Naturally, you’ll need a Home Assistant server for this to work. The platform is free and open-source, and runs on just about ...

I have the pleasure of living in an apartment without any ceiling lights in my bedroom or living room, and if you do as well, you know that it’s a little annoying. I have lamps everywhere that I have ...

There are it seems no wireless-enabled light switches available in the standard form factor of a UK light switch. At least, that was the experience of [loldavid6], when he decided he needed one. Also, ...

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

You can add a second light switch anywhere in your house without wiring a new three-way switch thanks to smart home technology. This guide will show you what you need, and how to do this without ...

Automating your home is an awesome endeavor — but playing with mains AC can be risky business if you don’t know what you’re doing. So why not play it safe and make use of your light switch? Admittedly ...

This light activated remote switch circuit could be operated using a flashlight beam and could eb used for toggling a specified load from a distance using an external light source such as a flashlight ...

There are plenty of time that I'm watching TV, and I feel like taking a nap. I've got a a remote for the TV, so I can just turn it off, no big deal. It's the lights that always cause the problem. If I ...

The researchers etched a photonic crystal around several quantum dots in a semiconductor layer. Quantum dots are small structures that spontaneously emit light as a consequence of atomic processes. If ...