which is an exhibit of 12 smart home devices which are designed around the concepts of ownership, open source, and privacy. The central controller runs on a Raspberry Pi which is running Mozilla ...

It's no secret that the smart home world is dominated by big tech, with Amazon's Alexa leading the charge, closely followed by Google Home and Apple Homekit. But as the Connectivity Standards ...

But when [John Basista] started planning his own smart display, he decided to take the path less traveled. He’s entered the resulting open source project into the 2019 Hackaday Prize ...

Fortunately, open source software solutions, combined with the power of Ubuntu, offer an alternative—allowing users to create a customizable, cost-effective, and secure smart home ecosystem. In this ...

After supporting Matter in beta since 2023, the open-source smart home platform is now officially certified as a Matter Controller. This won’t make a jot of difference for users, says founder ...

Smart speakers, like the Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Apple HomePod each play a big role in helping you out, too. In the kitchen, they can read out recipes, or if you’re cleaning, you can call ...

This integration allows seamless automation and centralised management of SwitchBot devices through Home Assistant, which is an open-source smart home platform. SwitchBot has announced that it is ...