Episode 527 May 9, 2025
A New Birdwatching Hobby
with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson
It’s Home Assistant Community Day Season! Meet up with TJ or Gavin on May 24th in Ohio or Ontario. On this week's show: Ecowitt launches an inexpensive shut off valve with flow meter, Unifi announces new cameras, Sonos and IKEA are breaking up, Ring wants you to watch birds, Amazon Alexa+ is out, Gavin and Seth’s Navimow lawnmower first impressions, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
Show Notes
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- Home Assistant Commuinity Days
- Meet TJ in Columbus, Ohio Meetup
- Gavin will be at the Toronto meetup
- HomeTech Headlines
- Pre-Sale: Ecowitt WFC02 Smart Ball Valve Water Timer with Actuator, 1" / 2'' Brass Motorized Ball Valve & Flow Meter
- Unifi - Introducing Next-Gen PTZ Cameras
- Sonos and Ikea are ending their partnership
- Ring wants Gen Z to turn their security cams into bird cams this spring
- Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+
- Pick of the Week
- Brother ADS-4300N Professional Desktop Scanner with Fast Scan Speeds, Duplex, and Networking,White
- Segway Navimow X3 Series - Master Efficiency, Embrace Simplicity｜ Segway Navimow
- Navimow i105 Robotic Lawn Mower｜1/8 acre