The biggest reason to buy a Sinopé smart dimmer versus its numerous competitors is if you’ve also invested in other Sinopé smart home devices. The company is particularly strong in the area of smart ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

You’re probably most familiar with piezoelectricity as the generator of the spark that lights the gas stove, but it’s finding a new application in Las Vegas this week: lighting up the living room.

A new whitepaper available on Electronics Weekly details energy harvesting for remote switches using Zigbee, for example for use in Smart Homes and Buildings. Written by On Semiconductor, with an IoT ...

T here are multiple deals to choose from for the smart home, but if there's one I had to recommend over a network switch, it would be creating a Zigbee network with a USB adapter.

What’s the point of smart home automation? To make every day tasks easier, of course! According to [Tomasz Cybulski], that wasn’t the case when he installed IKEA smart lights in his closet. It’s handy ...

Zigbee just took a big step forward. The Connectivity Standards Alliance has announced Zigbee 4.0, a major update to the long-running smart home protocol. The headline change is a feature that many ...

Have you ever wished your smart home devices could do just a little bit more—something uniquely tailored to your needs? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a home automation sensors that tracks the exact ...

There’s a new whitepaper available for download on our site detailing energy harvesting for remote switches using Zigbee, for example for use in Smart Homes and Buildings. Written by On Semiconductor, ...

It’ll have to do until I finally get around to installing smart switches. Here’s how it works. What’s the problem? Believe it ...