Celebrating 15 Years of Home Gadget Geeks with LePro Outdoor Lighting, AI Hardware Shifts, and Crypto Signals – HGG667

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Christian Johnson joins me this week to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the show while exploring today’s evolving tech landscape. They discuss AI hardware trends, rising consumer component costs, and NVIDIA’s latest enterprise advancements, along with a hands-on look at programmable outdoor LED lighting. We also look into cryptocurrency, comparing Ethereum and Bitcoin, before wrapping… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Jay Franze Talks Writing Songs with AI: Creativity Without Limits – HGG666

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In this episode, I’m joined by Jay Franze, a seasoned music producer, to explore how AI is transforming music creation. Jay shares his experiment using AI as a virtual studio—producing songs that rival human-recorded tracks and often sound indistinguishable from traditional productions. We compare AI and studio recordings, discuss songwriting, ethics, and ownership, and explore… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Sammie Collison on Unpacking a Remarkable Year Through Grit, Growth, and Gratitude – HGG665

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Every year on Black Friday, Home Gadget Geeks pauses the tech talk just long enough to look at where life and technology intersect, and this year’s episode with Sammie Collison might be the most grounded one yet. From returning to college as a full-time library para to managing finances, mental bandwidth, and school in the… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Warped Boards & Wired Homes, Catching up with Dave McCabe – HGG664

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What happens when a longtime tech conversation grows into something deeper about making, friendship, and the projects that keep life interesting? This week, Dave McCabe joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about 17 years of podcasting, smart home tech, woodworking, and the creative work behind his Warped Boards shop. From Home Assistant dashboards and CNC… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Smart Fridges, Clean Windows and Virtual Fairways: Tech That Simplifies Life – HGG663

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What happens when smart home tech actually makes life easier instead of just adding another app to your phone? This week, Erin Lawrence and Mike Wieger join me to talk through a lineup of gadgets that aim to solve real-world problems—from a smart refrigerator that fills your glass automatically, to a robot that cleans windows,… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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The $20K Slate EV, Linux Mint, Recycle PCs and Smart Battery Upgrades with Kevin Schoonover – HGG662

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In this week’s episode of Home Gadget Geeks, I’m joined by Kevin Schoonover for a packed discussion that jumps from health and fitness to EV trucks, from Windows 10’s sunset to ARM’s rise, and all the way down to the small stuff — batteries, smart home gear, and the realities of modern tech maintenance. Thanks… Click for more / Podcast Player>