This is the fourth episode in our six-part video series where Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff takes on home DIY projects inspired by the features of the new Ford F-150. You know the drill: You ...

No one likes a flickering light source, but lighting is often dependent on the quality of a building’s main AC power. Light intensity has a close relation to the supply voltage, but bulb type plays a ...

I don’t use my garage very often, but I am a pretty forgetful person. So it’s not uncommon for me to leave my garage door open all night, revealing its precious contents to passers-by. Thankfully I ...

If you’re trying to detect the orientation of an object, sometimes you really don’t need a 6DOF gyro and accelerometer. Hell, if you only need to detect if an object is tilted, you can get a simple ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whisker Labs, which is bringing next generation total home intelligence technologies to market, today announced that its DIY Home Energy Monitoring Sensor has ...

Here is the circuit diagram of a simple steam sensor, wired around a handful of inexpensive components. This steam sensor can be connected to a microcontroller’s I/O port directly. The steam sensor ...

Navigating through the house in the dark is a bit hard and dangerous too. While stepping down the stairs in the middle of the night or searching for a midnight snack in the dark or even in the case of ...

A variety of options are offered by Chevrolet for the mid-engined C8 Corvette, and among them is the $995 Engine Appearance Package, which includes carbon fiber closeout panels and LED engine ...

Too much chatter, too little chatter, fluorescent lights, changing temperature, loud crunching and robotic-sounding phone rings, are traditionally categorized as “annoyances” in the world of ...