Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority
I’ve spent the last few years assembling my ideal smart home. More importantly, I’ve invested much time and money to ensure that most of my home automations run without user intervention. But there are still some instances, like when I’m sitting at my desk, where having a control surface comes in handy.
While the Raspberry Pi powering my Home Assistant backend sits tucked away in my server closet, I’ve got a Google Nest Hub that occupies prime real estate on my desk and acts as a control center for controlling smart lights, fans, music, and podcast playback, all while serving up photos from my Google Photos library.