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As frustrating as it may be for a company to lock you into its ecosystem by encrypting their protocols, you have to admit that it presents an enticing challenge. Cracking …read more Continue reading Alarm Panel Hack Defeats Encryption By Ignoring It
Probably the last thing anyone wants when coming home from a long day at work or a trip is to be hassled at the last possible moment — gaining entrance …read more Continue reading Does Getting Into Your Garage Really Need to Be Difficult?
Like swimming pools, hot tubs need regular monitoring to ensure their water stays clean and clear. An average person might take a water quality reading once or twice a week …read more Continue reading ESP32 Keeps Track of Hot Tub’s Vital Signs
In our experience, there’s rarely any question when the cat uses the litter box. At all. In the entire house. For hours. And while it may be instantly obvious to …read more Continue reading Litter Box Sensor Lets You Know Exactly What the Cat’s Been Up To
[WJCarpenter] had a common HVAC problem; not all the rooms got to a comfortable temperature when the heater was working to warm up their home. As often happens with HVAC …read more Continue reading Ventbots are fans of HVAC and Home Automation
[Stephen Carey] had previously relied on an Insteon garage door controller, only to have it perform poorly and fail at integrating with Alexa properly. Thus, he did what any good …read more Continue reading Ultimate Garage Door Control Does The Job Brilliantly
Thanks to Home Assistant, automating the various systems that run your home is easier than ever. But you still need to make a connection between those systems and your Home …read more Continue reading Custom Thermostat PCB Connects Boiler to Home Assistant
Do you need a cheap, small computer for a low power computing project? Historically, of us would reach straight for a Raspberry Pi, even if we didn’t absolutely need the …read more Continue reading When Pi Supply Falls Short, Thin Clients Stand Tall for Home Automation and Low Power Computing
[Jessp] has created a very cute and endearing DIY virtual assistant called Maria. The build combines a 3D printed housing that uses a “Peppers Cone” effect to render a virtual, …read more Continue reading Anime Inspired Holographic Virtual Assistant
Many of us hacker types with some hardware knowledge and a smattering of embedded experience would like to get into home automation, but there can be quite a learning curve. …read more Continue reading This Pico-W IoT Starter Project Gets You Into Home Assistant Quick As A Flash