My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup
Ayush Pande Apr 18, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
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Your old laptop is a decent entry-level Proxmox server – if you respect its limits
… Sign in to your XDA account Building a self-hosting workstation out of old hardware is the best way to revitalize your aged computing companions, and I say that as someone who uses multiple outdated systems as Proxmox servers in my home lab. …
This cute ESP32 project is like a Tamagotchi that listens to you
… If you'd like to make your own Bopi and why wouldn't you? , you can check out all the required hardware and code over on the Bopi GitHub page . …
The Pi Zero 2 W is the only Raspberry Pi that makes sense right now
Ayush Pande Apr 8, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. …
Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
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By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
… Enthusiasts are already going the DIY route, creating their own Steam Machine by installing SteamOS, Bazzite, or some other Linux gaming distro on capable but affordable hardware. …
I built my own Googlebook with a Raspberry Pi, local LLMs, and old hardware
… Since I want to replicate that on my DIY system, I’ll need a similar distro. …
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but somehow strong enough for containers, VMs, and a homelab
… Weak hardware isn't useless It can fill small yet useful roles An old-gen dual-core processor with 4GB DDR3 RAM and no TPM or Secure Boot might be a useless, unreliable thing for Windows 11. But it's not the case if you go the DIY route. …
I turned my Raspberry Pi into a pocket Linux server that runs from a power bank, and it's weirdly useful
… Related The best Raspberry Pi projects don’t require extra hardware anymore You don't need to spend a fortune on premium Raspberry Pi HATs and gizmos for your DIY projects Pairing it with my smartphone was just as simple At last, I won’t have to rely on Tailscale to access self-hosted services on-t… …
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
… Meanwhile, Home Assistant quietly bet on a 40-year-old protocol that requires no cloud, no app, and no new hardware. …