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Developer Builds Unified Dashboard to Control All Smart Screens at Home

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A developer named Çalgan Aygün shared a personal project on DEV Community on July 31, in which he consolidated control of multiple screens in his home into a single dashboard. The project involved repurposing or connecting various displays that were otherwise operating independently. The build draws on programming, automation, and open-source tools to achieve the unified setup. Aygün published the write-up as a four-minute read, tagging it under gadget, programming, open-source, and automation categories.

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