ESP32 boards paired with ESPHome open endless possibilities for building cost-effective, custom smart home devices. From Bluetooth proxies to motion sensors and LED controllers, these projects ...

My home is inundated with smart speakers. I’ve got Echo Dots aplenty, Google Minis to spare, and enough third-party voice-assistant devices to reproduce Plugged’s Bluetooth speaker symphony. And ...

Designed by SmartHomeGuys in the UK, the DeskUp Pro is an ESP32-based standing desk controller compatible with Home Assistant, Homey Pro, and other Smart ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re a tech nerd, then Home Assistant may be the smart home ecosystem for you. If you’re a tech nerd, then ...

Buy enough tech and you can’t escape the siren call of a smart home. Amazon practically throws Echo Dots at you. Google will sneak a Nest Mini in the box with almost anything you buy in its store.

Have you ever imagined a home that anticipates your every need—lights that adjust to your mood, a thermostat that syncs with the weather, or security systems that work seamlessly in the background?

Home Assistant announced today the availability of the Voice Preview Edition, its own design of a living-room-friendly box to offer voice assistance with home automation. Having used it for a few ...

I’ve been buying and tinkering with smart home devices for years. As a result, my home network resembles a kind of Model UN of devices, bridges, protocols, assistants, and apps. I try to broker ...

Google Assistant isn't what it used to be, and Gemini is something entirely different. Can these two coincide to fix the current state of the smart home? Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From smartphones and TVs to kitchen fridges, a wider array of tech than ever now comes with voice assistant integration as standard. Home ...

What if your smart home could not only anticipate your needs but also make managing it effortless? With the release of Home Assistant 2025.9, that vision inches closer to reality. This latest update ...

Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following instructions than ...