Smart home automation is the ultimate life hack, in my humble opinion. Whether for efficiency, accessibility, nerding out, or just plain laziness, all you need are smart home devices and a little ...

How to make it We wanted our sensor to stay compact, so we used a soldering iron and sheathed wire for some of the internal circuitry.

You can easily add new sensors to an existing SimpliSafe system. In fact, the process can be done using a phone or the SimpliSafe Keypad. Here's how it works.

A leak sensor is a quick and affordable way to identify potentially damaging water leaks.

Old phones are often fated to sit in a box somewhere, or in an e-waste landfill. Here's how you can repurpose your old Samsung phone into a smart home device.

One of the most common sensor issues you may encounter is with your car's TPMS sensor, but is it a sensor that you can replace by yourself?

The obvious course would be to start in the Home app and use its Automation view. However, automations within Home can be set on a schedule only for what Apple calls accessories: devices that have ...