The Smart Home Show

Guest: Michael de Nigris, CEO of Autonomic Controls. Autonomic makes media servers and connected music systems for the custom installer channel. We talk to Michael about the space, the evolution of Autonomic from a company that developed Windows Media Center software to a full-fledged media server and connected hardware company. You can find out about Autonomic at: http://www.autonomic-controls.com/ You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Show goodness at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Mike has some initial thoughts on what Apple's HomeKit means for the smart home world. For more episodes of the Smart Home Show, go to: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Paul Williams, VP of Security & Communications Products, Control4 Control4 helped change the face of home automation over the past decade, helping to bring a modern software-centric approach to the custom installer channel. Mike catches up with Paul to talk about Control4's business, how it's evolved, and where it's going. You can find out more about Control4 at www.control4.com You can listen to all the Smart Home Show episodes at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Zonoff CEO Mike Harris. Mike Harris has been around the the connected home since the 90s, from his time at Ravisent, to Digital 5 to DiVX to his newest company Zonoff, which has built a smart home platform that powers other products like the Staples Connect. You can find out more about Mike and Zonoff at www.zonoff.com Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Today INSTEON and Microsoft announced a strategic relationship where Microsoft will carry INSTEON products in the Microsoft stores and online and have co-developed a Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app for INSTEON smart home systems.. I caught up with Isaac Sanz and Carlos Anchia from INSTEON, who pre-briefed me about the news. Here is that conversation. You can find out more here: http://www.insteon.com/ You can find more Smart Home Shows at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

This is the second session of Smart Home Show's smart home therapy. Back on the couch is Aaron Cohen, and this time Mike has brought reinforcements in the person of Seth Johnson, who in addition to being a really nice guy, hosts his own podcast at www.hometech.fm Seth and Mike listen to Aaron and try to solve his smart home issues, this time focusing specifically on audio and video. We talk Sonos, Control4, the home system integrator process, multiple screens/multi-room TV, etc etc. It's a great show, so take a listen! Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smartwatchfm/id689329574 Subscribe using RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundcloud/scvz Subscribe in Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nextmarket/the-smart-home-show?refid=stpr Thanks for listening! Email comments and questions to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com

Mike talks to Shaun Moore, cofounder of 214 Technologies, the company behind Chui, the intelligent doorbell. You can find out more about Chui at www.getchui.com You can listen to more Smart Home Shows at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Dave Friedman, CEO of Ayla Networks Ayla Networks is a company that helps companies and service providers build large Internet of Things products with its IoT cloud platform. The company recently raised $14.5 million, so Dave and I talk about what they plan to do with that money, where they fit in the smart home and IoT space, and much more. You can find out more about Ayla at: http://www.aylanetworks.com/ Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

This is the first installment in a semi-regular series called Smart Home Therapy. In smart home therapy, Mike talks to a guest about his smart home needs, what he wants to achieve, and hopefully over time figure out some solutions. The first patient is Aaron Cohen. Aaron gets credit for the idea for the show, as he wanted to talk about what he should do to get his home "smart" when he moves into it in the coming months. We'll have another episode (any maybe even more than one) with Aaron, but in this episode we talk about what he wants and decide on at least one vendor. For more Smart Home Show episodes, go to http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Liat Ben-Zur Liat Ben-Zur is the Chairman, Board of Directors, for the AllSeen Alliance. The AllSeen Alliance is a consortium that is developing an open source software framework for the Internet of Things. We talk to Liat about how AllSeen differs from other organizations building standards and specifications, what it means for a device which utilizes the AllSeen framework, how far along the consortium and its members are in getting its work into the market and much more. You can find out more about Liat and The AllSeen Alliance at: https://allseenalliance.org/ You can listen to and subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Steve Hollis of Korner. Steve Hollis wants to change the world a little by offering a $99 home security system. We caught up with the Amazon employee/start-up CEO who is currently raising money for his patent pending system on Indiegogo. You can find out more about Korner at www.kornersafe.com Subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Ed Hemphill, founder of WigWag This conversation is with Ed Hemphill, one of the cofounders of WigWag. WigWag is a smart home system that is currently in development, expected to ship later this year. The company raised nearly half a million dollars on Kickstarter with its developer-friendly smart home platform which will allows Javascript developers to write apps for the platform with DeviceJS, an open-source runtime that the company is building to connect Javascript, one of the world's most popular programming languages, to connected devices. You can find out more about WigWag at www.wigwag.com You can find more episodes of The Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

Guest: Adam Sager, CEO of Canary Today we talk to Adam Sager, CEO and cofounder of Canary, an all-in-one home awareness and security device. We talk to Adam about the origins of the company, the crowdfunding campaign, how his solution differs from others on the market and how home security will evolve going forward. You can find out more about Canary at http://canary.is/ You can find more episodes of The Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ You can find a transcript of this conversation at: http://nextmarket.co/blogs/smarthomeshow

Guest: INSTEON founder Joe Dada In this episode, Mike talks to INSTEON founder and CEO Joe Dada about the story behind the SmartLabs, SmartHome.com and INSTEON. Dada discusses the transition from selling X10 in the 90s to creating their own technology, the evolution of the company, INSTEON's place in the broader home automation space and how he sees the market evolving in coming years. You can find out more about INSTEON, SmartHome.com and SmartLabs at http://www.smartlabsinc.com/ Find a transcription of this episode and more The Smart Home Show episodes at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/

This is a special edition of The Smart Home Show, where we talk to iControl's Greg Roberts about the reason they acquired Blacksumac, the company behind the DIY home awareness and security solution, Piper. Find more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/