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$6 ESP32 Project Outperforms IKEA, Open Sourced
Original: $6 and an ESP32: Beating IKEA and Open Sourcing it
A maker has built a device using an ESP32 microcontroller and roughly $6 in parts that reportedly outperforms a comparable IKEA product, and has released the design as open source. The project highlights how cheap, programmable hardware can rival commercial smart-home offerings, drawing large interest online.
Why now: Cheap open-source alternatives to big-brand products are highly popular in the maker and smart-home communities right now.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 23 snapshots from 1 d ago to 1 h ago.
Evidence
- $6 and an ESP32: Beating IKEA and Open Sourcing it · FEATURE. · 185.8K
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