The plug-and-play style of smart home devices is convenient but expensive. ESPHome is monumental in helping you save costs ...

ESPConnect is a capable flashing utility for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. It depends on the Arduino IDE or PlatformIO IDE if you ...

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If you enjoy building or tinkering with electronics, this hacking tool can help you get wildly creative with your projects, and make it a lot easier to test them. It's called the Kode Dot, and not ...

S1, which combines the ESP32-P4 with an ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6 module, instead of the more commonly used ESP32-C6 wireless ...

Designed by Guimpt in Spain, the IoT HDMI Switch is an ESP32-C3-based open-source HDMI switch that integrates with Home ...

Struggling with GPS indoors? Learn how to build a DIY real-time indoor tracking system using BLE and Wi‑Fi triangulation.

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Bluetooth speakers come in all shapes, sizes and prices, and with varying discounts and deals intermittently thrown into the equation, it can be a nightmare trying to figure out which to choose. At ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He has been ...

Music doesn’t have to stay tethered to a plug anymore. Portable Bluetooth speakers make it easy to bring your playlists anywhere, from backyard gatherings to road trips and everything in between. The ...

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