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The benefits of smart home automation may keep you from ever going back to a "dumb" home again. Controlling the temperature, turning on the lights, locking the doors, and seeing who's at the door — ...

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James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

Every current Raspberry Pi model is capable of incredible things if you just put your mind to it. You can start with 10 easy Raspberry Pi projects that only require basic gear, then level up to the ...

What if you could transform a handful of compact Raspberry Pi 5 devices into a powerful, energy-efficient computing cluster capable of orchestrating containerized applications seamlessly? For home lab ...

The Stream Deck utilizes an ESP32 and custom software to assign tasks such as app control, media management, and smart-home integration via Home Assistant and MQTT. While it doesn’t require a PC for ...

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Today's affordable 3D printers will surprise you: You can get a smooth-working machine with useful features once reserved for high-end models. Starting at just $250, these are the top budget ...