{"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 572 - The Self-Care Chair","slug":"episode-572-the-self-care-chair","published_at":"2026-05-02T02:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443/episode-572-the-self-care-chair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443","url":"https://www.hometech.fm/shows/572","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/hometech/HomeTech_E572_-_The_Self-Care_Chair.mp3","summary":"On this week's show: Walmart’s Vizio TVs can’t stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee keeps lighting up everything from ceilings to patios, one fixture at a time. Home Assistant hikes the price of Green, eero gets a government seal of approval, ubisys joins the club, and Unraid teams up with 45HomeLab for a monster NAS. Plus ap 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 U.S. government recognizes eero as a trusted and secure provider of routers – The Download - blog.eero.com Home Assistant Green price hiked, here’s why | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com HomeTech Headlines Alexa+ is Now Available in Early Access in Spain - thurrott.com The New Site Manager - Now Official - blog.ui.com TP-Link Announces Forthcoming Matter downlight with Dual Light Sources - homekitnews.com Govee expands premium smart home fixtures with the Ceiling Light Ultra | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.com Govee’s new colorful outdoor lights are its first with solar power | The Verge - theverge.com Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features - Ars Technica - arstechnica.com La-Z-Boy’s recliners and sofas are getting built-in Klipsch speakers | The Verge - theverge.com Pick of the Week Release RoomRelay v1.0.4 · guicn555/RoomRelay · GitHub - github.com ubisys joins Works with Home Assistant - Blog - Home Assistant Community - community.home-assistant.io You asked us to tell you first. The X15 is here. - dua63.r.a.d.sendibm1.com Unraid | Meet the X15 | 45Homelab >< Unraid Partnership Signature Series - unraid.net You can now visualize your smart home network with Thread Group's new Network Diagnostics app [UPD…","meta_description":"On this week's show: Walmart’s Vizio TVs can’t stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee keeps lighting…","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-572-the-self-care-chair/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-572-the-self-care-chair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}