Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Most modern homes have quite a few WiFi-connected gadgets trying to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the biggest selling points of smart plugs, smart coffee makers, or smart blinds is their remote control capability. Gone are the days ...

Secured access controls are an important component to building automation systems as they ensure the security of a resource or building, its occupants and its contents. For access control systems to ...

[Alex] recently gave a Marantz audio amplifier the ability to be remotely-controlled via WiFi by interfacing an ESP32 board to a handy port, but the process highlights how interfacing to existing ...

ESP-01 is a tiny and useful piece of hardware. It has a 32-bit MCU, 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, 1MB flash memory, and several other useful embedded features. Such ...

Let’s address the two-dozen little elephants in the room: Swapping all of my smart home devices to a new Wi-Fi network should not be as annoying as it is. I recently switched to a new router, which ...

Earlier this year, Apple patched a severe security loophole in an iOS feature that could have allowed attackers to remotely gain complete control over any iPhone within Wi-Fi range. However, details ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Some users of Nest thermostats can no longer control the devices ...