Home automation with high usefulness and low annoyance tends to rely on reliable person sensing, and [francescopace]’s ESPectre shows one way to do that cheaply and easily by leveraging ...

A common sight in ‘smart homes’, door sensors allow you to detect whether a door is closed or open, enabling the triggering ...

Most people think of AirTags when they picture a Bluetooth tracker. And indeed, Apple’s little white discs were once the only capable option, relying on a vast finding network of nearby iPhones to ...

I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been reporting on tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that. Prior to ...

The best heart rate monitors will help you train efficiently and keep track of your fitness. A heart rate monitor will record and/or transmit your pulse rate in beats per minute. Heart rate monitors ...

Abstract: Wireless Powered Underground Sensor Networks (WPUSNs) extend the lifetime of underground Internet of Things (IoT) through Radio Frequency (RF) harvesting technology. However, severe ...

Computers close computerA device that processes information by following a set of rules called a program. and digital devices work by storing and processing information. If information has been ...

The best smart thermostats we've tested can control your home's heating and cooling with your phone or voice—and might help you save on energy costs. I’ve been working with computers for ages, ...

Abstract: Smart cities rely heavily on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) to monitor and manage critical infrastructure, yet energy efficiency remains a persistent challenge due to the limited power ...