This week Noah and Steve dig back through 2023 and give you a Home Automation Year Roundup! We look at your questions throughout the year and evaluate how we would answer those questions today! -- During The Show -- Future Home Automation 5 inch tablets M5Stack Speakers Steve's 2023 Purchases Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 (Amazon) Sonoff S40 Lite Zigbee Smart Plug (Amazon) Zigbee 2 Channel Smart Relay (Amazon) Eco-Worthy Linear Actuator (Amazon) Aqara Door Sensor (Cloud Free) Aqara Temperature Sensor (Cloud Free) WiFi vs Zigbee High Availability GHome Smart WO2 Smart Outlet (Amazon) Shelly Plus 1 (Shelly) Shelly Plus 1PM (Shelly) Shelly Plus 1 Mini (Shelly) No longer flashing shelly devices Shelly Plus Addon (Amazon) 50ft 360 LED Waterproof Rope Light (Amazon) WS2811 LED strings (Amazon) seedstudio mmWave sensor (Aamzon) ATOM Echo Smart Speaker (M5 Stack Speaker) Voice control Ring Contact Sensors (Amazon) Updates 21:25 Noah's 2023 Experiences Started with X10, very bad Lutron, reliable HASSIO new "source of truth" Integration wins Axis front door camera GridCards 5 inch touch screen (Amazon) Instant (proprietary) vs Delayed (open standard) reaction Better way of doing things (Node-RED) Direct connection vs intermediary 34:20 Steve's 2023 Experiences Axis PTZ camera ONVIF LED lighting flashing Tiny tweaks, big wins Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 controller ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT Zigbee in general Cloud Free smart plugs Plastic sprinkler timer Shelly warranty service Amazon Seller Yantech Amazon Seller Xiaxuanke 45:20 Commercial Home Assistant Spouse approval factor vs Commercial 47:15 2024 Projects Motion sensors in switches just work Power monitoring in the box Noah's Dad's house Scene switch suggestions - write in! Expanding Volumio 53:40 Zigbee/Zwave Question: - Zac Local devices on registered frequency - best way Zigbee & ZWave