{"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 581 - YOLO Updates","slug":"episode-581-yolo-updates","published_at":"2026-07-10T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443/episode-581-yolo-updates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometech-fm-436443","url":"https://www.hometech.fm/shows/581","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/hometech/HomeTech_E581_-_YOLO_Updates.mp3","summary":"On this week's show: Apple makes Apple Home hubs a lot pricier, Samsung puts a $5 toll booth in front of the SmartThings API, and Matter itself keeps inching toward “maybe this really will work.” We also hit a THIRDREALITY timer clock, an interesting universal remote hub, Level’s rough week, Netflix’s new profile email rule, project updates, a pick of the week, and so much more! Building an Apple Home just got pricier: New hardware hikes affect key Matter hubs Home Tech Headlines New - THIRDREALITY Smart Timer Light TL2,Digital Clock,60GHz mmWave Radar,RGB Light,Light Sensor,Simple Setup,Countdown Timer,Matter Enabled,2.4GHz WiFi only,Compatible with Alexa, Apple Home,Google Home DREO Brings Matter Connectivity to TurboPoly™ Fan 765S, Furthering its Open Ecosystem Commitment OpenInfrared Point: Universal Remote Hub Introducing UniFi Network 10.5 Hackers target UniFi as critical exploits surface Crestron Launches Configure Pro Platform for Crestron Home OS Josh.ai Showcases AI-Powered Home Control with New Experiential Video Hunter Douglas Alta Window Fashions Motorized Shades Now Compatible with PowerView Automation Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API A New Enhanced SmartThings API Experience - SmartThings Blog Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address Smart lock maker Level has been gutted and its founders are out Matter Just Underwent a Major Stress Test for Supporting Large-Scale Deployments Home Assistant upgrades to Matter 1.5.1 with a better codebase The Matter upgrade you’ve been waiting for Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter Droplet the #1 Smart Home Water Sensor - Hydrific, part of LIXIL","meta_description":"On this week's show: Apple makes Apple Home hubs a lot pricier, Samsung puts a $5 toll booth in front of the SmartThings API, and Matter itself keeps…","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-581-yolo-updates/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-581-yolo-updates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}