Smartening up the greenhouse for a few thousand yen! A former SE farmer builds their own IoT temperature and humidity management system with ESP32

Hello. I am a "former SE farmer".I currently mainly grow large tomatoes and strawberries, and in greenhouse cultivation, ...

Checking the dryness of Banyan soil on your smartphone. 3 pieces of plant IoT equipment I actually use

What this system can do and who it is forI started building this system after consulting with AI about whether I could see ...
Elektor Magazine

The Maker’s Guide to AI Coding: Build More With AI

The Maker’s Guide to AI Coding shows makers how to build useful software with AI through four practical projects, from ...
Greater Greater WashingtonOpinion

What a homemade air quality monitor taught me about environmental justice in DC

As the threat of air pollution increases, it’s also become harder to find local data that can inform residents about air ...

ESP32-H2 Brings 20mA Active Power to Zigbee IoT Devices

The ESP32-H2 microcontroller offers ultra-low power for Zigbee smart home devices. It draws just 20mA compared to the 77mA of ...
Hackster.io

Arduino VENTUNO Q Gives a DIY Instant Camera Local AI Powers

Jim Bruges' Rubber Duck-ify instant camera uses an Arduino to edit photos with local AI and print them instantly on thermal ...
CNET

I Tested the Three Big Voice Assistants to See Who’s Best at Predicting Weather

Pitting Gemini, Alexa Plus and Siri AI against each other revealed how well these assistants can interpret local weather.
XDA Developers

Here's what makes Home Assistant work so well in my smart home (and it's not the army of Zigbee sensors)

Home Assistant works really well, almost too well, considering how capable this smart home platform is for the price. You can ...
XDA Developers

I turned Wi-Fi signal into a home motion sensor using an ESP32, and it now controls my smart devices

ESP32 microcontrollers and sensor modules go hand-in-hand, even more so if you’re as fond of building DIY smart home devices ...
How-To Geek on MSN

7 clever places to hide sensors and other smart home gadgets in your house

Out of sight, out of mind.
XDA Developers on MSN

I switched from Arduino IDE to ESPHome for my custom ESP32 smart home devices, and my projects got a lot easier

ESPHome is the sole reason I was able to build several ESP32 smart sensors without losing my patience ...
Houston Chronicle

Houston’s Friday forecast brings lower humidity and blue skies with a desert twist

Phoenix is supposed to be the dry one, but its dew point temperature will come surprisingly close to Houston’s on Friday. The comparison makes sense, but the two cities are drying out for different ...