Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...

We’ve been talking a bunch of home automation on the Podcast lately, and this week, in the Mailbag segment, a reader asked us about our setups. Neither Kristina nor I are poster children for the home ...

ESPHome 2026.5.0 has just been released with the beta version of the new ESPHome Device Builder web app that replaces the legacy in-tree dashboard with a real configuration editor, a firmware job ...

Xiaomi Multimode Gateway (CN/EU) 1.5.5 - 1.5.6 Token and Key Xiaomi Multimode Gateway 2 (CN/EU) 1.0.7 Token and Key PS. Firmwares from 1.4.6 to 1.4.7 for Xiaomi Multimode Gateway may work but ...

Belkin will shut down its Wemo cloud service for smart home devices later this week. Around two dozen devices are at risk of going obsolete, but you might be eligible for a partial refund if you ...

This custom component will allow you to integrate you Niko Connected Controller II in Home Assistant. You can use a touchscreen profile or the Hobby API account. This integration communicates directly ...

The Raspberry Pi might sound like dessert, but it's actually a credit card–sized computer changing the world of DIY tech. First launched in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it was designed to make ...