The free and open-source smart home platform, Home Assistant, just released another major update. Home Assistant 2026.1 has ...

To keep costs low, I built a few ESP32-based sensors and smart home devices to work with Home Assistant and assumed ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

Building a smart home begins with selecting the right ecosystem, and two prominent contenders in this space are Home Assistant and Homey Pro. Both platforms offer distinct features, advantages, and ...

As we set out to build smarter homes, another part of our lives becomes reliant on the internet. From the dumb home devices we upgrade with a smart plug to the smart speakers that respond to our voice ...

Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...

Home Assistant has just taken the covers off of its latest device: the Connect ZBT-2, which is a big USB dongle that will give your smart home a high-performance Zigbee or Thread connection. It’s the ...

Pilotable remotely, compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, the Dreo 714S imposes a new vision of intelligent ...

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Smart home tech brands will often label everything as "AI," but not all of it will actually be. Conversational voice ...