The $20 "Cheap Yellow Display" is the best addition to my smart home in months
I didn't expect to love it, and it has a learning curve, but the possibilities are endless.

I've been playing around a lot with ESP32 devices and ESPHome, which has already enabled me to build a silly device that allows me to turn on my PC by simply slapping my table. I have a whole assortment of sensors that I've been playing around with to get to grips with ESPHome, and I've built an ESP32-powered LCD panel controlled by a button, a temperature sensor, and an RGB LED. I set up some other devices too to get comfortable with YAML and ESP32 deployment, and I loved the capabilities it had unlocked for my smart home. In my research, I came across the ESP32 "Cheap Yellow Display", otherwise known as the ESP32 CYD.