Home Assistant OS 18.0 is here, bringing easier setup, improved Raspberry Pi support, and a host of behind-the-scenes upgrades.

Splitting the load fixed everything.

The rising cost of smart devices, subscription services, and smart home tech has made people look for affordable, flexible alternatives. That's exactly where Raspberry Pi shines. This small, ...

As voice recognition and natural language parsing have improved so has the availability of digital personal assistants, from Bixby to Alexa or Cortana to Google Assistant, all the major tech companies ...

Single-board computers, or SBCs, are quite popular among students, enthusiasts, and developers who love to tinker with tech. One of the most common SBCs that most people use for this purpose is the ...

Smart home frameworks, broadly speaking, are meant to give you a greater degree of control over the features and functions of your home via interconnected devices. No matter how prevalent smart home ...

Hedy Phillips is a freelance lifestyle writer based in New York. While she's not writing on topics like living on a budget and tips for city dwelling, she can usually be found at a concert or ...

Home Assistant has just taken the covers off of its latest device: the Connect ZBT-2, which is a big USB dongle that will give your smart home a high-performance Zigbee or Thread connection. It’s the ...

From reviving a dead Sega console to hosting your own dial-up internet connection, a Raspberry Pi can turn an afternoon into ...