Recent DIY trends show makers increasingly turning to ESP32 microcontrollers and Arduino platforms for smart home projects, replacing costlier or overpowered setups like Raspberry Pi in many cases.

Arduino projects can quickly run into performance and memory limits, but smart coding techniques keep them fast and reliable. From fine-tuning variables to mastering debugging tools, these methods ...

Many HVAC systems in North America operate off 24V systems, which can be readily upgraded with off-the-shelf  smart ...

Rachio is the defining brand in smart irrigation. I decided to see what the fuss was about, and now it's saving me water, ...

There’s a reason that the standards specifications for various wireless communications protocols are extremely long and ...

Firefox will soon be able to communicate directly with your 3D printer. Thirteen years after the idea was initially proposed, ...

The Artemis Watch 2.0, made by CircuitMess, is a $129 programmable smartwatch designed less as a gadget you wear and more as something you can digitally rebuild into your own creation.

The best smart home deals at Amazon's Big Spring Sale, with up to 57% off smart locks, security cameras, and connected home devices. By Stan Horaczek Published Mar 25, 2026 11:31 AM EDT Add Popular ...

Close-up on a woman controlling the temperature of her smart home using a mobile app on a digital tablet - Andresr/Getty Images Smart home devices are supposed to make residences more efficient, ...

Artificial intelligence can make smart homes smarter, help us manage our days, and even help us plan major life changes. This series looks at the new — and sometimes surprising — ways AI is being used ...

In 2022, Apple announced it was adopting a “new Home architecture” for its smart home ecosystem to improve its performance and reliability and make it possible to support different kinds of ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I am not, by any definition, a coder, but when I started seeing people’s vibe-coded smart home projects all over ...