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24 alternatives to Magic Spellbook” Raspberry Pi Kiosk for Total Home Control
I needed a way to for guests to control my home automation. There are many easy remote control products out there, like Harmony by Logitech. But
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Magic Spellbook” Raspberry Pi Kiosk for Total Home Control launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Integrated control of connected smart home devices
2014 · logitech.com · its alternatives →
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Android application powering the mirror in my house - HannahMitt/HomeMirror
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · jwahawis.github.io · its alternatives →
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Control lights, climate, music and more from your wall
2018 · brilliant.tech · its alternatives →
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Using only a Raspberry Pi and an $11 video capture dongle, you can create your own KVM over IP device, allowing you to send keyboard input to a remote computer and capture its display.
2020 · mtlynch.io · its alternatives →
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2011 · nitrogen.posterous.com · its alternatives →
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myHome Plus▲71Universal remote control for all of your smart home devices
2016 · new.vicinno.com · its alternatives →
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Tekoia▲88Easy to use universal remote app to control all your devices
2016 · tekoia.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · runmyrobot.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · jondot.github.io · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with NodeJS and React Native. - deepsyx/home-automation
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Control your Mac with Siri Shortcuts 🗣️
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Simple smart home control for the whole family
2016 · logitech.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Hacker News, My co-founder and I have spent the better part of years developing a completely hackable Home Automation toolset that runs on a Raspberry Pi, or any machine running Linux. With just a Raspberry Pi and a $45 Z-Wave dongle (https://www.amazon.com/Aeotec-Z-Stick-Z-Wave-create-gateway/...), you can run a complete home automation system! Our hub will support any Z-Wave or Z-Wave plus device. We are cloud hosted service that doesn't require you to purchase any proprietary hardware. Our hub software runs on NodeJS and is completely open source. We encourage…
2018 · its alternatives →
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Turn Touch is a wooden smart home remote. Forget plastic, this is a remote as stylish as your home. It controls every smart home device that speaks Wi-Fi. You can also use it to control your Mac and iOS devices over Bluetooth. This includes Keynote, iTunes, Quicktime, Spotify, Sonos, and lots more.
2018 · turntouch.com · its alternatives →
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Google Home Hub▲133Control your connected home in one view
2018 · store.google.com · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →