If you love tinkering, ESPHome is a fantastic way to build custom smart home devices. This open-source firmware framework ...

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Over on the ESP32 subreddit, tinkerer GeneralAd552 is showing off what they've been working on. It's an ESP32-based system ...

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Imagine walking into a room that automatically adjusts its temperature and humidity to your comfort level, no apps, no manual adjustments, just seamless automation. Sounds futuristic? Not anymore.

Single-board computers, or SBCs, are quite popular among students, enthusiasts, and developers who love to tinker with tech. One of the most common SBCs that most people use for this purpose is the ...

It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed ...

It's no secret that the smart home world is dominated by Big Tech, with Amazon's Alexa leading the charge, closely followed by Google Home and Apple HomeKit. These popular automation systems aren't as ...

SKYX Platforms Corp. (NASDAQ:SKYX), a smart home tech firm with over 97 patents, announced a major partnership Wednesday with a $3 billion, 63-acre smart city development in Miami's Little River ...

On the latest HomeKit Insider Podcast episode, your host breaks down the newest smart home news from floor lamps to powerful smart locks. This week, Nuki finally brought its popular smart lock to the ...

Much of the production process follows what Xiaomi describes as “lights-out” manufacturing. Injection molding and sheet metal workshops are fully automated and operate without lighting, with reported ...

A state-of-the-art “smart home” designed to meet the needs of people diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their families was recently honored in an international design awards competition.