Smart Home

3 Raspberry Pi projects that make Home Assistant more useful this weekend (July 17 – 19)

3 Raspberry Pi projects that make Home Assistant more useful this weekend (July 17 – 19)

Patrick Campanale July 17, 2026

Three weekend builds that turn a Pi into a practical Home Assistant companion

Your router has a hidden setting that stops smart TVs from spying on your network

Your router has a hidden setting that stops smart TVs from spying on your network

Ismar Hrnjicevic July 17, 2026

Your network's security depends on one hidden router setting nobody knows about

3 magical Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (July 17-19)

3 magical Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (July 17-19)

Adam Davidson July 16, 2026

You're a wizard, Home Assistant.

These 7 ESP32 projects will save you way more than they cost to build

These 7 ESP32 projects will save you way more than they cost to build

Adam Davidson July 16, 2026

Cheap builds that can save serious money.

The 7 best and worst smart home platforms, ranked

The 7 best and worst smart home platforms, ranked

Tim Brookes July 16, 2026

Is it good or is it Google?

This person made the world’s smallest Arduino board—it fits on your fingertip

This person made the world’s smallest Arduino board—it fits on your fingertip

Jon Fingas July 15, 2026

The Moddo Pinch could fit into your tiniest DIY projects.

5 ways a local LLM has become a key part of my smart home

5 ways a local LLM has become a key part of my smart home

Adam Davidson July 15, 2026

You can do a lot without sending data to the cloud.

6 “dumb” household appliances you can add to your smart home—and how to do it properly

6 “dumb” household appliances you can add to your smart home—and how to do it properly

Tim Brookes July 15, 2026

Forget buying new “smart” appliances; just make your old ones better.

Google and Amazon smart speakers are getting worse on purpose, but this open-source alternative is only getting better

Google and Amazon smart speakers are getting worse on purpose, but this open-source alternative is only getting better

Adam Davidson July 15, 2026

Enbetterfication.

Build a custom Home Assistant dashboard for under $20 (or find one free in your junk drawer)

Build a custom Home Assistant dashboard for under $20 (or find one free in your junk drawer)

Adam Davidson July 14, 2026

Add a dash of Home Assistant.

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