OlliteRT is an open-source Android app that transforms old phones into local LLM servers exposing OpenAI-compatible APIs, supporting models like Gemma 4 E2B and Qwen 2.5 1.5B with configurable hardware acceleration, monitoring, and Home Assistant integration, all running offline on 5-10W power.
Xiaomi’s Miloco 2.0 transforms whole‑home smart devices from simple command executors into an AI‑driven household manager that can see, hear, remember habits, handle long‑term tasks, and act proactively, while remaining open‑source and privacy‑focused.
This article demonstrates how to integrate ChatGPT with Siri using iOS Shortcuts to build a sophisticated smart home system, detailing JSON request structures, prompt engineering, handling of command, query, answer, and clarification actions, and providing step‑by‑step code examples for implementation.
This tutorial shows how to use Python, OpenCV, and basic image‑processing techniques to automatically detect whether a kitchen oven is on by analyzing the red indicator light captured by a home camera, providing a simple safety alert system.
