[Photo: Courtesy Samantha Fisher] Imagine a house where your appliances run themselves, where lights adjust without you having to get up, and where your snail-mailbox would send you a message when you ...

At its most accessible, a connected home can be created with consumer-friendly devices that require little or no installation–an approach largely popularized by the ...

Have you ever wished your smart home devices could do just a little bit more—something uniquely tailored to your needs? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a home automation sensors that tracks the exact ...

The Belkin WeMo Light Switch is a little expensive, but it's mostly a solid a la carte option for DIYers interested in home automation. The Belkin WeMo Light Switch replaces most single wall-mounted ...

Archos' Smart Home platform has hit shelves, offering yet another way to wade into home automation without having to trail wires around the house. Announced back in December, the system centers on a ...

If you would prefer not to send your home automation data to third party, you may be interested in a new DIY project to build a home automation hub published by David Albert. Using a $20 GL-MT300Nv2 ...

Are there any businesses selling solutions for this use case? I'm looking for home automation options that aren't network connected, nor beholden to a server that's going to make them obsolete in 5 ...

Home automation has had its fits and starts for the last 20 years, but it appears that most of the variables are in place to ignite serious growth in this currently nascent market. As I wrote about ...

Click to viewYou've got a computer that backs up vital documents, launches applications at the tap of a key, and effortlessly pulls down the information you need from the web—and yet you spend ...

July 25, 2013 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The Raspberry Pi is great for home automation projects, and DIYer Iaian Hamilton shows off how to use it to create ...