Why pay a premium for smart devices when an ESP32 and some cheap sensors can do everything for a fraction of the price?

No account, no app, no internet—just an IR LED and ESPHome.

Build a custom smart home dashboard in just two hours using a 13-inch Android tablet, Home Assistant, and Claude AI to bypass ...

All that remains is the grid. When held at 0 V, it turns off all the segments, regardless of the potentials driving them.

Researchers built and tested a low-cost 3D-printed robotic arm that lifted a 0.8 kg payload successfully in all ten ...

Build a DIY smart thermostat for just $70 using an ESP32-S3 microcontroller. This open-source project includes full Home ...

Smart devices aren't the only thing that I manage with Home Assistant ...

DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products, announced that in Q3 2026 it ...

Google Home is more powerful than you might realize ...

Approximately 7 percent of the U.S. workforce — 11 million employees — may need to switch occupations within the next decade, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute published on Sept. 29 ...

Adam has a degree in Engineering and has a life-long interest in technology. He has been writing for over a decade for various print and online publications, with a focus on consumer tech. He joined ...

Adam has a degree in Engineering and has a life-long interest in technology. He has been writing for over a decade for various print and online publications, with a focus on consumer tech. He joined ...