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HRV Gets Home Automation Upgrades
In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and…
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Compliant Contacts: Hacking Door Locks with Pen Springs
As you may have guessed given our name, we do love hacks around here, and this one is a great…
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Pulling at Threads With the Flipper Zero
Gone are the days when all smart devices were required an internet uplink. The WiFi-enabled IoT fad, while still upon…
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Presence Detection Augments 1930s Home
It can be jarring to see various sensors, smart switches, cameras, and other technology in a house built in the…
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Overengineered Freezer Monitor Fills Market Void
A lot of projects we see around here are built not just because they can be built, but because there’s…
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Cheap Sensor Changes Personality
If you want to add humidity and temperature sensors to your home automation sensor, you can — like [Maker’s Fun…
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Holiday Jukebox Gets ESP32, Home Assistant Support
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that the only thing hardware hackers love more than a device festooned…
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Adding Human Detection to Home Automation
Radar made a huge impact when it was first invented, allowing objects to be detected using radio waves which would…
 
