… The takeaway Sweating it out while trying to remodel your bathroom, rejuvenating your bedroom walls with a fresh coat of paint or building something small that you’ve always wanted to add to your home decor are among the long list of DIY home projects anyone can jump into. …
… Smart home Smart speakers and displays Hack your old Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-ready offline smart speaker with this DIY kit I'm sure you've got one in a drawer somewhere. …
… ESPHome turns the ESP32 into a DIY champ for Home Assistant projects Bluetooth Proxy is by far my favorite use case for this tiny system Unlike the easy-to-access operating systems and better specs on Raspberry Pi SBCs, ESP32 systems pack an embedded OS – one needs to be programmed before it can ex… …
… CNET expert Russell Holly gave the Cricut Maker 4 a review score of seven out of 10 and says, “It can handle multiple projects on the same mat, allowing a small business or skilled home crafter to spend less time waiting.” It's compatible with 13 tools, so you can write, score, engrave, emboss or f… …
… These specific GitHub projects provide a web-based GUI for dragging and dropping macros, making it super easy to set up your Stream Deck alternative. If you want a next-level setup, then using ESP Home and Home Assistant gives you that absolute premium level of integration. …
… DIY projects are cool like that. …
… Only time will tell for certain if this experiment pays off in the long run, but in the meantime, we can best hope for the future and if we can eventually play DOOM on these DIY chips. 🗨️ Over to you What do you think of Dr. Semiconductor's DIY RAM chip experiment? …
… Instead, get them working on fun projects they’ll actually enjoy. You don’t have to tell ‘em they’re educational. Or that the fun will set them up for a STEM career. To the kids, these DIY tools and projects will just be 100 percent fun. …
… Don’t toss your old smartphone into the trash just yet Besides the DIY projects I’ve mentioned so far, there’s a lot you can do with an outdated phone. I currently use an ESP32 as a Bluetooth proxy for my Home Assistant, but you can do the same with most smartphones. …
… It pulls Home Assistant calendar and weather data, and wakes every 30 minutes from deep sleep. I love projects that combine e-ink displays with DIY chips. …
