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This tiny sensor will turn your Philips Hue lights into a home security system – and it's cheap too

The Philips Hue Motion Sensor, as the name suggests, is a palm-sized device that triggers your smart lights when it detects movement. That's not all, though – it also works as a home security sensor, ...
SpaceNews

Turn Your Smartphone into Any Kind of Sensor

It started when NASA answered a call for a tool to detect dangerous gases and chemicals with a smartphone. The result became a smartphone-linked device that can do, well, just about anything someone ...
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You Can Turn Almost Any Philips Hue Bulbs Into Motion Sensors, but There's a Catch

We may not be able to see them, but our homes are awash with radio signals as our smart devices communicate with each other over networks such as Wi-Fi and Zigbee. We pass through these radio signals ...
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Don't Toss Out Your Old Samsung Phone! Turn It Into A Smart Home Accessory Instead

You know that Galaxy S8 or S9 that's been sitting in your junk drawer for the past two years? The one you keep forgetting to trade in for credit toward shiny new toys like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7?