My 8 Favorite Home Assistant Integrations
I’ve been using Home Assistant for over five years, and it is the perfect smart home hub for me. I have no plans of looking for a replacement. One of the biggest …
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5 Home Assistant Automations That I Love (2023)
While being able to control parts of your home remotely is excellent, home automation is what makes having a smart home valuable. I love having a home that’s programmed to anticipate my …
Theengs Plug Review: MQTT Gateway and Energy Monitoring
In a crowded Wi-Fi smart plug market, it is hard for any particular device to stand out. However, the Theengs Plug brings unique capabilities that no other widely available prebuilt device does. …
My 5 Favorite Smart Home Devices
I love smart homes for a lot of reasons. I also have all kinds of smart home devices. Smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart bulbs, smart switches, smart speakers — there are so …
Shelly Button 1 Review (with Home Assistant)
Even with all the automation and voice control capabilities in my house, sometimes it is easiest just to be able to push a button to make something happen. That’s why I still …
Neo Siren Alarm Review (Z-Wave)
I have an alarm system with a siren. However, the siren isn’t loud enough to be heard clearly throughout our home. It’s easy to miss if we are sleeping or listening to …
Dusun Home Assistant IoT Gateway Review
I love Home Assistant, and it truly is the central intelligence of my smart home. I currently run my production instance of Home Assistant in a Python virtual environment in an Ubuntu …