The cheapest smart home automation I ever set up cost me less than a dollar
…PC with Home Assistant If you'd have told me my smart home would be controlled from one box I wouldn't have believed you NFC tags replaced some of my more…
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I replaced enterprise gear with a $50 compact PC, and my power bill thanked me
…Turns out, less can be more, which is why I replaced those enterprise beasts with a single AMD Threadripper server . This thing absolutely flew with 64 cores, but the 150W idle power…
Cloud-connected smart home gear isn't smarter, it's just slower and riskier
…The cloud-first era of the smart home has begun to crumble, and it's time to replace it with local control, led by Matter and Home Assistant. This isn't just…
Microsoft finally admits the Copilot key wasn't a great idea, and it'll let you change it back soon
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary Microsoft's Copilot key replaced the Right Ctrl/Context Menu on some PCs, disrupting keyboard workflows. Microsoft admits the Copilot key hurts assistive tech and…
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
…Related My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup And it's all thanks to the cool sensors included in modern smartphones MCP servers add more nuanced controls…
I moved my Raspberry Pi projects to $5 ESP32 boards, and nothing broke
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account I used Raspberry Pi 4 as my Home Assistant hub and…
Your smart home needs both an ESP32 and Raspberry Pi 5, not one or the other
…Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant Updating my setup to match Pi…
I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app
…thanks to one app Home Assistant is the best unified platfom for your smart devices. An old phone can earn its keep Honestly, Ava won’t replace every ESP32 working as a…
Gemini for Android Auto fell short of the expectations Google Assistant set for me
…The company first replaced its original voice assistant on Android, and now it's time for Android Auto to follow suit. A Gemini integration for your car's head unit started rolling…
5 boring Home Assistant automations I’d set up before trying AI control
…it won’t replace automations . But AI control is actually a decision-making layer that sits on top of the automations and data they generate in Home Assistant. An improved data foundation…