We’ve known for some time that there was major news on the way from Philips Hue, and the company has now announced all of the details. One of the headline features is a new Bridge Pro which turns your ...

Ahead of an expected launch this week, a new leak on Amazon has not only revealed the entire new collection of Philips Hue products, but also the way that Bridge Pro will turn your existing bulbs into ...

Aqara has now launched its official 2025 Prime Day sale, delivering some of the best prices of the year and some historical new all-time lows on its multi-platform smart home gear. Alongside a host of ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the optimization of Fresnel lens designs using Zemax software, with a focus on minimizing beam divergence by controlling the output spot diameter on the image plane.

The library gives control over up to 16 parallel working PIR devices over I2C. The idea for this library came up in a discussion about how to fully cover an area with PIR sensors without blind spots ...

Philips Hue and other smart bulbs based on the Zigbee standard could soon act as motion sensors without the need for any additional hardware. This would mean they could automatically switch on when ...

Sensify is a new technology that can turn Zigbee switches, bulbs, and plugs into sensors with a firmware update. This could be how Philips Hue will bring ambient sensing to its smart lights. Sensify ...

As radar technology continues to advance, it offers an increasingly broad range of capabilities, making it a viable alternative to traditional passive infrared (PIR) sensors. With radar’s enhanced ...