Home Assistant OS 5: Full Support for Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB RAM
Dec 17, 2020
Home Assistant OS Release 5 officially supports the 8 GB Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. It can now power your smart home without relying on workarounds.
Early reviews of the Lidl Zigbee smart bulbs don't seem promising
Dec 9, 2020
Now that customers have had their hands on Lidl smart bulbs for more than a few days, first reports on them are popping up on the internet.
New RTSP firmware for the Wyze Cam V2 and Pan
Dec 3, 2020
A couple of days ago Wyze decided to once again show some love to those wanting to integrate their Wyze Cam V2 or Wyze Cam Pan with Home Assistant using RTSP.
Lidl launches its own line of Silvercrest and LIVARNOLUX branded Zigbee devices
Nov 25, 2020
Lidl, the popular discount supermarket chain, has launched a number of Zigbee devices under their brands Silvercrest and LIVARNOLUX.
Wyze now sells an affordable robot vacuum with LiDAR
Nov 11, 2020
Wyze has decided to take on a new category of devices: robot vacuums. At $249 (or $199 if you were to pre-order it) the Wyze Robot Vacuum has some compelling features that should make it far superior to anything similarly priced.
Google's Nest Guard and the Pitfalls of Closed Platforms for Smart Homes
Oct 20, 2020
The Google Nest ecosystem has one major downside. It is a closed platform. And closed platforms are almost always bad for your smart home.