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Choosing hardware for Frigate is about more than CPU speed. This guide explains Intel mini PCs, OpenVINO, GPUs, Coral, storage and how to size a reliable local AI NVR.

Choosing cameras for Frigate is about more than megapixels. Here are five cameras that make sense for reliable local recording, object detection, Home Assistant and Frigate autotracking.

Frigate, Blue Iris and UniFi Protect all offer local security-camera recording and AI, but they take very different approaches. Here is how they compare for Home Assistant, cameras, storage, cost and long-term operation.

A practical guide to Frigate, local AI security cameras, Home Assistant integration, cameras, hardware, storage, MQTT, zones and getting started.

ESPHome turns inexpensive microcontrollers into powerful custom smart home devices. Learn how it works with Home Assistant, ESP32 hardware, Bluetooth proxies, battery sensors, local control and how to get started.

Gavin Campbell is back, and this one turns into a tour of what happens when Home Assistant stops being a dashboard and starts becoming the operating system for the house. We talk through Gavin’s first Tesla, garage-door...

Do kids need a full smartphone just to stay in touch? Mike Wieger joins me for HGG689 with a different answer: push-to-talk-over-cellular radios built around simple family communication. We also dig into practical...

A Home Server Show flashback sparked by Kevin Schoonover: what actually makes an off-site backup safe? We’re collecting real-world strategies for protecting backup copies from fire, theft, hardware failure, loss and...

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Cloud storage has changed a lot since I first built the Cloud Storage Know IT Guyde. Back then, the idea was pretty simple: collect as many cloud storage services...

I’ve been writing and talking about Windows on The Average Guy for a long time. Years ago, I built separate Know IT Guydes for Windows 8 and Windows 10. The idea was pretty simple: put useful information in one...

Quick answer: After running local AI on both a Mac mini M4 with 32GB of unified memory and a Windows PC with a Ryzen 5, NVIDIA RTX 3060 and 128GB of RAM, I would choose the Mac mini if I wanted a quiet, efficient...

Quick answer: After using the EcoFlow DELTA 3 in my real home-energy setup, I would buy it again. I have used it for solar charging, backup power, running appliances, and as part of a Home Assistant-monitored system...

Quick answer: I use both Bluetti and EcoFlow power stations in my home energy setup, and if I were starting over and choosing one ecosystem today, I would choose EcoFlow. In my experience, EcoFlow has been the better...

Jay Franze joins HGG688 to discuss concert photography gear, Nikon cameras, RAW workflows, redundant backups, AI photo editing, mastering and spatial audio.

Seth Johnson from HomeTech.fm joins Jim Collison to talk about programmable pixel lights, holiday displays and the hardware behind thousands of individually addressable LEDs. They cover HolidayCoro, QuinLED, WLED...