The Smart Home Show

In this episode: -Mike wonders what's next for Nest and what they'll announce on June 17th -Mike and BeOn Home's Alexei Erchak talk about the rise of DIY security and the beginning of the HomeKit era. -Mike and Alexei talk about BeOn Home and their products You can find out more about BeOn at http://beonhome.com/ Support Mike and the podcast by checking out the Smart Kitchen Summit at www.smartkitchensummit.com AND by following the Smart Kitchen Summit on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/smartkitchensummit https://twitter.com/SmartKitchenCon Thanks for listening!

Mike and Jason Johnson break down what they think Google Brillo and Weave - Google's new IoT/Smart Home OS and protocol -are and also talk HomeKit. Jason is the CEO of August,the maker of the August Smart Lock. You can find out more about August at www.august.com Find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter and tell him whether he's right or wrong about Brillo at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

In this episode of the Smart Home Show, we talk about Google's smart home teddy bear patent, Alarm.com's IPO and the entry of China's big tech co's into the smart kitchen. Our guest for the podcast is Matt Furlong, the GM of the home improvement category for Amazon, which includes Amazon's home automation store. You can listen to more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter to suggest guests, topics and hold twitter conversation at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

In this episode, Mike talks about the new Google IoT OS (that's really a smart home OS) and reveals some exclusive info he uncovered about the new technology. He also gives his thoughts on the Skybell Wi-Fi connected doorbell. His guest is Branton Ellerbee, a Dallas-based small business owner who is creating a DIY smart home installer business. You can find out more about Branton and his business at: http://www.connectedhomedallas.com/ You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

Guest: Stuart Lombard, CEO of Ecobee In this episode, Mike catches up on some recent smart home news, gives a quick review of his Ecobee3, and talks with Stuart Lombard of Ecobee. You can find out more about Ecobee at www.ecobee.com Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at www.technology.fm Follow Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

It's pet day on the Smart Home Show! So where does Fido fit into the smart home? You'll find out on today's episode, which is all about pets and the connected home. Our first guest is Carlos Herrera, CEO of PetNet, makers of a Wi-Fi connected pet feeder. Our second guest is Ben Jacobs, CEO of Whistle, makers of pet activity trackers and GPS enabled dog collar devices. You can find PetNet at www.petnet.io You can find Whistle at www.whistle.com Find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

What exactly is Amazon up to in the smart home? That's what we try to figure out on today's Smart Home Show! We talk everything from their home automation storefront, the Echo, the Dash replenishment services and Dash button to the Amazon home services and what's next! My guest is Richard Gunther of the Home: On podcast. You can find Richard's show at: http://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/podcasts/home-on/ You can find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Connect with Mike on Twitter www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

Guest: Unikey's Phil Dumas. Today Unikey announced a $10 million series A funding round. I caught up with the company's CEO Phil Dumas to talk about Unikey's business, the investors and the state of the smart lock market. You can find out more at www.unikey.com You can find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com

Zigbee-Thread Part 2: A talk with Tobin Richardson, President of Zigbee Alliance & Chris Boross, President of Thread Group. Mike talks to Tobin and Chris about why they decided to work together and what it means for each group. The sponsor for today's episode is Control4. Control4's Smarter Living Livestream (and video archive) event that demonstrates life in the smart home will be on April 22 at 7 EST. You can register and find the video after at: ctrl4.co/livesmart You can find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter to tell him thoughts, ask questions or suggest guests for the Smart Home Show: www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

Guest: GreenPeak CEO Cees Links GreenPeak is one of the leading providers of Zigbee chips, so I caught up with CEO Cees Links to talk about what the Zigbee/Thread agreement means. Cees also breaks down where most of the Zigbee systems are being deployed today. The sponsor for today's episode is Control4. Control4's Smarter Living Livestream (and video archive) event that demonstrates life in the smart home will be on April 22 at 7 EST. You can register and find the video after at: http://ctrl4.co/livesmart You can find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter to tell him thoughts, ask questions or suggest guests for the Smart Home Show: www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

Guest: CEO/Founder of smart kitchen startup Orange Chef, Santiago Merea. In this episode Mike and Santiago talk about the Orange Chef's new smart kitchen system, the Countertop. We also talk about this concept of connecting your kitchen to the smart home and Internet of Things. You can find out more about the Orange Chef at www.orangechef.com You can find more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Send questions and feedback to Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

This is the Smart Home Show weekly update for week of April 7, 2014. Stories covered: -Amazon's Home Services -The Dash Button -Google's Home Service rumors -Zigbee & Thread Get Together -Orange Chef's Countertop As always, you can find more Smart Home Show at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow host Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

In this episode, Mike talks to the CEO of iDevices about his HomeKit efforts. And bonus: Mike answers a couple listener emails. You can find out more about iDevices at: http://idevicesinc.com/ For more Smart Home Shows, go to: www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf for his daily posts/thoughts on smart home/IoT.

Guest: Martin Plaehn, CEO of Control4 Mike is happy to welcome Martin Plaehn, the CEO of Control4. Control4 is an interesting company because it's the only pure-play smart home company that is also publicly traded company. We talk to Martin about the company's business, the future, HomeKit, DIY smart home and more. You can find out more about Control4 at www.control4.com Find more smart home shows and where to subscribe at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Follow Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf for day to day musings on the smart home and tech.

Mike's back from SXSW and he finally records a weekly update podcast. Good thing, since there's lot going on. Here are the stories he covers: -Google's smart home patent application: possible roadmap? -A new Apple TV coming to market and it's apparently got HomeKit out of the box -GE adds line of Bluetooth dimmers and wall switches -the slow motion home security disruption -Nest on the hunt for audio talent You can find more smart home shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Read our analysis of these stories at www.smarthomeweekly.net Thanks for listening!