Andrej Friesen - ajfriesen

DIY

Bose SoundTouch rescue

I build a quick and dirty internet radio streaming box with arcade-style buttons to not throw away the Bose SoundTouch system.

PokyPow

Maker Faire Ruhr 2026

Parents want control; kids just want to play. At Maker Faire Ruhr, I showed how the PokyPow uses Home Assistant for parental control with their kids Gaming PC.

State of the Open Home 2026

My highlights from the State of the Open Home Event 2026.

UCG Ultra OS 5.0.12 - Latency Issues

Latency issues after upgrading UCG Ultra firmware or network app and a random fix.

Home Assistant

Home Assistant Meetup 2026.02.21 Colgone/Hürth

A summary of the the Home Assistant event!

PokyPow

PokyPow Update

Hardware issues are resolved, and the first calculation for the funding goal was sent to CrowdSupply

personal

2025 Review

Family, Vacation, Meetups, Hobbies, Freelancing, and more

PokyPow

PokyPow Prototype Debugging

Hey nerds 🤓 I had a weird issue I could not understand. So here it goes. When I got the new PokyPow from Soldered, I had to adjust the code a bit, since we now have sensors for button presses on the PC case side. Then we evaluated if we have