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Cover illustration for Home Assistant Hardware Guide: Green vs Pi 5 vs Mini PC
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Sep 28, 2026★7 min read
Cover illustration for OpenMote Is a $99 ESP32-S3 Universal Remote You Can Hack
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Sep 19, 2026★6 min read
Cover illustration for Raspberry Pi Bird Logger Identifies 11,000 Species
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 10, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Thingino Open Firmware Now Supports 166 IP Cameras
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 1, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 31, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for ESP32 wM-Bus Gateway Links Meters to Home Assistant
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 15, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Makerfabs MaUWB Brings PoE Indoor Location Tracking to Home Assistant
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 9, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro: An 8-in-1 Air Quality Monitor for Makers
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Pine64 PineVoice Is a $50 RISC-V Smart Speaker Built for Home Assistant
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 20, 2026★4 min read