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What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant? (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

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[–] BillDaCatt@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smart plugs! These outlet switches come in packs of four for about $25 dollars. Once installed and set up in the app, you can automate them with scheduled timers or turn them on or off remotely. They will also integrate with Home Assistant, Google Home, and Alexa.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I almost went with the newer Matter version of those (for those unaware, "Matter" is the new open standard for this sort of thing), but decided I cared about open-source firmware more than open standards, so I bought some Sonoff S31s and flashed them with ESPHome instead.

(The 4-pack of Sonoff S31s is $28.50 right now, but cost $22.10 in August when I bought my most recent set, so it's basically the same price as the non-Matter Kasa switches. It's also basically the same functionality between them as stock, so IMO having the option to use third-party firmware lets the Sonoff edge out the win even if you don't actually avail yourself of it.)

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

I have a bunch of Sonoff stuff in my house flashed with Tasmota. The flashing process isn't for casuals, but the end result is great.