…With a small, affordable IR blaster acting as a bridge, Home Assistant lets you control any device that responds to an infrared remote without any hardware modifications. Related My smart home still…
…DIY ecosystems, either As much as I adore my RPi systems, I have to admit that their utility in non-server projects is also starting to dwindle. When it comes to smart…
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…as the best platform for managing smart devices and IoT hardware. Whether you have an entire ecosystem of proprietary smart lighting or a few DIY sensors made with nothing but cheap parts…
…I had no intention of turning it into a DIY NAS . With only five apps running, the Pi 4's hardware hit the sweet spot of streaming convenience — for my family and…
…However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics…
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…Scaling a smart home requires better hardware The Pi worked fine when I ran only the smart bulbs with the Zigbee coordinator in Home Assistant. If I could go back and tell…
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…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account For multi-room home audio, I’ve had my eyes on…