Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point
Ayush Pande May 7, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
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Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
… We're stern supporters of legacy hardware and making full use of devices you already own, which is what makes this particularly exciting. …
Home Assistant's local LLM support outperforms Gemini for Home, and Google knows it
… Gemini for Home is backed by Google’s AI research and server hardware. Yet, it still gets outpaced in its own arena by community-nurtured open-weight models running on consumer hardware . …
I tried Hue Bridge Emulator for my smart bulbs and lights — turns out, I didn’t need it
… But I didn’t want to pay for expensive, extra hardware. …
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. …
My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back
… If my server hardware ever dies, I can grab that one folder and my docker-compose file, and I’m back online on a different machine. …
Stop assuming smart switches are a plug-and-play upgrade for light switches in your home
… Picking Home Assistant to support the majority of switches requires additional controller hardware. …
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
Ayush Pande Apr 23, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
Ayush Pande Mar 29, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
Home Assistant freed me from the smart home brand wars, and now I buy whatever works
… Home Assistant gives me the freedom to buy outside one brand’s ecosystem, but it doesn’t magically turn bad hardware into good hardware. …