My homelab is a toy. And I don't mean that in a bad way. It's a hobby, and the lab is a playground for me to check out cool ...

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I never once dreamed of having automated blinds until one day when Smartwings reached out for a review. I was hesitant at first because I live in a rental, but then I thought I'd for sure get my ...

Go private with a Frigate setup that runs offline on Raspberry Pi via Docker, supporting RTSP streams for safer home ...

The Gemini for Home voice assistant started rolling out at the end of October, with Early Access availability currently quite limited. A trick today does not enable the new LLM-powered assistant, but ...

When I wrote the first guide for connecting the Ajax alarm to Home Assistant, I had to juggle between SIA, Jeedom, MQTT, topics galore… The result worked perfectly, but you had to love complicated ...

Google has started rolling out the Gemini Android app but it is limited to US users at the moment. If you are outside of the US, you will need to use a US Google account to see its listing on the ...

I recently described how a recent flurry of smart home failures made me turn to Home Assistant, the increasingly polished DIY smart home platform that you can host yourself without relying on the ...

Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

As someone who grew up with a dial-up internet connection, I get anxious at the thought of any always-online product or service. My smart home is no different — I rely on it to automatically cool the ...