I turned my old phone into a security camera that saves to my home server for free
…your old Android phone, which has a high-quality sensor, a built-in battery, and a Wi-Fi chip that is likely faster than any $30 camera you can pick up from…
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Budget Wi-Fi extenders for $20-$40 seemed like an obvious fix, albeit not without flaws. Those Wi-Fi extenders create a separate SSID, need a strong signal to repeat, and deliver less than half the bandwidth. Placing it to repeat the signal enough in a dead zone to help out while maintaining a usable uplink is trickier than it sounds. The ESP32-S3 sidesteps most of that. I flashed the ESP NAT Router firmware and set it up to act as a NAT router — bridging my main network and working as an access point. No subscription, no cloud account, or dedicated app required. The ESP32 costs $10 while the
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ESPHome turned my junk drawer into a smart home
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…For example, it could be something as simple as your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections being interfered with by a component in your vehicle. I've only used wireless Android Auto a…
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