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Engineer builds $6 ESP32 device to outdo IKEA, open sources it
Original: $6 and an ESP32: Beating IKEA and Open Sourcing it
A maker has built a smart home device costing around $6 using an ESP32 microcontroller, claiming it outperforms a comparable IKEA product, and has released the design and code as open source. The project is drawing wide attention for showing how cheap commodity hardware can match commercial smart home offerings at a fraction of the price.
Why now: Open-source alternatives to commercial smart home products are a hot topic, and the tiny $6 price tag makes the project striking.
Evidence
- $6 and an ESP32: Beating IKEA and Open Sourcing it · FEATURE. · 160.8K
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