• capital@lemmy.world
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    11 个月前

    This is why, going forward, smart home products I buy have to be zigbee or zwave so I can integrate it with home assistant.

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      11 个月前

      I thought this comment was trolling then I realized that zigbee and zwave are real brand names. You can’t make this shit up.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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        11 个月前

        Haha yeah they’re IoT protocols for smarthome stuff. But an open source software called Home Assistant can talk to it, so you can self-host your home automation without your home being subject to the whims of some fragile tech startup and by extension, their investors.

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          11 个月前

          Oh I see, that’s helpful and makes sense. I’m one of those newbs who took 15 hours to set up my own Jellyfin. Self hosting Home automation is a ways off in the distance for me haha.

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            11 个月前

            Hey, same! Glad it was helpful.

            And hey it sounds like after 15 hours you DID get it set up, so congrats! The skills learned will keep transferring to your next projects. If you’re having fun, you’re winning. :)

            Home Assistant has a pretty rad community and guides on which devices it can use and stuff. They’re trying really hard to be accessible to the curious. So hey, never know!

      • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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        11 个月前

        Yeah that’s how things are now.

        I was looking for kitchen scale and not a single recognisable brand was there on Amazon. No Phillips, Bosch, Siemens, Panasonic etc.

        Don’t know if these companies even make things like that anymore.

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          11 个月前

          Yeah Amazon has opened the door to the lowest quality hardware out of China to put most name brands out of business for lower priced goods.