Smart home devices are only as useful as their ability to detect what's happening around them. I spent years just using voice commands — treating expensive gear like glorified clap-on lights. After fixing my smart home connectivity issues with hub-based systems, I realized sensors and automation triggers were the missing piece.

Smart home products allow us to control and automate many parts of our lives and homes. From bedrooms to kitchens, you can add these web-connected devices to every nook and cranny of your domicile, but what about doors and windows? Whether you’re looking ...

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To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Hard-coded into our human DNA is the ability to sense and ...

For several years now, case studies have been showing that predictive maintenance delivers the most bang for the buck for manufacturers of all sizes. This is hardly surprising given that adding a few additional sensors and access to predictive maintenance ...

Smart home automation is the ultimate life hack, in my humble opinion. Whether for efficiency, accessibility, nerding out, or just plain laziness, all you need are smart home devices and a little problem solving. In a lot of cases, the smart home tech you ...

Smart rings are finally going mainstream. It only took a decade.

Protect workers and equipment at oil and gas plants. Gas detection systems are meant to protect workers in oil and gas plants by warning them if there is a toxic or combustible gas leak. Smart sensors for gas detection with analytical capabilities have ...