How-To Geek on MSN

3 Home Assistant hardware projects to try this weekend (June 26-28)

A smart home is nothing without hardware.
XDA Developers on MSN

I gave up on Google for voice control, and my house got smarter instead of dumber

Local voice control cuts smart home response time from 5 seconds to 150ms ...

Google Assistant ruined my smart home setup — but Gemini just saved it

The oldest devices in my Google Home ecosystem are pushing a decade old, and Gemini made the hardware worth using again.
Ars Technica

Can you manage your house with a local, no-cloud voice assistant? Mostly, yes.

The leaders of Home Assistant declared 2023 the “Year of the Voice.” The goal was to let users of the DIY home automation platform “control Home Assistant in their own language.” It was a bold shot to ...
CNN

The best smart garage door opener controllers of 2026

Smart garage door controllers bring home automation to the garage, giving you an easy way to manage access without having to spend all day programming remotes for your entire household. And if you ...