Automating lights and making them Smart is one of the quick wins of every Smart Home. Why? Because they are immediately visible from every family member or guest and most importantly they can save you money by reducing the electricity cost in the long run. What are the possible ways Read more…
Do you know that on 11th of November is the Chinese Black Friday and there will be a big global shopping festival in AliExpress website named 11.11 Sale? That means you can get some smart sensors and items a lot cheaper than usual. 11th of November is also known as Read more…
Every month there is a new Home Assistant release and this month is no exception as Home Assistant 2022.11 is coming with a full force. In this article I will try to list all of the most interesting changes and I will not only list them, but I will try Read more…
Do you have blinds with a twisting rod that you want to retrofit and make Smart, so you can open & close them automatically, remotely, with your voice or eventually from Home Assistant. Well, that is now possible, thanks to the SwitchBot Blind Tilt robot. Let’s discuss. What is SwitchBot Read more…
I bought an IKEA IDASEN standing desk which can be moved up and down with a push of a button and I love it. But there is one major problem – the IKEA desk have no memory and I cannot set it to a predefined fixed height. However, thanks to Read more…
Today I will use an ESP32-CAM board that cost around $5 to make a wireless live streaming camera for Home Assistant. I will show every step that I did and I will share everything, so if you want, you can make one or dozen of such cameras for yourself. I’m Read more…
Home Assistant 2022.10 is here and it is bringing some new stuff like iBeacons and Google Sheets support, as well as some updates of the dashboard, integrations, bluetooth and more. Let’s discuss. Glossary for You! Before we start, I want to give you an useful and free PDF document that Read more…
In this article I will add IKEA motion sensor in my Home Assistant using a Zigbee Home Automation or also known as ZHA. For what Motion Sensors are used in a Smart Home? Here is a quick background story:Motion Sensors are one of the key elements in every Smart Home. Read more…
What is Home Assistant Container? What is needed and how to install one? How to properly update a Home Assistant Container installation after new Home Assistant release? I will try my best to address all these questions right now, starting with what is Home Assistant Container? What is Home Assistant Read more…
ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies is a brand new way to add Bluetooth support to your Home Assistant or to expand the Bluetooth coverage in your Smart Home. In essence an ESP32 based board is used to communicate with your WIFI, your Home Assistant and your Bluetooth devices. It is something like Read more…
