Inspirations
AI-Powered Smart Home Architecture — How My Home Thinks for Itself
My smart home is powered by two AI pillars: an AI DevOps pipeline that builds and maintains everything — and…
#Local control
Interviews
Local First vs. Cloud in Smart Homes: Which Strategy Is Right for You?
🏠 Local First Strategy: Taking Control Into Your Own Hands When thinking about smart homes, a Local First…
Inspirations
Smart Home 2026: Why Your Current Setup is “Stupid” (And What’s Coming Next)
Let’s be honest: Today’s smart home is often more of a “remote control” than actual intelligence. We shout…
Tutorials
From Boring to Brilliant: The Smart IKEA FADO Upgrade with ESPHome
Why settle for a boring, static light when you can have a smart home masterpiece that reacts to…
Tutorials
Sleep Mode with AI – Smarter Than Any Rule in Home Assistant
In this video, I show you how to manage the sleep mode in your smart home without relying…
Tutorials
I’ve built my own universal smart home remote – and it’s epic.
Ever wished for one single remote to control your entire smart home — without relying on voice commands…
Inspirations
Analyze your camera images LOCALLY with AI models from within Home Assistant
In this post, I’m excited to share a powerful new way to analyze your camera images locally using…
Tutorials
Monitor your water consumption with Home Assistant!
If you want to monitor your water or gas consumption with Home Assistant but only have an analog…
Tutorials
Use ESPHome to control you MyQ garage door opener locally!
Introduction Unlock the full potential of your garage door with this in-depth guide on upgrading from MyQ to…
Tutorials
ESPHome magic: Transforming battery LED strips into mains powered smart wonders (Part 1: Prototype)
Are you also annoyed about batteries for LED light strips, e.g. for Christmas lights, always being empty? If…