✨ The 17th community highlight! (#17486)

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+title: "Community Highlights: 17th edition"
+description: "know when your washing machine is ready with a blueprint, get started with the battery state card and bring your smart assistant to the kitchen with Holodeck"
+date: 2021-04-16 00:00:00
+date_formatted: "April 16, 2021"
+author: Klaas Schoute
+author_twitter: klaasnicolaas
+categories: Community
+og_image: /images/blog/2021-04-16-community-highlights/social.png
+---
+
+For me personally a small milestone: it’s already the 10th community highlight
+that I have written. Please let me know in the comments what you think. Some
+interesting things popped up again around our community, that I thought was
+worth sharing.
+
+Do you want to share something for the next edition?
+Information on [how to share](#got-a-tip-for-the-next-edition).
+
+./Klaas
+
+## Blueprint of the week
+
+It may have happened to everyone, the washing machine has finished and you have
+completely forgotten to take it out. We could probably do something with that
+with a blueprint.
+
+With the blueprint from [Sbyx](https://community.home-assistant.io/u/sbyx) you
+put a smart plug on the washing machine and you get a notification when the
+laundry is ready. Read more about it on the [community forum][week_blueprint] or
+install this automation in your instance with a click on the My button!
+
+{% my blueprint_import badge blueprint_url="https://gist.github.com/sbyx/6d8344d3575c9865657ac51915684696" %}
+
+Bonus side effect: if your smart plug can measure energy, you also immediately
+know what it uses and how much a wash has cost you. Give it a try!
+
+
+## Battery state card
+
+<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center">
+    <a href="https://github.com/maxwroc/battery-state-card" target="_blank">
+        <img
+            src='/images/blog/2021-04-16-community-highlights/battery.png'
+            alt="Preview from battery state card"
+            style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;width:90%;margin-bottom:10px;'
+        />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+Do you want to keep an eye on all your battery powered devices? Then try
+the [battery state card](https://github.com/maxwroc/battery-state-card) from
+[maxwroc](https://github.com/maxwroc), so that you can see by means of a color
+which device is almost empty and it's time for a battery replacement.
+
+<object type="image/svg+xml" data="https://gh-card.dev/repos/maxwroc/battery-state-card.svg?link_target=_blank"></object>
+
+## Lovelace Dashboard
+
+Also this week we have a new Lovelace dashboard for the necessary portion of
+inspiration 😄 This time it has become that of [FreakLikeMe0991](https://www.reddit.com/user/FreakLikeMe0991/),
+which, like last week's dashboard, mainly focuses on the use from a mobile device.
+
+<blockquote class="reddit-card" data-card-created="1618574623"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/mpiqak/new_3_click_mobile_dashboard_work_in_progress/">New &gt;3 Click Mobile Dashboard - Work in Progress</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a></blockquote>
+<script async src="//embed.redditmedia.com/widgets/platform.js" charset="UTF-8"></script><br>
+
+Would you also like your dashboard to be in the community highlight? Drop it
+on [Reddit][reddit] and maybe I'll pick it out for the next edition.
+
+## Holodeck Project
+
+We also came across a very cool project on our [community forum][community] namely
+the Holodeck, made by [smowk](https://community.home-assistant.io/u/smowk): a smart
+assistant in your kitchen. It projects images (like a Lovelace dashboard or cooking
+video) onto your kitchen cupboard and could be operated by voice. You can read a lot
+more about it [here][community_project].
+
+<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/jIgBmiQ"  >
+    <a href="//imgur.com/a/jIgBmiQ">HOLODECK</a>
+</blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+## Got a tip for the next edition?
+
+Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing,
+inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant?
+
+[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight).
+
+Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media:
+
+- Tweet it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter]
+- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group]
+- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit]
+- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram
+- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat]
+
+See you next edition!
+
+[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat
+[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant
+[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant
+[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant
+[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant
+[blueprints]: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/blueprints-exchange
+[community]: https://community.home-assistant.io
+[week_blueprint]: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes/254841
+[community_project]: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/holodeck-project-projection-based-kitchen-assistant/297148