Articles Tagged “Home Assistant”
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Home Assistant Hardware Guide: Green vs Pi 5 vs Mini PC
Choosing Home Assistant hardware in 2026? Compare the $199 Home Assistant Green, Raspberry Pi 5 and N150 mini PCs, plus Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave radios.

OpenMote Is a $99 ESP32-S3 Universal Remote You Can Hack
OpenMote packs an ESP32-S3, a learning IR transceiver, a 6-axis IMU and ESPHome into a Wiimote-shaped remote, with a $59 kit and a $99 assembled unit.

Raspberry Pi Bird Logger Identifies 11,000 Species
A Raspberry Pi and a USB microphone run BirdNET to identify over 11,000 bird species by sound, then render the day's visitors as an e-ink collage.

Thingino Open Firmware Now Supports 166 IP Cameras
Thingino replaces the stock firmware on Ingenic-based IP cameras with open-source Linux, adding RTSP, MQTT, VPN and Home Assistant on 166 supported models.

reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares
Seeed's $49.90 reTerminal Sticky pairs a 3.97-inch touch ePaper panel with an ESP32-S3 and four open-source firmware options, from e-reader to dashboard.

ESP32 wM-Bus Gateway Links Meters to Home Assistant
IoTLabs' open-source ESP32 wM-Bus Gateway reads 868 MHz utility meters and feeds the data to Home Assistant via ESPHome — no cloud, about $50.

Makerfabs MaUWB Brings PoE Indoor Location Tracking to Home Assistant
Makerfabs' new MaUWB board pairs an ESP32-S3 with a Qorvo UWB radio and PoE Ethernet to bring accurate, ESPHome-ready indoor location tracking to Home Assistant.

BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro: An 8-in-1 Air Quality Monitor for Makers
The BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro 8-in-1 air quality monitor tracks PM2.5, CO2, and formaldehyde for 3D printing spaces, with Klipper and Home Assistant support.

Pine64 PineVoice Is a $50 RISC-V Smart Speaker Built for Home Assistant
Pine64's $50 PineVoice smart speaker runs on a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V chip with WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, offering an open, local voice option for Home Assistant.
