We've all heard that "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." And that’s usually fine when it comes to ...

First-person view of someone aiming a TV remote at a smart TV - Proxima Studio/Shutterstock In recent years, IR blasters have become a standard part of smart TV systems, but it's not always clear just ...

[Yannick] got a hold of a 100W LED diode recently, and like any self-respecting hacker, he just had to turn it into a ridiculously over powered flash light. The tricky thing about these diodes is that ...

Arduino Nesso N1 is a new ESP32-C6 IoT development kit with not only 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth LE, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee/Thread/Matter, but also a LoRa radio and an IR transmitter for smart ...

For some, Halloween is starting to rival Christmas for setting up elaborate holiday decorations. Homeowners now spend many hours─and sometimes dollars─creating ghoulish displays of lit pumpkins, ...

Qualcomm wants to expand accessibility to its technologies, and its next step in that mission is buying popular open-source computing company Arduino. The platform, popular with tech hobbyists for ...

The infrastructure of the site is designed to facilitate rapid expansion of production. Credit: © L3Harris Technologies, Inc. L3Harris Technologies has initiated the ...

Discover how to choose the right TOC sensor for fast, precise, and cost-effective water quality monitoring. Ensure compliance and purity in regulated waters with efficient, high-performance solutions.

Modern smartphones use proximity sensors for much more than just turning off screens during calls. These advanced sensors, powered by IR emitters and receivers, detect nearby objects like your hand or ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

Old infrared remote controls can be a great way to interface with your projects. One of [AnalysIR’s] latest blog posts goes over the simplest way to create an Arduino based IR receiver, making it ...