A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

Ikea's new home security kit feels right at home when it comes to basic protection -- and it's refreshingly easy to use.

I've reviewed security systems from all major brands. Here are my most important recommendations when you're ready to set up your own.

In this video I'm showing how you can send data from an Arduino (NodeMCU) board to a hosted Laravel application. The example is super simple and I use generated random data on the NodeMCU board to ...

A sign bearing the name SimpliSafe appeared to warn would-be trespassers that any attempts to step onto the Guthrie property could have consequences.

To add a Digital Home Key to your wallet, you’ll need to set up a compatible smart lock through SmartThings using Matter. Only some Galaxy smartphones support both NFC and UWB, including the Galaxy Z ...

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

A digital key standard from the folks that brought you Matter, Aliro introduces a universal system for smart locks.

The Aliro standard has officially arrived almost three years after it was announced, and Samsung is among the first to implement it with a new feature called "Digital Home Key." ...

The Dabao open-source hardware board features a Boachip-1x RISC-V MCU, whose RTL Verilog files are also open, and is IRIS inspectable.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a public service announcement on June 5, 2025, warning that cybercriminals are actively exploiting everyday smart home devices to conduct illegal operations.