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From Alarm Clock to Coffee Maker: Designing the Perfect Smart Morning Routine
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From Alarm Clock to Coffee Maker: Designing the Perfect Smart Morning Routine

There are many reasons people build a smart home. Some want lower energy costs. Some want better security. Some want advanced dashboards with graphs, sensors, and statistics. And some people…
Posted by Lars 01/10/2026
Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 1: Thread, Matter and the Modern Smart Home
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Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 1: Thread, Matter and the Modern Smart Home

Smart home ecosystems are evolving quickly, and two technologies are now at the center of that evolution: Thread and Matter. If you are using Home Assistant today, especially with devices…
Posted by Lars 29/09/2026
Powercalc Beyond Smart Plugs: Building a Complete Home Energy Model
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Powercalc Beyond Smart Plugs: Building a Complete Home Energy Model

When people first discover Powercalc, they usually use it to estimate the power consumption of a few smart lights or a television. That's a great starting point, but Powercalc can…
Posted by Lars 26/09/2026
Turning a Bambu Lab 3D Printer into a Smart Home Device with Home Assistant
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Turning a Bambu Lab 3D Printer into a Smart Home Device with Home Assistant

A modern 3D printer is already a surprisingly smart piece of equipment. It knows what it is printing, how far the print has progressed, which layer it is working on,…
Posted by Lars 24/09/2026
Home Assistant Anniversaries: Because Forgetting Birthdays Is a Risky Automation Strategy
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Home Assistant Anniversaries: Because Forgetting Birthdays Is a Risky Automation Strategy

Home Assistant is great at turning lights on, optimizing energy usage, and telling you that the living room temperature is exactly 21.3 °C. But sometimes, the most important automations have…
Posted by Lars 22/09/2026
Testing Your Smart Fire Safety System in Home Assistant (Part 3)
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Testing Your Smart Fire Safety System in Home Assistant (Part 3)

Building a smart fire safety system in Home Assistant is only half the job. The real value comes when you can trust it. And trust does not come from configuration…
Posted by Lars 18/09/2026
Advanced Fire Safety in Home Assistant: Full Emergency Automation and Smart Evacuation (Part 2)
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Advanced Fire Safety in Home Assistant: Full Emergency Automation and Smart Evacuation (Part 2)

In Part 1, we focused on the fundamentals of integrating smoke detectors with Home Assistant and building a basic emergency response system. That setup already provides a significant safety improvement…
Posted by Lars 16/09/2026
Eufy Gets a Major Home Assistant Upgrade
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Eufy Gets a Major Home Assistant Upgrade

If you have Eufy cameras, doorbells, HomeBase devices or other Eufy hardware connected to Home Assistant, there is a new project that is worth paying attention to. The new eufy-sdk…
Posted by Lars 15/09/2026

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