New Amazon Echos, Google vs Roku, Amazon Sidewalk IoT network launches

On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Matthew Cassinelli and Rosemary Orchard (filling in for Mikah Sargent):

• Project CHIP and ZigBee Alliance rebrands as Matter and Connectivity Standards Alliance (respectively)
• Samsung SmartThings now available on Windows 10
• Spotify's $80 Car Thing
• Sony releases a more powerful wearable AC
• Roku's new Express 4K+ offers streaming for $40
• Meet the real Alexa: voice actor reportedly responsible for Amazon's AI assistant revealed
• Amazon lights up Sidewalk, its wireless IoT network
• Stop pretending Apple and Amazon's Bluetooth networks can't be abused
• Amazon introduces upgraded Echo Show 8, Echo Show 5, and the all-new Echo Show 5 Kids
• Google goes nuclear against Roku by adding YouTube TV to the main YouTube app
• Google adds Entertainment Space to Android tablets
• Family Broadcast feature comes to Google Assistant
• Google Assistant will sing you a song about getting vaccinated
• iOS 14.6 lets you use an email address to put AirTag and other items into Lost Mode
• How to pair a PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X Controller with iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
• Apple's HomePod now lets Siri handle Deezer music requests
• HomePod still available for purchase two months after being discontinued

Project of the Week:

• Combining an Apple TV remote and an AirTag with a 3D-printed case

Picks of the Week:

• Matthew: Eve Weather: https://amzn.to/3tNX6QK
• Rosemary: Home Assistant home-assistant.io
• Rosemary: iTead Zigbee CC2531 USB Dongle
• Rosemary: Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5+ https://amzn.to/3tIJOF5

Hosts: Matthew Cassinelli and Rosemary Orchard

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