Raspberry Pi 5 Price Surge: Best Home Assistant Hardware Right Now

Raspberry Pi 5 Price Surge

Anyone planning a new Home Assistant setup may want to rethink their hardware choice. The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 has received another major price increase, climbing to $385 in the U.S., more than three times its original launch price. Raspberry Pi says the increase is being driven by the ongoing global shortage of 16GB DRAM, … Read more

SmartThings Home Assistant Changes: What to Do Before Dec. 15, 2026

SmartThings Home Assistant

If you use SmartThings with Home Assistant, an important change is coming that could interrupt your smart home automations. Samsung has confirmed that the current SmartThings integration will stop working after December 15, 2026, and users who want to continue using the cloud integration will need to migrate to a new integration that requires the … Read more