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How to add almost any speaker to Home Assistant

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

How to add almost any speaker to Home Assistant

Adam Davidson March 1, 2026

Add speakers, drop mic.

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Please stop using your smart home’s default security settings

• Smart Home
• Technology

Please stop using your smart home’s default security settings

Adam Davidson March 1, 2026

The default settings are rarely the most secure.

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Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight Wi-Fi Review: An exceptional camera and floodlight combo free of any costly subscriptions

• Reolink
• Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi
• Security Camera
• Smart Home
• Technology

Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight Wi-Fi Review: An exceptional camera and floodlight combo free of any costly subscriptions

Timothy Jacob Hudson March 1, 2026

Home security without a subscription? You can't do much better than this.

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Home Assistant’s Quick search was useless on mobile until I did this

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Home Assistant’s Quick search was useless on mobile until I did this

Adam Davidson February 28, 2026

Not just an empty gesture.

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433MHz is the smart home technology you forgot about

• Home Assistant
• Home Security
• Smart Home
• Technology

433MHz is the smart home technology you forgot about

Tim Brookes February 28, 2026

Mesh networking killed the radio star.

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You can still use your internet service during a power outage, here’s how

• internet
• Power Bank
• Smart Home
• Technology
• Wi-Fi Routers

You can still use your internet service during a power outage, here’s how

Tim Brookes February 28, 2026

Don't let a power outage knock you offline.

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5 reasons I’m ditching my Ring video doorbell for something else

• Ring
• Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2
• Security Camera
• Smart Home
• Technology

5 reasons I’m ditching my Ring video doorbell for something else

Adam Davidson February 28, 2026

I've had my Ring doorbell for years but it's time to say goodbye.

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Smart bulbs aren’t just for lighting—here’s 5 creative uses you haven’t thought of

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Smart bulbs aren’t just for lighting—here’s 5 creative uses you haven’t thought of

Adam Davidson February 28, 2026

Let there be light.

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Home Assistant’s new sensors, Excel’s local upgrade, the Galaxy S26, and more: News roundup

• News Roundup
• Smart Home
• Technology

Home Assistant’s new sensors, Excel’s local upgrade, the Galaxy S26, and more: News roundup

Corbin Davenport February 28, 2026

The tech news you may have missed in the last week.

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It’s time to spring clean your Home Assistant server

• Home Assistant
• Home Server
• Homelab
• Smart Home
• Technology

It’s time to spring clean your Home Assistant server

Tim Brookes February 28, 2026

Time to blow the cobwebs out of your smart home.

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