The main aim of this mini-project is to demonstrate the working of a PIR motion-based light bulbs. This is to mainly minimize energy consumption and save electricity bills. Sometimes people forget to ...

Smart lights are a great way to enhance home security. Being able to flip on the lights remotely or automatically, you can give the impression that someone is home and expose potential intruders. It’s ...

If you’ve got an existing smart home rig, motion sensors can be a useful addition to your setup. You can use them for all kinds of things, from turning on lights when you enter a room, to shutting off ...

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!

Living objects with a body temperature above 0°C emit heat as infrared radiation, also known as thermal radiation, which is invisible to the human eye. PIR sensors, designed for this purpose, can ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. These energy-saving LED bulbs won't cost as much to keep on as standard light bulbs do, in part ...

Sensify is a new technology that can turn Zigbee switches, bulbs, and plugs into sensors with a firmware update. This could be how Philips Hue will bring ambient sensing to its smart lights. Sensify ...