apollo Automation - apolloautomation.com Birdbuddy : Home Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder Camera | AI Bird Watching & Identification TJs Bird Friend","meta_description":"On this week's show: Alexa+ learns Italian while Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick gets slimmer and smarter, Netgear dodges a router ban, Ecovacs blasts sta…","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-571-skeetvac/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-571-skeetvac.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}