Open Home is our vision for smart homes that offer privacy, choice and sustainability. This newsletter is the latest from the projects making this a reality, including Home Assistant and ESPHome.

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We sow the seeds, you grow the (open) home

We sow the seeds, you grow the (open) home

The walled garden that’s breaking down barriers

The walled garden that’s breaking down barriers

Breaking free from the disposable smart home

Breaking free from the disposable smart home

Research as an antidote to ‘software brain’

Research as an antidote to ‘software brain’

Building an open future, for everyone

Building an open future, for everyone

Why we’re investing in the human touch

Why we’re investing in the human touch

The final frontier Big Tech won’t explore

The final frontier Big Tech won’t explore

Don’t rent what you need to own

Don’t rent what you need to own

Meet our new partner: Apollo Automation!

Meet our new partner: Apollo Automation!

Giving matter.js a new home

Giving matter.js a new home

Drawing the line on privacy

Drawing the line on privacy

AI is optional, privacy isn't

AI is optional, privacy isn't

Why isn't there one standard?

Why isn't there one standard?

You don’t own it if they can break it

You don’t own it if they can break it

Getting out of the home

Getting out of the home

It's just a Matter of time

It's just a Matter of time

Big first year, bigger second

Big first year, bigger second

AI voice control at what cost

AI voice control at what cost

The independent platform that serves you

The independent platform that serves you

We’re here to change your mind

We’re here to change your mind

The era of open voice

The era of open voice

Local = Reliable

Local = Reliable

We are number one

We are number one

Home Assistant turns 11 years old

Home Assistant turns 11 years old

True platforms let you create

True platforms let you create

The Open Home is not for sale

The Open Home is not for sale

How many technologies does it take to open your blinds?

How many technologies does it take to open your blinds?

All cloud-based products will come to an end

All cloud-based products will come to an end

Announcing the Open Home Foundation

Announcing the Open Home Foundation

Research for the Open Home

Research for the Open Home

From Our Community to Your Home

From Our Community to Your Home

Doing business at CES

Doing business at CES

Thank you

Thank you

How to judge devices for your home

How to judge devices for your home

Who owns your devices?

Who owns your devices?

10 years Home Assistant

10 years Home Assistant

Owning an Open Home

Owning an Open Home

Growing the Open Home

Growing the Open Home

How the Open Home matters

How the Open Home matters

Piper is our new voice for the Open Home

Piper is our new voice for the Open Home

Success of the Open Home

Success of the Open Home

Local control keeps the Open Home running as subsidized clouds disappear

Local control keeps the Open Home running as subsidized clouds disappear

Assisting the Open Home

Assisting the Open Home

Open Home Approval Factor

Open Home Approval Factor

A voice for the Open Home

A voice for the Open Home

Innovation versus Standards in the Open Home

Innovation versus Standards in the Open Home

The Perfect Smart Home

The Perfect Smart Home

Will Matter power the Open Home?

Will Matter power the Open Home?

Open Home Birthday Special

Open Home Birthday Special

Investing in the Open Home

Investing in the Open Home

Your Open Home is getting a lot easier this year

Your Open Home is getting a lot easier this year

The Open Home grows stronger

The Open Home grows stronger

Why the Open Home is important

Why the Open Home is important

Building the Open Home: A new home for the newsletter

Building the Open Home: A new home for the newsletter

2022.3: Our First Newsletter

2022.3: Our First Newsletter

Aug
27

We sow the seeds, you grow the (open) home

9 min read
Jul
23

The walled garden that’s breaking down barriers

10 min read
Jun
25

Breaking free from the disposable smart home

9 min read
May
21

Research as an antidote to ‘software brain’

8 min read
Apr
16

Building an open future, for everyone

10 min read