Imagine coming home after a long day: your door opens without keys, the light gently turns on, the room is at the perfect ...

Many people who invest in smart home technology eventually decide to use a hub or home automation system, such as Nest, Wink, or voice-activated systems such as Google Home or Amazon Alexa. When ...

This device is a home automation lighting solution based on the presence of a person inside the room. When a person enters or leaves the room, the circuit automatically turns the lights of a room ON ...

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Generally, the only time I’ve ever seen DMX in use is for stage productions. [Dan] sent in his home light control project – he used a RS-232 to DMX interface and a bunch of commercial DMX dimmers. His ...

Slomin’s Home Security, a trusted leader with over 100 years of serving homeowners, is excited to announce the nationwide ...

The new editor is rolling out now and should reach all users within a few weeks. For the moment, it's focused solely on ...

The MB87S2090-F powerline communication SoC, developed by Rutronik and ADD Semiconductor, incorporates a fivefold-accelerated 8051 core. The Fujitsu-developed chip, which is pin-to-pin compatible with ...

Geeks are hacking the Kinect for all sorts of things all around the world. I like the Kinect most when it's used to control a robot, but there are all sorts of other cool things that the Kinect can do ...

As a homeowner and nerd, I naturally want to wire up as many things as possible. However, when it comes to the crunch, I feel like most "automation" I see really boils down to letting you turn things ...