We've all been there, stumbling to the toilet in a sleepy stupor when that last evening tea finally catches up with us in the middle of the night. And then you get met with the blinding bathroom light ...

The motion sensor switch circuit can automatically turn on a water sprinkler but you can easily use it as a motion sensor light switch or motion activated alarm too. Before beginning the construction ...

It's hard to resist the urge to smarten up everything in a home. Too much can be a bad thing, where guests don't know how to turn on a flipping light. But, to my surprise, this bathroom fan of all ...

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My progress toward a truly “smart” home has been painfully slow. I’m sick of unreliable voice commands, flaky smart switches, and poorly designed apps. Where’s the seamless experience that was ...

Sometimes the smallest and most utilitarian thing can make the biggest difference in your home. With a proper night light, for example, there are a lot fewer accidents caused by trying to navigate in ...

Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!

TAVARES, Fla. – Irene in Tavares has an old motion sensor light in her carport but it was sensing the way it should be so we stopped by and set up the settings ...