After a major water leak flooded my home, I realized alerts alone weren’t sufficient—I needed automatic shutoff. This project combines a hacked Gröhe Guard system, an Arduino Nano, an ESP32, and the ...

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Originally announced back in August, after being teased at I/O in May, Gemini for Home is the final nail in the Google ...

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I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

Take an in-depth tour of my smart home configuration. This video showcases the systems I’m using, how I’ve integrated them, and which aspects I find most useful. Zootopia 2 final trailer Mercedes-Benz ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico is the new kid on the microcontroller block. How does it compare to the long-established Arduino Nano?

“Hey Google, set bedroom lamp to 50 percent.” Such stilted voice commands have been the stuff of smart home for years, but with Gemini for Home, Google is promising a smart home you can have an actual ...

Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google Home device from the last decade, as it replaces Assistant with its LLM-powered Gemini. Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google ...

You can find editor-approved discounts on Kasa smart home devices at Amazon right now. Kasa Smart Plugs can automate home devices like lights and appliances through a smartphone app. Amazon's Prime ...