Smart home influencer Jimmy Hawkins joins Richard to talk about what caught their attention at the media preview events that (mostly) preceded CES this year.

At CES Unveiled 2025, AI is in all the things. Richard Gunther is on the scene with a few items that caught his attention—but nothing earth shattering.

Allison Sheridan from Podfeet Podcasts joins us to discuss the more problematic side of home automation—when things don’t work as expected or desired. What’s annoying us in our respective smart homes and how do we deal with problems when they arise? Why do we even put ourselves through all this? We also touch on a few interesting smart home stories from the past few months.