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Each build below links to its full HardwareLab project page and credits the original builder.

  1. TECHO5: Echo Show 5 as a Home Assistant satellite

    Old Echo Show 5s, Dots and Spots reborn as local Home Assistant voice satellites.

    By HuskerMinion (GitHub repository owner)

  2. Take over a cheap Android photo frame and run your own family dashboard

    Wes Bos's notes and scripts for getting ADB, root, backups and your own kiosk app onto locked-down Android photo frames.

    By @wesbos

  3. Pokemote

    A Pi agent that plays shows on an LG TV without the WebOS UI.

    By mithileshchellappan (GitHub repository owner)

  4. Kindle + Claude Code

    Agent-assisted Kindle modding: Claude Code jailbroke a Kindle over USB.

    By Adrian (@adriandlam_)

  5. CleanYourTV

    Claude Code strips the ads and bloat off an Android or Google TV over Wi-Fi and installs a clean, Apple TV-style launcher.

    By Gathin (@gathint)

  6. 3D Home TV OS

    A Google TV home screen that is a live 3D model of your home, with the lights wired in and no ads.

    By Rod Pers (@srepdor)