Recent DIY trends show makers increasingly turning to ESP32 microcontrollers and Arduino platforms for smart home projects, replacing costlier or overpowered setups like Raspberry Pi in many cases.

Arduino’s open-source platform makes it easy for makers, students, and hobbyists to build powerful multi-sensor projects for home automation, monitoring, and IoT applications. From motion and gas ...

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Samsung Brings Ikea Smart Home Support to Its Platform, With One Important Caveat ...

I've always been an Ikea fan. I lived in nine different apartments over 15 years before moving into my home, and every single one of those places had an abundance of Ikea furnishings. But the latest ...

PEOPLE got an exclusive look inside the stunning new abode designed by HGTV’s Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt — plus, how to win it PEOPLE got an exclusive look inside HGTV’s Smart Home 2026, designed by ...

Building an automated attendance system using ESP32-CAM is a practical, affordable way to solve this problem for classrooms, ...

The 2026 HGTV Smart Home in Florida is ready for its closeup − it just needs a new owner. Voting for the $1.3 million grand prize for the home and garden network's sweepstakes contest begins this ...

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We’ve had smart home products for a while now, and if you’re not doing anything with them, you’re missing out. You can turn ...

I've dealt with every kind of smart home and home security problem. Here are the steps that get things working. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...