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Control Your Lights Like a Geek With These Arduino Projects

There have never been more ways to light your home. Low powered LED strips and bulbs are not only cheap, but can be controlled in a variety of awesome ways which will leave you feeling like the ultimate starship captain, mad scientist, or evil villain – depending on your priorities in life. Most LED strips… read more »

Are Stack Smart Lights the Affordable Alternative to Philips Hue?

The Philips Hue LED Lighting System is a smart home product pioneer, having launched in 2012. Years later, there’s no denying that Philips Hue continues to be one of the most popular smart home products available. Unfortunately, it’s also among the most expensive smart lighting system on the market. The list of Philips Hue alternatives continues to… read more »

The Cheapest Ways to Control Your Lights With a Phone

For decades, most homeowners relied on low-cost incandescent light bulbs to illuminate their homes. In recent years, LED lighting has grown in popularity. More energy efficient and longer lasting than previous light bulbs, LED solutions are nonetheless much more expensive, as least initially. When those are smart lights, those costs rise even further. In this… read more »

How to Sync Home Lights and Music for Halloween

Halloween is coming, which gives us all another excuse to spend money on new costumes, pretty lights, and scary smoke machines. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween house party or want the coolest haunted house in the neighborhood, making those lights flash in time to music and sound effects is essential. Here are five apps and… read more »

How to Make Your Home Lights Blink When People Post About You Online

Google Alerts are nothing new. They’re an excellent way to receive automatic emails about the topics, people, or events that interest you the most. You can also setup a Google Alert to receive emails every time you’ve been mentioned online. Similar tools are available through Twitter and Facebook. With IFTTT, you can take this a… read more »

10 Reasons You Should Use Solar Lights Around Your Home

They might’ve been commercially available for a few decades now, but don’t underestimate the humble solar light. These handy little lamps might not be as cool as Amazon Echo and Alexa, or as smart as a Nest thermostat, but they’re just as useful as those snazzy gadgets. You don’t need fancy panels to take advantage… read more »

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