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6 smart home devices anyone can build with a cheap ESP32 and an even cheaper sensor

These are some great DIY projects that you can do for cheap.

Amazon documents reveal a costly new Alexa AI project

Amazon's Moonraker project is pushing Alexa toward more AI agent capabilities. Internal documents show the initiative comes ...

Track Room Occupancy Without Cameras Using ESP32 Wi-Fi Drops

Learn how to repurpose your spare ESP32 boards into cost-effective presence detection sensors using the Tommy Sense ...
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6 ESP32 projects that make more sense than buying another smart home gadget

These are the projects I recommend building instead of just buying something off the shelf.
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Amazon Alexa on-device AI Confirmed: What the AZ3 Chip Handles and What Still Goes to the Cloud

Amazon Alexa on-device AI now runs in millions of Echo homes, but Panos Panay’s July 2026 CNBC interview reveals the split: ...

I stopped yelling at my smart home assistant by enabling an obscure Amazon Echo feature

After yelling at Alexa like a crazy person for the third or fourth time in one day, I figured something had to change. It was ...
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How to Test DIY Devices with "Matter" and Security Considerations

"Matter" is spreading as a common standard for smart home devices. Supporting Matter makes it easier to handle devices from multiple smart home environments, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon ...