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The Smart Home Brain: Building a Context Layer in Home Assistant
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The Smart Home Brain: Building a Context Layer in Home Assistant

When people start building a smart home, the first automations are usually simple. A motion sensor turns on a light. A temperature sensor controls a heater. A door sensor sends…
Posted by Lars 16/10/2026
From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation
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From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation

For many years, motion sensors have been the foundation of smart home lighting. Someone walks into a room. A sensor detects movement. The lights turn on. After a few minutes…
Posted by Lars 14/10/2026
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
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
5 Useful Home Assistant Automations You Can Build in 30 Minutes
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5 Useful Home Assistant Automations You Can Build in 30 Minutes

Getting started with Home Assistant can feel overwhelming. There are thousands of integrations, countless dashboards to build, and endless possibilities for automation. But if you are just starting out, the…
Posted by Lars 29/08/2026
Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant
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Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant

Smart home automation becomes truly useful when it quietly handles everyday tasks in the background. One of the best examples is automatically locking your doors when everyone leaves home. Instead…
Posted by Lars 14/07/2026
Use iPhone Device Tracker to Automatically Arm and Disarm Eufy Security Cameras in Home Assistant
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Use iPhone Device Tracker to Automatically Arm and Disarm Eufy Security Cameras in Home Assistant

One of the most useful smart home automations is making your security system react automatically when you leave or arrive home. Instead of manually opening an app every day to…
Posted by Lars 01/07/2026
Apple Watch Presence Automations with iCloud3 in Home Assistant
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Apple Watch Presence Automations with iCloud3 in Home Assistant

If you already use Home Assistant and own an Apple Watch, the iCloud3 integration opens up some surprisingly powerful automation possibilities. Most people think of iCloud3 as “just another device…
Posted by Lars 22/06/2026

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