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Retrofitting old appliances is the smart home upgrade that actually makes sense
…The industry still treats retrofitting a bit like a budget option, but in reality, it's the more honest, sustainable, and user-respecting direction a smart home can go. Related Home Assistant…
HAUI 3Gang Touch Display is a 7-inch wall-mount Home Assistant dashboard with MQTT support - CNX Software
…Built around a Raspberry Pi 3B+ since it’s one of the cheapest options following Pi 4/5 price hikes , the HAUI (Home Assistant User Interface) replaces standard wall switches and fits…
Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account The Raspberry Pi has always been easy…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
Ayush Pande Apr 19, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…So, I got the HP ProDesk 600 G6, a mini PC with x86 hardware that can run several VMs, and can easily pass through USB without permission quirks. I installed Proxmox on…
I finally automated my curtains without drilling holes or replacing anything
Jasmine Mannan Apr 3, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
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…Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Nov 4, 2025 8 Verge Score The Echo Dot Max is Amazon’s biggest little speaker yet The hardware finally feels ready, but Alexa Plus is still a work…
How to Install HACS on Home Assistant - WunderTech
…Turn on Advanced Mode in the account options. Install the Terminal & SSH Add-on 2. Open Settings. Select Settings in the bottom left. 3. Go to Add-ons. 4. Open the Add…