MUO on MSN

I built my own voice assistant for $15 and it responds faster than Alexa ever did

I built what Amazon should have sold.
The Economist

Brazilian cities are building vast surveillance networks

I n “Brazil”, Terry Gilliam’s film about a dystopian society, eyeball-shaped surveillance bots hover over citizens’ shoulders ...
XDA Developers on MSN

6 smart home devices anyone can build with a cheap ESP32 and an even cheaper sensor

These are some great DIY projects that you can do for cheap.

Track Room Occupancy Without Cameras Using ESP32 Wi-Fi Drops

Learn how to repurpose your spare ESP32 boards into cost-effective presence detection sensors using the Tommy Sense ...
Hackaday

Reverse Engineering And Self-Hosting The OBI Smart Energy Tracker

Sold by German DIY store OBI, the OBI Energy Tracker is a €15 set of two devices, one of which you essentially stick on top ...