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(Almost) Random January Thoughts

I’m sitting here, early morning in the UK, devoid of my normal IOT devices and with reviews waiting for me.. but all of that will have to wait for our return to Spain at the end of the month and after getting our new house in order. Meanwhile I’m getting a chance to do some reading (release notes) and minor updating of my UK Home Assistant setup.


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A sometimes-forgotten reason to use Tasmota

With humble apologies to those of you who use TASMOTA all the time…. TASMOTA is a piece of firmware for IoT devices running on ESP8266 and ESP32 that has been around for a long, long time. It runs entirely locally on your network, there are no adverts, there is no gimmickry, it is a great example of open-source freeware. Many people have contributed to this software, which is...


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NEW – Sonoff Airguard PM3.5 and Airguard CO2

Released on December 11, 2025, these two new identical-looking products run on USB power (each comes with a 2m USB-A to USB-C lead). On opening the package, I thought at first that Sonoff had sent me two of the same product. It took me a few seconds to realise the displays were slightly different.


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Sonoff SenseGuard DW Gen2 Door/Window Sensor

This is going to be a quick one because I was just in the process of packing up stuff for our new house move when this device arrived through the door.

Sonoff have recently released a load of new products, some of which are already reviewed, but this I’ve not seen before. This is a Model SNZB-O4PRO2. It uses a pair of AAA batteries for a total of 3 volts and is a Zi...


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AthomTech IoTorero LS6P Addressable Strip Controller

I make my own WLED strip controllers regularly from either ESP32-C3 or ESP8266 boards – cheap, easy – a bit more painful when you add sound reactive ability as you really need a little PCB for the sound sensor – and of course a box – but here we have the whole lot in one nicely boxed unit, able to take in 5v or 12v PD (USB-C) or 5v-24v on simple connectors and complete with m...


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