Apollo Automation is a smart home maker focused on local, privacy-first sensors built around ESPHome and Home Assistant. Its lineup includes mmWave presence and motion multisensors, air quality monitors tracking CO2, VOCs, temperature and humidity, plant and leak sensors, plus hubs and accessories. Apollo emphasizes open-source software and 3D-printable, customizable hardware with onboard buzzers and RGB LEDs, and runs with no cloud and no subscription. Devices are Made for ESPHome and Works Locally with Home Assistant certified, appealing to users who want affordable, fully local automation.
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TaiwanSynology is a Taiwanese company founded in 2000 that specializes in network attached storage, backup appliances and surveillance recorders. Its DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system is the most established in the category, covering Btrfs snapshots, cloud sync, and a Surveillance Station package that turns a NAS into a local network video recorder for IP cameras. Models with Intel or AMD processors run Container Manager, which is the usual way people self-host Home Assistant and similar services at home.
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NASSynologyDS124
7% OFF$149.99$138.99
NASSynologyDS1525+
$897.25
NASSynologyDS1823xs+
$2049.99
NASSynologyDS1825+
$1249.99
NASSynologyDS223
6% OFF$304.99$285.99
NASSynologyDS223j
$209.99
NASSynologyDS225+
$364.99
NASSynologyDS2422+
$1999.99
NASSynologyDS3622xs+
$3449.99
NASSynologyDS423
$399.99
NASSynologyDS425+
$599.99
NASSynologyDS725+
$547.11
NASSynologyDS925+
$705.83