M y adventures of building a smart home on a shoestring budget are taking an interesting turn. It turns out that I don’t need ...

Today, we’re about to review not one, but two new Matter devices: the SONOFF Basic Gen5 Smart Switch and the SONOFF Tx Gen2 ...

Energy is expensive these days. There’s no getting around it. If, like [Giovanni], you want to keep better track of your usage, you might find value in his DIY energy meter build. [Giovanni] built his ...

ESPHome has become one of my favorite tools for managing smart home devices. It gives me the ability to configure, update, and troubleshoot sensors and microcontrollers without needing to write ...

Have you ever wished your smart home devices could do just a little bit more—something uniquely tailored to your needs? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a home automation sensors that tracks the exact ...