Why pay a premium for smart devices when an ESP32 and some cheap sensors can do everything for a fraction of the price?

ISE’s Mike Blackman explores how open standards like Matter, local AI hubs, and edge processing are bridging the gap between DIY devices and pro installs.

But for all its benefits, the smart home can be complicated, confusing, and occasionally maddening. It’s also hard to keep up with all the changes. New gadgets are arriving daily, new features come to ...

Building an ESP32 project from the ground up can involve a lot of effort. Depending on the project, you may need to wire up ...

Since debuting in 2019, Amazon’s Echo Studio targeted users who wanted superior audio quality from their Alexa-based smart ...

Echo Dot is more capable than ever with a built-in smart home hub, while a new Echo Studio gains a camera that lets Alexa+ ...

Build a DIY ESP32 LoRaWAN sensor node to track garden temperature and humidity from up to 600 meters away. Includes PCB ...

You decide: Is an Alexa-powered map of your home, inside and out, a good thing?

Build a custom smart home dashboard in just two hours using a 13-inch Android tablet, Home Assistant, and Claude AI to bypass ...

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