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Andrej’s smart home journey and designing PokyPow
Manage episode 489279569 series 3516001
Rohan and Phil chat with Andrej, a passionate Home Assistant user with some truly creative automations—from a relationship point system to a cat doorbell! He’s also developing PokyPow, an ESP-based device that lets you control your PC with Home Assistant.
Watch the full episode on YouTube
Chapters
00:00:35 Guest Introduction: Andrej
00:00:47 Andrej's Journey with Home Assistant
00:01:34 Introducing PokyPow
00:02:27 Building and Challenges of PokyPow
00:03:18 Prototype to Production
00:04:30 Launching on Crowd Supply
00:21:30 Smart Home Experiences
00:26:10 Voice Control and Automations
00:31:22 Home Assistant Automation
00:36:20 CO2 Monitoring and Air Quality
00:43:20 Automation with Scale
00:47:40 Home Automation Future Plans
Support the Podcast
Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.
Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon
This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors
Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa
Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML.
If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.
So for the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to thesmartesthouse.com
Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com
Rohan Karamandi
Twitter: @rohank9
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
205 episodes
Manage episode 489279569 series 3516001
Rohan and Phil chat with Andrej, a passionate Home Assistant user with some truly creative automations—from a relationship point system to a cat doorbell! He’s also developing PokyPow, an ESP-based device that lets you control your PC with Home Assistant.
Watch the full episode on YouTube
Chapters
00:00:35 Guest Introduction: Andrej
00:00:47 Andrej's Journey with Home Assistant
00:01:34 Introducing PokyPow
00:02:27 Building and Challenges of PokyPow
00:03:18 Prototype to Production
00:04:30 Launching on Crowd Supply
00:21:30 Smart Home Experiences
00:26:10 Voice Control and Automations
00:31:22 Home Assistant Automation
00:36:20 CO2 Monitoring and Air Quality
00:43:20 Automation with Scale
00:47:40 Home Automation Future Plans
Support the Podcast
Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.
Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon
This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors
Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa
Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML.
If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.
So for the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to thesmartesthouse.com
Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com
Rohan Karamandi
Twitter: @rohank9
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
205 episodes
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