The smart home was supposed to be open, but it’s becoming a toll booth

The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where ...

6 Cool Things You Didn't Know Smart Plugs Could Do

From automating your morning routine to securing your garage, these are 6 cool things you can do with smart plugs in your ...

HGTV Smart Home in Florida. How to vote, info about sweepstakes contest

HGTV Smart Home 2026, newly built, fully furnished poolside paradise near Orlando, Florida. Sweepstakes winner will get the ...
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3 rewarding home assistant projects to try this weekend (April 10 - 12)

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What building a Smart Blind Stick taught me about robotics and practical learning

Discover how building a Smart Blind Stick transformed my understanding of robotics and practical learning through hands-on experience.

How to Make a Simple Soil Moisture Meter at Home

A plant never whispers when it needs water. It wilts, it droops, it gives up—often long before anyone notices. That silent ...
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NASA-inspired smartwatch lets kids code their own wearable

The Artemis Watch 2.0, made by CircuitMess, is a $129 programmable smartwatch designed less as a gadget you wear and more as something you can digitally rebuild into your own creation.
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Why my next microcontroller will be an ESP32, not a Raspberry Pi Pico

The ESP32 does everything a Pi Pico does, but costs less and lasts 100x longer on batteries ...