These are the projects I recommend building instead of just buying something off the shelf.

If you’re building a homelab rig, you could just use off-the-shelf hardware in standard cases and slap it all in a rack like ...

Home Assistant 2026.7 simplifies automation with new intuitive triggers, an activity timeline, grouped updates, and many integrations.

Smart speakers such as Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home have transformed how people interact with technology, enabling ...

One button now lets me disconnect whenever I want.

Lapse… so does this $25 Raspberry Pi Zero! Tiny, lightweight, and incredibly versatile. Mount it anywhere—from rooftops to ...

The humble Raspberry Pi is a staple in the tech DIYer community, but you can use one to leverage some cost savings when it comes to subscription services.

What if you could transform a Raspberry Pi into a multilingual voice assistant capable of delivering weather updates, recommending restaurants, and seamlessly switching languages? In this overview, ...

The Portsdown 4 is a DVB-S and DVB-S2 digital television system for the Raspberry Pi 4. The core of the system was written by Evariste Courjaud F5OEO and is maintained by him. This BATC Version, known ...

The 52Pi UPS Gen 6 is another UPS solution for the Raspberry Pi 5 that supports external battery packs for long-duration projects, and uses I²C plus PikaPython scripting to manage power settings and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to DIY tech, the Raspberry Pi is one of the most recognizable products out there. It's been around for more than a decade now, ...

The Raspberry Pi might sound like dessert, but it's actually a credit card–sized computer changing the world of DIY tech. First launched in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it was designed to make ...