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Traffic congestion always has a big impact on our commuting time to work or school. In a busy daily schedule, setting a fixed alarm on the phone does not work very well when traffic conditions change.
In this video, we are creating a Home Assistant automation that automatically sends notification when you need to take …
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Are you tired of juggling between different apps and websites just to check your electricity, water, and gas consumption? Imagine having all that information in one convenient place. Well, you’re in luck! In this video, I’ll show you exactly how to consolidate all your energy data into a single, easy-to-use dashboard. …
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In this video, I’m going to show you how to integrate Google AI in Home Assistant step-by-step, and to implement some fun features using Google AI within Home Assistant. e.g. person detection using security camera and send notification to phones with AI generated description.
Chapters:
- 01:03 Tutorial Summary
- 01:31 …
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After long time wating, my google coral usb accelerate finally arrived. A quick glance of my old setup for object detection using security cameras. (ref: Complete Home Automation Setup)
- An Intel NUC i5 bare box running frigate docker
- CPU detector
- Black Synology w/ DSM 7.1 running on a i5 custom build box with 6 …
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Maybe you still have one of these old foscam camera laying around and collecting dust? You don't really have to break your bank account to purchase those fancysecurity camerato enjoy motion detection and more advanced features with home assistant. In this article, I am going to show you how to re-use these old …
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In this post, I will cover two topics:
- Comparison of TP-LINK HS200 smart wifi switch and GOSUND SWS5 smart wifi switch
- How to control humidity with nest thermostat and smart wifi swtich
1. Comparison of TP-LINK HS200 smart wifi switch and GOSUND SWS5 smart wifi switch
Recently I've purchased both a TP-LINK Kasa smart …
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If you've been thinking about building a smart home system, you're facing two major paths:
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Purchase the ready-to-use systems like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomePod, or Samsung Smart Hub etc.
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Build your own home automation system using open source system like Home Assistant or openHAB etc.
Starting a smart …
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In a previous post, we have gone through the procedures of setting up the development environment for Angular and .NET using Sublime Text 4. Being a more superior text editor than VS Code, Sublime Text 4 weighs more on text editing than usual IDE features, however this does not mean it lacks the core feature of a …
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Recently I've been investigating on setting up DIY private cloud infrastructure at home. Particularly I am looking at the following three options to start with:
My goal is pretty simple:
- To utilize my existing computing hardware: 1 intel NUC and 1 raspberry pi 3B
- High availability
- Easy …
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If you live in the urban area and need to pick up someone regularly, e.g. a family member off work or kid from school, a simple alarm on your smart phone might work out for you but not the best solution. With the help of home assistant, we can make it much smarter by utilizing real-time traffic information and home …
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