One of the first smart device products we tested at GearBrain many years ago was smart blinds and shades. Many of them were ...

Three years ago we heard about SwitchBot Curtain, a system that allows users to open and close their curtains either on a programmed schedule or by remote control. Well, the SwitchBot company is now ...

We’ve previously covered how cool automatic blinds are. And we know the Amazon Echo is pretty awesome. This hack puts them together to use an Alexa voice command to open and close your blinds. DIY ...

I was dredging my brain for interesting topics to cover and this vertical blind hack popped into my head. The page isn’t the prettiest, but it’s the hack that counts. The mechanism is constructed from ...

For whatever reason, controlling blinds in a smart home has always been a bit of a holy grail for hobbyists. DIYer James Wahawisan figured out how to control some with an Amazon Echo, Raspberry Pi, ...