…camera modules, mics, etc., to build products with Gemini for Home built-in. The first two product categories Google plans to make are smart cameras and smart speakers. With these reference designs…
…It made Home Assistant feel notably more bloated than it really was. Related 4 reasons you should build your own Home Assistant smart display Moving from an overview to flow Getting more…
…Sign in to your XDA account Building out a smart home can make almost any gadget look essential, especially when the box promises stronger coverage, fewer dead zones, or easier control. I…
…Smart plugs are king in the smart home One of my favorite purchases for the smart home is smart plugs, and they worked really well in helping me work out just how…
Hey r/homelab, A while ago I posted about OpenNMC, my open-source replacement for APC SmartSlot network management cards. The short version: I got tired of APC network cards being closed and expensive, so I started build…
18 months ago I had an ISP router, a smart thermostat and a Pihole on a Pi Zero… moved to a new house and thought it was about time to build a proper lab. Built it in a TecMojo 12U 450mm rack as wife wanted white, really…
I'm pretty new to homelabbing and this is my first mini rack! Started with the Beelink ME Mini and then just kinda grew from there (it's always the way hey haha). It idles at 70 watts (not too shabby for how much is goin…
Hey Everyone - 32M, ~10 years in IT (5–6 in networking/network engineering specifically). Recently started a network deployment contract through TEKsystems and honestly realizing this type of work fits me WAY better than…
I decided to straighten things up a little and put my stack in a cabinet, plus implement a few upgrades like switching the original router (TP-Link Archer BE800) for a Firewalla Gold Pro and a TP-Link Omada EAP783 AP. I …
…On the smart home front, however, I’ve transitioned to microcontrollers. To be precise, I’ve started using ESP32 boards for the majority of my smart home experiments. Yeah, I’m aware…
…my smart home became a digital scavenger hunt The trap of a "smart home" is that you often end up serving the technology instead of it serving you. I started building mine…
…smart home technology. In addition to writing for Android Police, I have been the lead writer at Tech.co for the last five years, covering business software like CRM, website builders, project…
…I could use the Home Assistant MCP server to gain all-encompassing intelligence about my smart home. But while the MCP wouldn’t allow me to programmatically edit my smart home, there…
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account For the past few months, I’ve been making the case…
…smart home technology. In addition to writing for Android Police, I have been the lead writer at Tech.co for the last five years, covering business software like CRM, website builders, project…
