On Home Gadget Geeks we cover all your favorite tech gadgets that find their way into your home. News, reviews, product updates and conversation, all for the Average Tech guy! Host Jim Collison and his super line up of hosts are LIVE each week on Thursday nights, 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv
Latest episodes
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1 h 25
Robots, AI TVs, Smart Vacuums and the Future of Home Tech with Erin Lawrence – HGG692
Are our gadgets actually getting smarter, or just getting more complicated? Erin Lawrence of Tech Gadgets International returns to Home Gadget Geeks after IFA Berlin for a conversa…
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1 h 27
Home Assistant AI Automation, Tesla FSD and Energy Monitoring with Phil Hawthorne – HGG691
Phil Hawthorne from the Home Assistant Podcast joins me for Home Gadget Geeks 691 to talk about where Home Assistant is headed, how AI is changing the way we build automations, Tes…
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1 h 22
Tesla, Home Assistant, ESPHome and Smarter Automation with Gavin Campbell – HGG690
Gavin Campbell is back, and this one turns into a tour of what happens when Home Assistant stops being a dashboard and starts becoming the operating system for the house. We talk t…
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1 h 31
POC Radios for Kids, Off-Site Backups, Remote Gaming and Frigate 0.18 with Mike Wieger – HGG689
Do kids need a full smartphone just to stay in touch? Mike Wieger joins me for HGG689 with a different answer: push-to-talk-over-cellular radios built around simple family communic…
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1 h 18
Concert Photography Gear, Backup Strategy and AI Editing with Jay Franze – HGG688
Concert photography sounds simple until you realize you may have only the first three songs to get the shots you need. Jay Franze joins me for HGG688 to talk about what actually go…
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1 h 19
Pixel Lights, Robot Mowers, Maslow CNC and Home Automation – HGG687
Jim Collison welcomes Seth Johnson from HomeTech.fm back to Home Gadget Geeks for a wide-ranging conversation about programmable outdoor lighting, home automation, electric lawn ca…
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1 h 21
Phil Hawthorne on Smarter Home Assistant Automations, ESPHome, E-Ink and AI – HGG686
Phil Hawthorne joins Jim Collison for HGG686 to talk Home Assistant automations, Blueprints, ESPHome, Bluetooth proxies, e-ink dashboards and AI-assisted smart home control. They d…
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1 h 23
T.J. Huddleston on Smart Gardens, Solar-Powered Sheds and Home Assistant AI – HGG685
T.J. Huddleston from HomeTech.fm joins me to talk about replacing a traditional lawn with a pollinator garden, building a smarter irrigation system, powering a shed with solar and…
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1 h 23
Christian Johnson on Passkeys, Self-Hosted Bitwarden and Guardrails for AI Agents – HGG684
Password managers are becoming credential managers as passkeys begin replacing traditional usernames, passwords and authentication codes.Christian Johnson joins me to talk through…
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58 min
LEPRO Lights Revisited, DIY Storm Guard and Safer AI Agents – HGG683
I revisit the LEPRO permanent outdoor lights after nearly six months of real-world use, including the removable wood-shim mounting method, seasonal lighting scenes and the outdoor…
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1 h 28
Ring 4K Cameras, ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR Pro, Nespresso Pop+ and HoverAir X1 PROMAX with Erin Lawrence – HGG6…
Erin Lawrence joins me for Home Gadget Geeks 682 to talk Ring 4K cameras, the ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR Pro robot lawnmower, Nespresso Pop+, HoverAir X1 PROMAX, AI workflow lessons,…
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1 h 13
AI at Work, Fiber at Home and Mountain E-Bikes with Mike Wieger – HGG681
Full show notes, audio, and video at: https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg681What happens when AI leaves the demo stage and starts showing up in real work, real home labs, and the gear tha…
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1 h 27
OpenClaw vs Hermes: AI Agents for Home Assistant with Gavin Campbell - HGG680
Full show notes, transcriptions available on request, audio and video at https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg680Jim Collison is joined by Gavin Campbell for Home Gadget Geeks 680 to compar…
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1 h 14
AI in Managed Services, RingConn Health Tracking and Smarter Cable Management – HGG679
Full show notes, audio, and video at: https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg679Jim Collison and Marv Bee discuss AI in managed services, including virtual agents, automation, memory across c…
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1 h 25
Tech, BBQ, and the Blackstone Lifestyle with Mark Robson - HGG678
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg678What happens when technology troubleshooting meets backyard cooking, meal p…
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1 h 22
AI That Thinks: Dewain Robinson on Agents, Copilot, and What’s Next - HGG677
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg677What happens when AI stops being just a chatbot and starts to reason, plan,…
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1 h 36
Should You Trust OpenClaw on Your Network? with Christian Johnson - HGG676
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg676 What happens when a practical conversation about AI tools turns into a dee…
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1 h 15
A Hard Look at OpenClaw: Is It Safe to Use This AI Right Now? – HGG675
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg675Is the AI future helpful or just plain dangerous? This week, Gavin Campbell…
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1 h 31
Upgrading an Older Home: Heat Pumps, Air Sealing and Smart Energy with Paul Braren – HGG674
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg674Paul Braren from TinkerTry.com joins me this week to discuss energy-efficie…
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1 h 12
How AI Is Disrupting Songwriting and the Music Business with Jay Franze – HGG673
Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg673Jay Franze joins me to talk about how AI is showing up in real songwriting…