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About this podcast

We cover all your favorite tech gadgets that find their way into your home!

Episodes

The newest 20 of 50 episodes

• Dual Monitors, AI Troubleshooting, Solar Landscape Lighting and Tesla FSD with Brian Flanigan-Arthurs – HGG6947 Nov 2026A better home office sounds simple until you start connecting two computers, multiple displays, docks and a KVM switch. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs joins me for HGG694 to talk about…
• AI Agents, Local Models and Cybersecurity with Christian Johnson – HGG69331 Oct 2026Christian Johnson returns to Home Gadget Geeks to discuss AI-powered coding, useful older PCs, local models on an RTX 3090, managed Docker hosting and the growing importance of…
• Robots, AI TVs, Smart Vacuums and the Future of Home Tech with Erin Lawrence – HGG69217 Oct 2026Erin Lawrence returns to HGG692 with IFA Berlin robotics, DJI cameras, ECOVACS robot vacuums, AI TVs, Mazda CX-70, GM Super Cruise, smart lighting and the question of whether…
• Home Assistant AI Automation, Tesla FSD and Energy Monitoring with Phil Hawthorne – HGG6913 Oct 2026Phil Hawthorne joins me to talk Home Assistant AI automation, the upcoming 2026.10 release, Tesla Full Self-Driving, smarter energy monitoring, climate zones and a 3D-printed…
• Tesla, Home Assistant, ESPHome and Smarter Automation with Gavin Campbell – HGG69026 Sep 2026Gavin 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…
• POC Radios for Kids, Off-Site Backups, Remote Gaming and Frigate 0.18 with Mike Wieger – HGG68919 Sep 2026Do 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…
• Concert Photography Gear, Backup Strategy and AI Editing with Jay Franze – HGG6885 Sep 2026Jay Franze joins HGG688 to discuss concert photography gear, Nikon cameras, RAW workflows, redundant backups, AI photo editing, mastering and spatial audio.
• Pixel Lights, Robot Mowers, Maslow CNC and Home Automation – HGG68729 Aug 2026Seth Johnson from HomeTech.fm joins Jim Collison to talk about programmable pixel lights, holiday displays and the hardware behind thousands of individually addressable LEDs…
• Phil Hawthorne on Smarter Home Assistant Automations, ESPHome, E-Ink and AI – HGG68631 Jul 2026Phil Hawthorne joins Jim to explore Home Assistant Blueprints, area-based automations, ESPHome Bluetooth proxies, e-ink dashboards, AI integration and the Open Home Foundation.
• T.J. Huddleston on Smart Gardens, Solar-Powered Sheds and Home Assistant AI – HGG68525 Jul 2026T.J. Huddleston joins me to talk pollinator gardens, smart irrigation, a solar-powered shed, and using Hermes to build safer Home Assistant tools.
• Christian Johnson on Passkeys, Self-Hosted Bitwarden and Guardrails for AI Agents – HGG68418 Jul 2026Christian Johnson joins Jim Collison for Home Gadget Geeks 684 to talk about passkeys, Bitwarden, Vaultwarden, managed container hosting through Maple Grove Partners and the…
• LEPRO Lights Revisited, DIY Storm Guard and Safer AI Agents – HGG68311 Jul 2026Jim revisits the LEPRO permanent outdoor lights after six months, then walks through two OpenClaw projects in depth: a DIY Home Assistant Storm Guard for EcoFlow and BLUETTI…
• Ring 4K Cameras, Robot Mowers, Coffee Gear and Travel Tech with Erin Lawrence – HGG6825 Jul 2026Erin Lawrence joins HGG682 to compare Ring 4K cameras, robot mowers, coffee gear, travel cameras, smart lighting and review workflows.
• AI at Work, Fiber at Home and Mountain E-Bikes with Mike Wieger – HGG68120 Jun 2026Mike Wieger joins me for HGG681 — AI at work in a regulated M&A environment, OpenClaw and Hermes at home, new fiber internet, mountain e-bikes, and a real update on MeshCore and…
• OpenClaw vs Hermes: AI Agents for Home Assistant with Gavin Campbell – HGG6805 Jun 2026Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell compare OpenClaw, Hermes, Home Assistant agents, local LLMs, Docker isolation, and safe approval workflows for home-lab automation.
• AI in Managed Services, RingConn Health Tracking and Smarter Cable Management – HGG67916 May 2026Jim Collison and Marv Bee discuss AI in managed services, including virtual agents, automation, memory across conversations and where human experience still matters. They also…
• Tech, BBQ, and the Blackstone Lifestyle with Mark Robson – HGG67825 Apr 2026What happens when technology troubleshooting meets backyard cooking, meal planning, and a growing obsession with grills? This week, Mark Robson returns to Home Gadget Geeks for a…
• AI That Thinks: Dewain Robinson on Agents, Copilot, and What’s Next – HGG67718 Apr 2026What happens when AI stops being just a chatbot and starts to reason, plan, and actually do useful work? This week, Dewain Robinson joins me for a conversation on Copilot Studio…
• Should You Trust OpenClaw on Your Network? with Christian Johnson – HGG67611 Apr 2026What happens when a practical conversation about AI tools turns into a deeper discussion about autonomy, cybersecurity, local models, and the future of the internet? This week…
• A Hard Look at OpenClaw: Is It Safe to Use This AI Right Now with Gavin Campbell – HGG67521 Mar 2026Is the AI future helpful or just plain dangerous? This week, Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm and I take a hard look at OpenClaw, “vibe coding,” and what it really takes to run…