Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.

Type a sentence into the input bar at the top of the Serial Monitor and hit Enter to send it to the Wit.ai API. The console will log " Requesting TTS " followed by " Buffer ready, starting playback ," ...

You don't need Alexa or Google to run your smart home.

Arduino is a microcontroller designed for real-time hardware control with very low power use. Raspberry Pi is a full computer that runs operating systems and handles complex tasks. Arduino excels at ...

PCWorld demonstrates using Google’s Gemini AI to diagnose Plex Media Server issues through a systematic four-phase checkup ...

It looks like a cute little dolphin-themed toy, but don't be fooled—the Flipper Zero is a surprisingly powerful learning tool for hacking, and if you're not careful, it can get you into some very ...

While smart home gadgets are a growing trend, some upgrades just don't add any substantial value to most homes. Here are a ...

Build Your Own Coffee Roaster shows how to create a DIY coffee roaster using a Raspberry Pi, standard components, and ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of AI-Enhanced Pi-Home, an edge-AI-based smart home automation system integrating multimodal input recognition, ...

Rockleigh, NJ – January 20, 2026 – Crestron Electronics, the company that pioneered the home touchscreen, today introduced the 80 Series Touch Screens, a new family of dedicated control interfaces ...

With more than 20 trigger possibilities, the broadly compatible Flic Duo is a tremendously versatile and useful control-anything smart home controller. Flic’s smart button is a tiny device with a ...