I finally automated my curtains without drilling holes or replacing anything
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I stopped buying smart home gadgets and started building them for a fraction of the price
…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…
I ditched cloud smart home devices for local control, and my house finally works
…When your partner or guests can't turn on a lamp because the physical switch was flipped off or the app logged them out, all this does is build up even more…
Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
…Smart locks using the Matter protocol will now benefit from enhanced features like better control over lock codes, improved integration with automation, and consistent behavior across devices. I've not dabbled with…
The ESP32 makes more sense than a Raspberry Pi for your smart home
…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
…And not only that, Home Assistant in Proxmox lets you choose between running the full operating system in a VM, or a more limited set of features using a container, which is…
Most smart home failures start with DNS, and nobody notices until everything breaks
…This creates an incredibly confusing troubleshooting scenario where the device powers on and shows up in your router dashboard, yet all of its primary features simply stop functioning. Because the broader network…
My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant
…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…
This open-source dashboard finally gave me the unified view my home lab desperately needed
Dhruv Bhutani Apr 29, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces…
I replaced my smart bulbs with smart relays and saved my family from home automation fatigue
…Related My smart home still works without the internet, and it's all thanks to one app Home Assistant is the best unified platfom for your smart devices. Smart bulbs are great…