I replaced five smart home hubs with a $30 Zigbee dongle and never looked back
… Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. …
… Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. …
Samir Makwana May 10, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR, GuidingTech, The Inquisitr, TechInAsia, TechWiser, and others. …
… That is, unlike the previous "Home Assistant Yellow" this new computer appliance does not include any built-in IoT radios for Zigbee and Thread low-power wireless protocols, so users wanting to connect such devices will need to buy separate USB radio dongles for each such protocol. …
… But if you have a computer with a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port, you don’t have to be stuck with Gigabit, thanks to TRENDnet. …
… SFP stands for Small Form Factor Pluggable and is the technical name for what is often referred to as Fiber Channel or Fiber. …
… Additionally, it can be connected to a computer via its USB-C port to function as a portable drive. …
… Get Dong a Ko-fi ☕! …
… The takeaway One moment, things are working fine, the next, your computer might not even boot up. Take my word for it. Don’t rely on data recovery unless it’s a recovery from a backup. This is especially true when your computer uses an SSD, which is the case for virtually all computers nowadays. …
… Available as an internal M.2 adapter, it can be installed in any computer with an E-Key M.2 slot. Alternatively, you can add it to a generic PCIe card for use with a computer via a PCIe slot. …
… If you use a wired device, such as a computer, make sure it has a multi-Gigabit port. …