Home automation is a method of controlling home appliances automatically for the convenience of users. This technology makes life easier for the user, and saves energy by utilizing devices according ...

In this article, I describe the process I used to create a home automation system using off-the-shelf products, Python and Linux. I start by describing the Serial I/O Kit, drive alert, water alarm, ...

Over on the Hackster.io website Kamaluddin Khan has published a new project providing details on creating a long-range home automation system using the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller together ...

If you are looking to build a unique, customizable home automation system you may be interested in a new project designed to use those old redundant phones or tablets tucked away indoors in cupboards.

Have you considered integrating home automation components such as smart switches in your residence? Allow my experience to serve as a cautionary tale. Earlier this year, I completed a multi-year ...

Perhaps the buzziest among buzzwords when it comes to electronics is Home Automation. This is a branch of IoT where you can actually go to the home store and come out with bags filled with products.

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Home automation, mainly using Crestron, has been at the core of my audio-video system in my last three houses. While not the most fruitful of advertising category (when comparing to audiophile and ...

One of the promises of voice-based computing is the ability to make home automation simpler – something that major tech companies, including Amazon, Apple and Google, are now tackling with their own ...

Home automation for years has been the domain of home installers outfitting wealthy consumers with $10,000- $100,000 setups to control lights, home theater, security, air conditioning, and home audio.