Numerous studies have shown that the indoor temperature and relative humidity at workplace significantly impacts workers’ comfort and productivity. The first step towards optimizing these two ambient ...

ESPHome, an open-source project, lets you program ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers, along with sensors and other hardware, ...

Your HomePod Mini can now tell you how hot it is in your room, as well as clock the humidity. The new HomePod will be able to do this, too, so here’s how to put it to use. Your HomePod Mini can now ...

Have the new HomePod 2 or HomePod mini smart speakers? If so, you’ve got access to built-in temp and humidity sensors with software 16.3 which can be useful in a variety of ways. Here’s how to set up ...

Your smart speakers have more built-in functionality than you might have realized if you've just been using them to queue up playlists and get weather forecasts. Dig a bit deeper into their features, ...

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Here's how to take advantage of the temperature and humidity sensors in HomePod 2 and HomePod mini. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac HomePod 2 and (surprise!) HomePod mini both include temperature and ...

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

On the topic of smart homes, a new smart sensor has just gone live on Kickstarter offering an all-in-one solution. Oval 2.0 monitors and detects changes in motion, temperature, humidity, light and ...

Hygrometers are practical gadgets for the home that can indirectly prevent mold growth. They provide an instant reading of ...

This ESP32-based smart energy monitor can predict your next electricity bill. It tracks voltage, current, temperature, ...

The HomePod mini is Apple's answer to a smart speaker that can fit anywhere in your home, but a newly discovered sensor suggests Apple has bigger plans for its room-filling audio device. As Bloomberg ...