The best things are always the most simple things. I added a UPS solution (as we have quite ofther power outages) to the smart home. Well, connect a simple USB power bank to the unit (between the USB charger and the arduino unit), and you are done. Simple? Yes it is. Works? Yes, it does.  I added…

I found some nice WiFi outlets on the market a while ago - produced by Kankun.  Only disadvantage was that they come with US sockets - so EU adapter was needed.  See more details here: http://www.anites.com/2015/01/hacking-kankun-smart-wifi-plug.html Unit runs a simple stripped down linux. Here…