Episode 583 - OpenAI Wants In, Nice Wants Out

On this week's show: OpenAI may be building a screen-free AI home companion, Nice is skipping CEDIA 2026 and insisting everything is fine, the 2026 TV Shootout crowns both Samsung and Sony, Philips Hue might stick a camera on your TV, and a TP-Link Kasa camera vulnerability report is a rough reminder to patch your gear. We also chat about a touchscreen Zigbee switch from Zemismart, an open-source robot vacuum project, Matter Server 9.1.0, the Only Fan Controller update, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more! • HomeTech Headlines • OpenAI Reportedly Developing Screen-Free AI Companion for Smart Home (https://cepro.com/news/openai-reporte...) • Nice Announces It Has Pulled Out of CEDIA Expo 2026 (https://strata-gee.com/nice-announces...) • The 2026 Kings of TV Are Crowned at Value Electronics TV Shootout - Residential Systems (https://residentialsystems.com/events...) • Zemismart Launches Zigbee Touchscreen Light Switch With Power Monitoring (https://homekitnews.com/2026/07/14/ze...) • Philips Hue’s latest camera might be for your TV. (https://theverge.com/tech/968535/phil...) • IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public/TP-Link_Kasa_EC71/Kasa_EC71.md at main · BadChemical/IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public (https://github.com/BadChemical/IoT-Vu...) • Matter Server 9.1.0 Released (https://hometech.social/@homeassistan...) • xcancel.com/ThirdRealityInc (https://xcancel.com/ThirdRealityInc) • Only Fan Controller v1.2.1 (https://github.com/sethpjohnson/only-...) • Jimothy (   • Meet Jimothy, Seattle’s Viral Raccoon With...  )