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The best advice for launching your smart home project
🏡 Dive into the ultimate guide on building a smart home! 🌐 In this video, I’ll demystify cloud…
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IKEA Hack: ESPHome & IKEA sensor allow awesome new automations in Home Assistant!
IKEA is selling a quite cheap air quality sensor which is called VINDRIKTNING. It senses the particulate matter…
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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…
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Toniebox Innovation: Connecting to Headphones via Bluetooth
Welcome to a groundbreaking journey in the world of kids’ audio entertainment! 🚀 In today’s video, I’m going…
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Discovering the Unconventional: A Smart Home Story
If you follow my channel then you know that I am a passionate Smart Home Maker and I…
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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…
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Worried of big tech spying on you? Ditch Alexa for a local (no cloud) voice assistant! (Part I – prototype)
Have you ever wondered how you can replace your voice assistant such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home…
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Master energy efficiency: DIY advisor with ESPHome
If you have a photovoltaic system on your house’s roof, you probably know the problem. During some times…
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DIY slug sensor based on neural net with Home Assistant & Raspberry Pi Zero
Garden owners probably know the problem — you have set up a wonderful bed full of vegetables and/or…
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Home Assistant & ChatGPT will get your day started!
Being welcomed with an automated, individual smart good morning message every morning before leaving the house to work…
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How I charge my electric vehicle with excess solar energy controlled via Home Assistant
Today’s video will show you how I use excess solar energy to charge my car. The whole process…
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How to spot a car blocking the way for the garage door opener with ESPHome and Home Assistant
Detect car in front of garage to block garage door from opening / closing in order to prevent…