4 cool projects you can do with Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi
News Apps 4 cool projects you can do with Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi From NFC movie cards to a washing machine that knows when it's done, Home Assistant gives a Pi plenty to do. 19, 2026 9:00 am EST myboys.me/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Home Assistant can start innocently enough. Maybe you simply need the bedroom lights to turn off automatically, but that's just a gateway drug.
- ▪News Apps 4 cool projects you can do with Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi From NFC movie cards to a washing machine that knows when it's done, Home Assistant gives a Pi plenty to do.
- ▪19, 2026 9:00 am EST myboys.me/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Home Assistant can start innocently enough.
- ▪Maybe you simply need the bedroom lights to turn off automatically, but that's just a gateway drug.
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News Apps 4 cool projects you can do with Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi From NFC movie cards to a washing machine that knows when it's done, Home Assistant gives a Pi plenty to do. By Husain Parvez Sept. 19, 2026 9:00 am EST myboys.me/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Home Assistant can start innocently enough. Maybe you simply need the bedroom lights to turn off automatically, but that's just a gateway drug. After a while, your washing machine starts texting you and your phone charger becomes a part of your bedtime ritual. That flexibility is the whole appeal.
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