Frankfurt-based smart city startup ENVIOTECH has secured €1 million in pre-seed funding to advance its intelligent retrofit solutions for public street lighting. The round was led by Jürgen Fitschen, ...

Smart home appliances have been trending for some time now. From kitchen essentials to washing machines and doorbells, you probably already make use of a bunch of smart technology integrations that ...

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 ...

Thanks to modern LED bulbs, light is cheaper than ever to make—except for one particular kind. Three University of Chicago scientists have announced an innovative way to create infrared light, which ...

The TCRT5000 sensor is an infrared reflective sensor. This library is written to use with a TCRT5000 breakout's analog output and handle a threshold in software. These breakouts have typical two ...

New sensor-packed Smart Bricks introduced at CES add color, sound, and interactivity to classic Lego builds, debuting with Star Wars sets this spring. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and ...

Senso is a smart, gamified plant sensor that uses AI to improve plant care. The device can track key metrics like soil moisture, temperature, and sunlight data in real-time. There’s a pixel-like ...

The brand-new, jaw-dropping Lego smart brick tech can recognize other bricks, activate effects and play music. They're debuting in Star Wars Lego sets this spring and we got an early look at CES 2026.

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has launched an initiative to transform the city into a safe and technology-driven urban area by installing smart streetlights and an artificial intelligence ...

There are as many varieties of smart light switches (and dimmers) as there are light bulbs, and while the prospect of upgrading your old dumb switch might seem daunting, they’re usually pretty simple ...

SeeedStudio sent us a tiny Smart IR Remote hub for review: XIAO Smart IR Mate, or XIAO IR Mate for short. At first glance, it looks like any other WiFi IR blasters, but what makes it interesting is ...