Episode 549 November 7, 2025
Smart Candles and Electric Tacos
with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson
On this week’s show: TP-Link might be banned, is 4K even worth buying? SwitchBot drops smart candles, Wyze has a new doorbell, Sofabaton has a new remote, letters from the mailbag, project updates, two picks of the week, and so much more!
Show Notes
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- Apollo H-2 Annual Holiday Ornament - Apollo Automation
- HomeTech Headlines
- The U.S. Government Might Ban TP-Link Routers - CEPRO
- Is your ultra-HD TV worth it? Scientists measure the resolution limit of the human eye - techxplore.com
- Smart Candles, Baby. We F*cking Did It. - Gizmodo
- Wyze’s new doorbell will last six months between charges - The Ambient
- X2 Sofabaton Universal Remote（Pre-sale） - Sofabaton Universal Remote
- Govee’s new power outlet expander gives you voice control and a night light - The Verge
- Eve Shutter Switch gets huge Matter update - The Ambient
- Matter over Thread Smart Window Lever Launched in Europe - Homekit News and Reviews
- Bluetti is finally getting a official Smart Home Integration!
- Amazon embarks on biggest layoffs since 2022 affecting 30,000 corporate jobs - Hindustan Times
- Neato’s cloud is shutting down, leaving its robovacs stuck in manual mode - The Verge
- Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter for Sense - Sense - Sense
- Mailbag
- Pick of the Week
- ELTAKO joins Works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant
- Cameras vs Spiders
- MmWave being shipped 🥹almost feel like it's a prank
- Unraid OS 7.2.0 Stable is Now Available
- Amazon Echo Dot Max
- Blue Series (Zigbee) - Smart Presence Sensing Dimmer
- Gavin Campbell with Smart Yard Automation, Unraid 7.2 Enhancements, and the Rise of Local AI – HGG661
- HolidayCoro
- Eufy E25
- Bambu Lab P1S Combo Printer