Voice commands are well and good, but today Amazon managed to convince me that my life is missing a smart home remote.

Amazon served up a slew of flashy Echo speakers and displays during its big fall hardware event in New York City last week, ...

As the only electronics engineer in my family and circle of friends, it is sometimes not possible to evade an appeal for help. This time the request came from a friendly elderly lady in a retirement ...

We frequently get home automation tips, many of which have simple circuit-based on/off control for lights. [Paulo Borges] has created something quite different, however, with his in-the-wall ...

This circuit is low cost and can be constructed easily. By using this circuit, we can control any house hold appliance with the help of remote. This circuit is low cost and can be constructed easily.

DSLRs and higher-end cameras almost always have a port for a remote switch that makes it easy to automatically capture shots at specific times. Even if yours doesn't, this guide from DIYHacksandHowTos ...

When [beerninja] wanted to swap his USB keyboard from one game console to another without mucking about with wires, he asked the Hack A Day forums for some help. [Meseta] (AKA [UAirLtd]) came to the ...