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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 2d

🎙️New Home Assistant Podcast!

Joined by Josh Burg, a psychologist & smart home tinkerer, we explore his journey from Google Home to going fully local with @http://home-assistant.io.

Plus, Philips Hue's new zones & a clever cat problem 🐱

Watch: https://youtu.be/8JgR0tZEVcs #homeautomation

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 2d

Nice one! Thank you

Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 7d

Sure mate I think it's still in the show notes on the website, but it's here: github.com/polamoros/ho...

GitHub - polamoros/home-assistant-cards

Contribute to polamoros/home-assistant-cards development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 9d

🎧 Just dropped a new episode!

We cover @http://home-assistant.io 2025.10 with bilingual voice assistant support, Sonos’ latest partnership, and listener Q&A.

Catch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-_ZfVewIXHo

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 16d

💡 New episode! Rohan and I chat with Nanoleaf CEO Gimmy Chu about Nanoleaf's smart lighting and their open API vision.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/JO5MWKLC4zM

@homeassistant.io #smarthome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 23d

New @homeassistant.io podcast episode! 🎧

Rohan and I chat with Thomas about building an accessible smart home — from voice assistants to a ChatGPT-powered smart mirror! 💡🤖

Don’t miss this inspiring journey 👉 https://youtu.be/x_aN3eV9alQ

#Accessibility #SmartHome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Sep 9

New episode! 🎙️

Rohan and I chat with Tsvi Mostovicz, creator of the @home-assistant.io Jewish calendar component.

Learn how it powers Sabbath-compliant automations & more!

Watch here 👉 https://youtu.be/a7wVI3JHf8Y

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Sep 3

That's awesome!

Shame its not available down under, but hopefully one day

Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Sep 2

Yikes I am just living in the past

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Sep 2

Whoa! @home-assistant.io has dropped their own Z-Wave radio! 🎉

We also dive into the new 2024.9 release and chat LLM Vision use cases.

Hosted by me and Rohan. Watch now: https://youtu.be/gFCEJNV53XI

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 29

I am seriously impressed by the team at Nabu Casa behind this.

I've migrated from a 300 series, to a 700 series then back to a 500 series stick, each time having to unpair and re-pair devices. It was a mess

I was not expecting this to be as easy as it was 👏

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 29

Tomorrow morning I won't receive complaints why the lights in the house aren't turning on. The notifications for my washing machine and dishwasher aren't broken.

The entity and device IDs haven't even changed, so I don't need to re-do all my automations again 😠

Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 29

I just followed the instructions to migrate my Zwave network to the new @home-assistant.io Connect ZWA-2

I'm not in the EU or US, I'm not using the Zwave Addon and...

It worked flawlessly 🤯

WTF is this magic? I was ready to re-pair all 53 devices.

My weekend plans are ruined

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 26

Curious about Shelly? 🏠 Rohan and I chat with Doug, COO of Shelly USA, about locally-controlled smart home devices and tight integration with @home-assistant.io

🎧 Watch now: https://youtu.be/7NN90KQURRs #HomeAssistant #SmartHome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 20

I really love the practical uses people find for their #smarthome automations.

This one from Scott on how he uses @home-assistant.io to prepare for a Queensland fire season is a great example

🎥 https://youtu.be/dLHfPRZlf38

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 19

Today we're chatting with Scott Lamshed, a licensed electrician + IT pro, about his @home-assistant.io setup. Think custom power monitoring & *9* pinball machines!

Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/DLsxipU1NyI

#smarthome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 12

🎙️ Rohan and I sit down with @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social from HomeTech.fm to explore the realities of #smarthome life including beta software, POE wiring & more!

🤖 Watch the newest @home-assistant.io Podcast episode now:
https://youtu.be/gzBcczyO4wM

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Aug 6

New episode! @home-assistant.io #podcast just dropped

AI Tasks that can name & tag your automations 🤖🔖

Plus Belkin & FutureHome’s cloud strikes again🌩️

Watch now: https://youtu.be/1CNWlvsFZLk

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jul 22

New Home Assistant Podcast!

🔐 I sat down with Jürgen Pansy, co-founder of Nuki, to explore their smart lock tech and how they’re integrating with @home-assistant.io via the Works with HA program. Great insights!

Catch the episode: https://youtu.be/nPZoSeY3H40

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jul 15

🚀 New Home Assistant Podcast episode!

We’re joined by Paul Riley, who shares his journey from rocket fuel systems to smart home automation—including demisting mirrors, boat control & local AI—all using @home-assistant.io.

🎧 Watch: https://youtu.be/WAGksiJM7Vw

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jul 1

Home Assistant 2025.7 just dropped — and now Voice PE can ask you questions 🔥

Join Rohan and I as we explore this major feature and more in the newest episode of the @home-assistant.io Podcast 🎙️

📺 https://youtu.be/0n72zoLSuPE

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jun 24

🎧 New episode just dropped!

Justin & Trevor from Apollo Automation join us to share how they built a community-first home automation company—from hobby to hardware.

Don’t miss it: https://youtu.be/ZHxMIY3ooIs

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jun 17

@home-assistant.io fan Andrej Friesen joins us to share his impressive automations – like a relationship point system 😍 & a cat doorbell 🐾 Plus, he’s developing PokyPow, a device to control your PC with ESP + HA!

🎥 https://youtu.be/vgkYDGGzn7o

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jun 10

New Home Assistant Podcast episode! 🎧

Pete Borchers from Technical Difficulties and the DIY Smart Home Guy YouTube channel joins us as Rohan and I try to convince him that @home-assistant.io is worth embracing for smart homes 🔧🏠

Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/nKnDaC14Pbg

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · Jun 5

Agnes from Zooz explains the benefits of @z-wavealliance.org and @home-assistant.io for the #smarthome

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