Folks with outdoor Ring smart home devices will find the Ring Motion Sensor useful, but not essential. Ring says its outdoor motion sensor “lets you monitor for motion in areas where you don’t need a ...

STMicroelectronics is helping social-fitness fans stay motivated with innovative, smart motion sensors that enable always-on tracking applications to run for longer and record progress more accurately ...

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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a passive motion/contact sensor that detects motion using ...

Smart lights are a great way to enhance home security. Being able to flip on the lights remotely or automatically, you can give the impression that someone is home and expose potential intruders. It’s ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A smart motion sensor typically detects the presence or movement of a person, while a smart switch is most often used to turn lights on or off ...

The advances of smart motion systems will trickle down into several different markets. Smart motion systems are defined by their use of connected networks, advanced sensors, autonomous machinery, and ...

Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!

My progress toward a truly “smart” home has been painfully slow. I’m sick of unreliable voice commands, flaky smart switches, and poorly designed apps. Where’s the seamless experience that was ...

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STMicroelectronics is helping social-fitness fans stay motivated with innovative, smart motion sensors that enable always-on tracking applications to run for longer and record progress more accurately ...