A basic Arduino board adds creativity, flexibility, and interactivity to your home lab. It costs little but opens countless doors for learning, experimentation, and automation. Whether you use it for ...

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This DIY Bluetooth proxy can dramatically improve range, speed, and privacy in your smart home without adding complexity.

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Designed by Nova Radio Labs in the US, the Novaduino Environmental Sensor Kit is an Arduino-programmable air quality and ...

Having covered the increasing use of open software and systems in industry over the past several years now, it’s easy to see how u-OS (an open operating system designed to handle tasks such as device ...

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Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

When the iconic “Boing Ball” first debuted 40 years ago, it was a wonder to behold. There was nothing like it in the home compuing world upto that time, and it showed that ...

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