Voice control has become the default interface for many smart homes, but it usually comes at a cost. Amazon, Google, and Apple all push their own ecosystems where your voice data lives in the cloud, ...

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 ...

Infrared is about as old as technology comes. Well, actually, it's not quite that old, but you catch my drift. It has been around for decades. Still, the technology remains incredibly useful, even in ...