An Echo Dot for the 1980s
There’s so much obsolete technology out there with great design. It’s really sad to see it end up in the landfill, because even though the insides may be outdated, good …read more Continue reading An Echo Dot for the 1980s
Collaborate Disseminate
There’s so much obsolete technology out there with great design. It’s really sad to see it end up in the landfill, because even though the insides may be outdated, good …read more Continue reading An Echo Dot for the 1980s
Looking for something with a bit more style than the traditional kitchen timer, [Martin Jonasson] decided to take the last couple of months to design and build his own take …read more Continue reading Minimalist Timer Counts Down With LED Matrix
Finnish software engineer [Toni] is on a quest to modernize his 1991 house, and his latest project was to automate the window blinds and control them using Home Assistant. Unless …read more Continue reading Automated Window Blinds Using MQTT and Home Assistant
The OLKB-Terminal designed by [Jeff Eberl] doesn’t have a battery, can’t fold up (even if it seems like it could), and is only portable in the sense that you can …read more Continue reading Home Automation Terminal With Cyberpunk Style
While internet-connected devices can be very useful around the house, and it is pretty cool to be able to monitor your dishwasher from half a world away, it’s important to …read more Continue reading Hacking a Robot Vacuum to Write a Replacement App
Are you ready for a tale of poorly supported hardware, clueless contractors, and bad coding? Look no further than [Neighborino]’s excellent write-up where he details his pursuit of smart home …read more Continue reading Smart Home Hack Breaks Down Walls Figuratively And Literally
With modern voice assistants we can tell a computer to play our favorite music, check the weather, or turn on a light. Like many of us, [nerdaxic] gave in to …read more Continue reading GLaDOS Voice Assistant Passive-Aggressively Automates Home
This series of monthly teardowns was started in early 2018 as an experiment, and since you fine folks keep reading them, I keep making them. But in truth, finding a …read more Continue reading Teardown: Impassa SCW9057G-433 Alarm System
If you’re like us, you probably don’t finish a typical hardware project in one sitting. This doesn’t have to be a problem if you’re fortunate enough to have a dedicated …read more Continue reading IKEA Wardrobe Holds Entire Hardware Workspace
There are few things that we all can agree we hate, and the shrill of your alarm clock waking you from a wonderful slumber is definitely high on that list. …read more Continue reading Clever Mechanism Easily Automates Pulling the Blinds