How-To Geek on MSN

4 things I’m doing to make my Home Assistant setup even better in the new year

A new year is a time of new beginnings and, as corny as it sounds, a great excuse to look at areas of your life that need ...
Hackaday

This Pico-W IoT Starter Project Gets You Into Home Assistant Quick As A Flash

Many of us hacker types with some hardware knowledge and a smattering of embedded experience would like to get into home automation, but there can be quite a learning curve. If you’re looking for a ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Home Assistant 2026.1 arrives with more dashboard improvements

The free and open-source smart home platform, Home Assistant, just released another major update. Home Assistant 2026.1 has ...
Ars Technica

DIY project: Dumb Mitsubishi mini-split made smart & integrated into Home Assistant

Not sure if this is the right forum, but wanted to share the extremely satisfying tale of how I made a dumb heater/AC unit into everything I wished it could be. I'll share some links to resources in ...
Forbes

Home Assistant’s New Zigbee And Thread Dongle Goes Live

Home Assistant has just taken the covers off of its latest device: the Connect ZBT-2, which is a big USB dongle that will give your smart home a high-performance Zigbee or Thread connection. It’s the ...