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My old in-wall Atom-based PC's touchscreen 'finally' stopped working, so now I'm looking for a replacement. Trying to figure out options, and hoping maybe someone has some product suggestions that may meet my requirements. Some of my requirements I'm trying to meet: Power: no battery, or...

Looks like Nabu Casa is throwing all its weight behind Matter https://community.home-assistant.io/t/the-state-of-matter/679508

While looking at the M5 Atom Echo units again (thanks Pete!), I found this video by accident. Has anyone played with these?

Via PCS newsletter (no link, so I'll have to quote):

electron submitted a new resource: Leviton HAI Web-Link 2 - HAI Web-Link 2 Read more about this resource...

The 800 series version of the ZW97M Z-Wave Outdoor Smart Plug just passed FCC testing. The hardware can be found under different labels, including 'Zooz', 'new one' and 'Mineston' and should hopefully be available soon.

And just like that, 20 years have passed! 20 years ago, the CocoonTech.com domain was registered, and the first public post was published. Many home automation related blogs and forums have come and gone, but CocoonTech is still around. I typically don't talk much about anniversaries, but this...

In an announcement which will probably surprise no-one, Chamberlain, the company behind the popular cloud myQ garage door control service, announced that it's intentionally blocking all 3rd party home automation platforms which aren't authorized, effectively blocking all DIY platforms such as...

Not sure if anyone has played with the original EP1 sensor, but cost was an issue for many. They just announced a 'Lite' version of this sensor, which is still a pretty impressive package, for a much lower price. I'm sure the backlog will be significant since the original sensor was almost...

Rain gauges aren't anything new or high-tech, but this video does a great job showing how you can build your own using a 3D printed model, and use a ZigBee sensor to relay this data to Home Assistant. But the concept is so simple, you could easily use a Z-Wave/X10 DS10A door contact, and the...

I thought for sure Google gave up on Google Home, but this is looking pretty good for those of us living in the Google Home ecosystem: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/28/23849298/google-home-automation-starters-script-editor

Zooz just announced a plug-in Z-Wave network extender, based on the new 800 series platform (an overview of Z-Wave Long Range). This battery-backed plug-in module is only an inch in diameter, and can also be used to monitored the status of your power source. Some technical articles can be...

So this little bombshell dropped in my mailbox today. I quickly checked with Marshall, @mlester on the forums, and he confirmed the email. I highly recommend you post in this thread if you have any investment in the HAI ecosystem, and/or have detailed knowledge about this hardware. I removed...

Home Assistant just shared details of its 3rd chapter in its Year of the Voice campaign, and if you're using Android, you'll like this one. The Home Assistant companion app now can be configured as the default assistant on your Android phone, tablet or watch. It also looks like support for...

In this post, Daniel B shows how he obtained root access on the popular Amazon Echo Dot devices using a bootrom exploit, opening up potential integration with other home automation solutions (Home Assistant example given).

The Hook Up Youtube channel posted a video today about dimmable LED light bulbs, and how they rank. Definitely a must-watch! Hat-tip to @ano for mentioning this video.

Arduino just announced their latest product, the Nano ESP32. There are 2 variants. The standard version for $20, and a variant with headers $21.

A new major release of Home Assistant has just been announced. 2023.7 includes some interesting changes & improvements: Improved ESPHome Bluetooth proxy response time Service calls are no longer 1-way, and can be interactive Improved performance for Matter networks, and support for climate...

Someone has taken the time to properly reverse engineer the apps used with these popular BM2 lead acid battery monitoring solutions. As suspected, it phones home and reports data back to Chinese infrastructure, generating major privacy concerns. A great 3-part article which is worth checking...