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This Week's Essential Smart Home Reading #5
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News
2025.11: Pick, automate, and a slice of pie 🥧
home-assistant.io
Google & Magic Leap walk into a bar with AR glasses and here’s what they’re brewing
digitaltrends.com
CSA members work to integrate Matter into OpenWrt
matteralpha.com
Products
SmartWings Smart Blinds Review: Quiet, Durable, and Flexible — But Setup Requires Patience
gearbrain.com
I tested the Aqara Camera G100, and it's an extremely versatile security camera for indoors or out
techradar.com
TP-Link: Outdoor Smart Plug with Matter for Europe
matter-smarthome.de
Projects
4 reasons Matterbridge is the best Home Assistant add-on everyone should use
xda-developers.com
My fan worked fine, so I gave it WiFi
ellis.codes
5 open-source hardware projects under $50 that replaced my consumer gadgets
xda-developers.com
Perspectives
It's Not "Voice Search", It's "Conversational Based Search and Discovery"
itsbariscan.substack.com
4 ways your smart TV can benefit from your home lab
xda-developers.com
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