A project to build a Google Home device using a Raspberry Pi has been described by Jamie McKane. With a minimal amount of hardware and setup, you can create a functioning home assistant linked to your ...

These days, it seems like everything, even your usual everyday-use objects such as refrigerators and plugs, can be enhanced with smart home technology. Many grueling day-to-day tasks that used to take ...

This tiny, inexpensive microcontroller makes it easy to build reliable, room-by-room Home Assistant sensors without paying the smart home tax.

Home Assistant is free and open source home automation software that allows you to control and interact with smart home gadgets. You can install the software on a ...

As voice recognition and natural language parsing have improved so has the availability of digital personal assistants, from Bixby to Alexa or Cortana to Google Assistant, all the major tech companies ...