I found the perfect Google Home automation trigger after years of proximity sensors failing

Before that, presence meant a vendor app, hub, and cloud. Now the sensor reports occupancy to Google Home directly, and it ...
Hackaday

The Seven Sensors And Breakout Boards To Avoid In A Product

We’ve all seen these sensors and modules kicking around, as part of beginner kits, strapped into prototypes and potentially even in products deployed in the field. Yet as [John Teel] ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Your first ESP32 project doesn't require coding — it just needs 3 simple tools and one afternoon

Anyone can get started with ESP32, thanks to a few simple tools ...
XDA Developers on MSN

5 ESP32 projects a total beginner can finish in an afternoon

If you were on the fence about ESP32, these projects will get you started in no time ...
Circuit Digest

AI-Based No Parking Alert System using ESP32-CAM

But can we extend the capabilities of a $5 ESP32-CAM module to build something similar? In this project, we are going to build an AI-Based No Parking Alert System using ESP32-CAM, in which, if someone ...
Forbes

Microsoft Ends Claude Code Licenses As It Shifts Developers To Copilot

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Illustration photo of a computer display with the Microsoft Copilot logo, shot in Savigny ...
Digital Trends

I built a Mac app to track my bad posture with AirPods. I didn’t write a line of code.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an app that looks at you through the Mac’s webcam, and as soon as it detects a slouching posture, it sends a notification. The app even logs all the instances and ...
TechCrunch

Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies

Uber has a long-term ambition that goes well beyond shuttling passengers: The company eventually wants to outfit its human drivers’ cars with sensors to soak up real-world data for autonomous vehicle ...
The New York Times

In New England, Catching Climate Data Along With Fish

Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry. Bob Hersey Jr. fishes for lobsters and dives for sea ...
Electronic Specifier

PIR sensors are gaining momentum as smart homes drive demand

Passive infrared (PIR) sensors are experiencing sustained growth in 2026. This is driven largely by the expansion of smart home technology, building automation, and energy-conscious design. Once ...