There are a few major companies out there building colorful LED panels you can stick on your wall for aesthetic purposes. Most commercial options are pretty expensive, and come with certain ...

There’s one big problem: Home Assistant doesn’t yet offer any hardware you can buy and put on your kitchen counter. That’s the gap a curious new project, Willow, aims to fill. It’s a project to ...

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?

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The leaders of Home Assistant declared 2023 the “Year of the Voice.” The goal was to let users of the DIY home automation platform “control Home Assistant in their own language.” It was a bold shot to ...

Sick of waiting for Amazon to release a new Alexa that’s “supercharged” by generative AI? If you’re willing to go the DIY way, you can start controlling your smart home devices with an LLM-powered ...

Have you ever wished your smart home devices could do just a little bit more—something uniquely tailored to your needs? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a home automation sensors that tracks the exact ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

Dutch smart home specialist Athom has unveiled the Homey Self-Hosted Server, a software-only version of the Homey Pro operating system that runs on your own hardware. You can run the Homey Self-Hosted ...

Thanks to Home Assistant, automating the various systems that run your home is easier than ever. But you still need to make a connection between those systems and your Home Assistant setup, which can ...