Have you ever dreamed of a home that anticipates your needs, adjusts to your routines, and simplifies your daily life? With Home Assistant, that vision is closer than ever. But let’s face it, diving ...

Enter the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-in Board. It’s a drop-in replacement for the original Google Home Mini printed circuit board that fits inside the case and works with the same speaker hardware. But ...

Home Assistant users can now integrate local AI-powered voice assistants without complex hardware, using tools like Ollama, Qwen3 models, and wake word detection via old smartphones. This setup allows ...

If you put a bunch of computers in charge of your house, it’s generally desirable to ensure their up-time is as close to 100% ...

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 ...