Samsung gets Unpacked, a new Zigbee hack, Amazon is crushing the smart speaker competition, and we finally get cracking on installing our Black Friday smart home shopping bonanza in this week’s episode.

In the News

• Samsung accidentally announces it smart speaker too early
• Zigbee flaw can allow a hacker to access your network from up to 300 feet away with nothing more than a laptop
• Amazon is CRUSHING the smart speaker competition
• The “all-electric home” movement is picking up steam, according to the New York Times and Seattle Times. Plus, there’s this piece from Apartment Therapy.

Conversation

Why are hackers so interested in your indoor cameras? Plus, more about all-electric homes, our latest smart home additions (and how we’re going about installing them), how to win some smart home freebies from Property Smart, and more.

A Few More Bits

Here are some more articles we found interesting, but didn’t have room for in this week’s show:

• Smart speakers in the home does not equal sales
• The guide to Eve on Homekit
• 5 or more hidden smart devices for your home
• Get stuff cheaper with these tips
• Interacting with your Alexa – tips for a better experience
• Brilliant is becoming more for us little people
• Cockatoo ends up ordering hilarious items through Alexa

One Last Thing

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