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  • Not sure if you’re still researching, but I really like the Bluetooth ones.

    For the Pi4, I use a little USB Bluetooth adapter from pluggable ($13-ish) on a 10-ft USB extension cable to get the module away from other things. I think the pi has Bluetooth built in? But I never got it working. But generic little Bluetooth USB things are perfect. With the USB extension cable I have great whole-house coverage (small house though)

    Then for the sensors, I get a 3pk SwitchBot IP65 indoor/outdoor hygrometer.

    They’re on sale on Amazon right now for $25-ish for 3, so it’s a pretty good deal.

    As far as placement, I have some outside - they’re fine. I try to place them where they’re not getting totally hosed by rain or snow - under a tree or in the greenhouse or under my garage eaves sheltered from direct sunlight and rain.

    They are very low power consumption (2x AAA batteries included) and I’ve had some running over a year and they still have more than 50% battery. (The battery level does report to home assistant)

    They show up on home assistant immediately after powering up - no apps or anything needed. Just adopt them and set their location in the home assistant settings.




















  • I didn’t know those existed… but I kinda hate that they do. Can the Garmin radar delete a car that’s about to hit me?

    But really, for $300+ it should also photograph the license plate of the car that hits you and automatically SOS when it detects an impact.

    I mean, doesn’t that sound like a ridiculous product that shouldn’t need to exist?

    I disagree with the premise that it’s the responsibility of the cyclist or pedestrian to avoid being murdered by a 2-ton vehicle. Having something like the Garmin radar on your bicycle seems like yet another thing that would make it EASIER for a driver to argue that it’s the cyclist’s fault in an accident, right? “They had a radar, it’s not my fault they were in my way!” Just like the “it’s their fault they’re dead because they weren’t wearing a helmet!” Argument.

    In the worst timeline I could see a municipality trying to require these on ebikes for “safety” while in effect making non-equipped bikes illegal to ride. Which would be great for the car companies.