You may or may not be reading this on a smartphone, but odds are that even if you aren’t, you own one. Well, possess one, ...

The hardware setup shown below includes the Arduino Uno R4, a DHT11 sensor, and the built-in Wi-Fi for email alerts. The DHT11 is connected with VCC to 5V, GND to ground, and the data pin to Digital ...

The sendEmail () function is responsible for triggering the email alert when an object is detected. A secure Wi-Fi client is ...

The source code is coming soon.

Onboarding and connectivity issues are plaguing the furniture retailer’s new Matter-over-Thread products. Onboarding and connectivity issues are plaguing the furniture retailer’s new ...

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 ...

CES 2026 has come and gone, but it's never too late to take a closer look at the many smart home gadgets that companies unveiled during the event. If you are looking for your next smart home purchase, ...

These products offer convenient home enhancements, such as control and safety sensors that work without setup, a smart lock that charges itself, and blinds that automatically shield you from the sun.

If your smart home still feels more like a smart-ish home, make it your mission to make 2026 the year everything starts running as smoothly as it should. Between a genuine push by Big Tech to make the ...

Apple is working on a smart home hub that will rely heavily on the more capable version of Siri that's coming next year. We've heard quite a bit about the hub over the last two years, but a recent iOS ...

The long-rumored tablet device we've dubbed Home Hub is imminent, and code found in an internal build of iOS 26 suggests it and another home device are being readied for release. The Home Hub codename ...