Home Gadget Geeks

Jim Collison

jim@theaverageguy.tv

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Booking Overview

Home Gadget Geeks spotlights practical, home-focused technology—AI agents, connectivity, and consumer gear—usually through technical walkthroughs with industry practitioners. It’s a good booking target for PR teams with experts who can translate current tech into real-world home setups and lab-friendly guidance.

Metrics

Episodes: 50

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.5k subscribers

Contact Information

jim@theaverageguy.tv

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Host

Jim Collison - The podcast episodes describe Jim Collison as co-host/host who discusses tech topics (e.g., AI agents for Home Assistant, AI in managed services) alongside other named guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Practical technical expertise in smart home/home automation and AI tooling; experience with networking/connectivity and/or consumer hardware; often operators, developers, or specialists who can explain implementations (e.g., agents, Home Assistant integrations, mesh networking) and tradeoffs for home/lab users.
Required Achievements:  
Published or maintained home automation/AI tooling or integrations, Demonstrated hands-on expertise in networking/mesh or consumer device deployment, Experience in managed services, automation, or system implementation

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Wieger - AI At Work In Regulated M&a; Openclaw And Hermes; Fiber Internet; Mountain E-bikes; Meshcore And Meshtastic In The Omaha/lincoln Mesh Community.

Gavin Campbell - AI Agents For Home Assistant; Comparison Of Openclaw Vs Hermes; Local Vs Cloud Llms; Token Economics; Mattermost; Docker; Unraid; Home-lab Hardware Requirements.

Marv Bee - AI In Managed Services; Virtual Agents; Automation And Memory Across Conversations; Human Experience; Soundbar Buying Advice; Ringconn Health And Sleep Tracking; Usb-c Cable Testers; Surge Protectors And Practical Power Gear.

Recent Topics

Home Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Smart Home

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Home Gadget Geeks
:

AI at Work, Fiber at Home and Mountain E-Bikes with Mike Wieger – HGG681

June 20, 2026

Mike 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 Meshtastic in the Omaha/Lincoln mesh community.

OpenClaw vs Hermes: AI Agents for Home Assistant with Gavin Campbell – HGG680

June 05, 2026

Jim 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 – HGG679

May 16, 2026

Jim Collison and Marv Bee discuss AI in managed services, including virtual agents, automation, memory across conversations and where human experience still matters. They also cover soundbar buying advice, RingConn health and sleep tracking, USB-C cable testers, surge protectors and practical power gear for everyday tech setups.

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