My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup
… While most of my DIY projects involve devices belonging to the PC, smartphones and tablets are fair game, too. …
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My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
Ayush Pande Apr 28, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
… In the end, troubleshooting the code and hardware problems tested my patience several times. …
Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
… Related Arm vs. x86 SBCs: Which one's better for your DIY projects? …
I moved my Zigbee coordinator off a Raspberry Pi after a year and everything got better
… Raspberry Pi 4 Storage MicroSD card slot CPU Arm Cortex-a72 quad-core, 1.8GHz Memory 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of LPDDR4 Operating System Raspberry Pi Official The Raspberry Pi 4 is a single-board computer that can be used for many different DIY computing projects, from programming to retro gaming emul… …
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
… You can go the DIY route of building an IR transmitter yourself using an ESP32 board and ESPHome’s ready-made projects page to use an IF & RF proxy. …
The new Maintenance dashboard is the Home Assistant feature I did not know I needed
… In fact, even the DIY dashboard elements have received minor yet worthwhile updates. …
ESPHome's Device Builder finally lets you compile multiple devices at once, and it changes everything
… Related 6 ESPHome projects that are perfect for your smart home Where DIY meets smart Embracing ESPHome’s new Device Builder dashboard ESPHome’s new Device Builder is in public beta as of June 2026. …