Each piece of gear adds to the total cost, and it can all add up quickly.

Youll need a servo motor that connects to anObniz controller boardto perform the tasks.

The cheap ones look bad and are cumbersome to use while the larger, nicer ones are quite expensive.

Outside view of smart home concept with interconnected blue lines

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This hack capitalizes on a cheap Rasberry Pi, SD card, and small LCD monitor.

This frame hack uses the Kiosk app on the Prota OS app libraries.

What about an extra iPad?

A homemade digital photo frame

https://hackaday.io/project/160028/instructions

It would be advised to create a decorative cover for the parts inside the bathroom.

It can also help you rest easy knowing what room your kids are in when you’re not home.

Having your speaker stands rotate is one of those hacks.

Components for a DIY Jukebox

https://hackaday.io/project/25130/instructions

This is a project which is light on the details and exact instructions.

Here’s a way to make your home smart enough to let you know if you did or not.

Components for a DIY smart clock

https://hackaday.io/project/19901/instructions

Speaker on a stand

https://hackaday.io/project/11765-rotating-speaker-stands

Garage door DIY open indicator

https://hackaday.io/project/25090-garage-door-sensor