We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Though the meaning of smart home varies depending on who you ask, with so many useful smart sensors for your home, if your home isn't smart, ...

Presence/motion sensors are one of the best ways to make automations feel more natural, but most of them run on batteries and eventually have to be swapped. That’s one of the main reasons I really ...

The potential of using low-energy light to shape ferroelectric thin films for micro devices is advancing with an international team of researchers most recently reporting success with "photostriction.

Learn how to build an automatic lighting system in Minecraft using redstone, daylight sensors, and lamps. This design activates lights at night, improving visibility and adding convenience to survival ...

If you haven’t tried PowerToys—Microsoft’s official add-on pack that gives Windows dozens of extra features—you really should. I’m a huge fan of the FancyZones tool that lets you customize Windows’ ...

Sleep scientists are changing how they think about screen use at night. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Experts have long warned about the dangers of blue light before bed. When exposed via smartphones, ...

Android Auto’s light theme could be coming soon, with new theming options added in the latest beta version. Users will soon be able to choose between Automatic, Light, and Dark themes for Android Auto ...

HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. What can you track with it? The Aqara W100 does more ...

Metro got the green light to run computer controlled automated trains on the Green and Yellow lines. The transit agency’s main safety watchdog — the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission — said Metro ...