PokyPow
Maker Faire Ruhr 2026
Parents want control; kids just want to play. At Maker Faire Ruhr, I showed how the PokyPow uses Home Assistant for parental control with their kids Gaming PC.
Home Assistant
Home Assistant Meetup 2026.02.21 Colgone/Hürth
A summary of the the Home Assistant event!
PokyPow
PokyPow Prototype Debugging
Hey nerds 🤓 I had a weird issue I could not understand. So here it goes. When I got the new PokyPow from Soldered, I had to adjust the code a bit, since we now have sensors for button presses on the PC case side. Then we evaluated if we have
PokyPow
Joining the Home Assistant Podcast to Talk About PokyPow
Talking about Home Assistant and the PokyPow on the Home Assistant Podcast
Home Assistant
Home Assistant Community in Cologne
The Home Assistant Community Day in Cologne was awesome. We’re doing it again next year!
Home Assistant
Home Assistant Meetups Around the World
Home Assistant Community Day is happening on the 24.05.2025. Join my local meetup in Cologne!
Home Assistant
Migrate Zigbee Dongle with Zigbee2MQTT
I got a Zigbee Dongle with Ethernet, and here is my surprisingly effortless migration experience.
PokyPow
How to Remove the Login Password in Windows 11, Power On with Home Assistant and keep your Steam Games up to Date
How to make your PC more like a console: Remove the Windows Password prompt. Automatically update your favorite games. Start your PC with Home Assistant and the PokyPow. Plus a small PokyPow Demo with my Setup.
Home Assistant
Happy Holidays - Favorite Smart Home Gadget
My favorite smart home gadget is a robot vacuum and mop! My personal PokyPow use case. I am working on a cat litter box scale to automatically vacuum the area around the cat litter box. And: Happy holidays!
Home Assistant
Smart Doorbell for Cats with Home Assitant
Create a Smart Doorbell with a pressure mat and the Aqara
PokyPow
PokyPow Updates and Tasmota
We need more subscribers, Tasmota might come, new hardware revision coming soon.
Home Assistant
An Emergency Stop Button with ZigBee and Home Assistant
How to build a very simple ZigBee Emergency Stop Button for Home Assistant