Recent DIY trends show makers increasingly turning to ESP32 microcontrollers and Arduino platforms for smart home projects, replacing costlier or overpowered setups like Raspberry Pi in many cases.

The ESP32 microcontroller is emerging as a leading platform for DIY IoT and smart home projects, combining Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and low power consumption with Arduino IDE compatibility. Makers are using ...

Back in 2017, Hackaday featured an audio reactive LED strip project from [Scott Lawson], that has over the years become an extremely popular choice for the party animals among us. We’re fascinated to ...

When using an external speaker or using a headphone, at the time, it gets annoying because they don’t work. It worked before, but it’s not working the next day. In this post, I will show what you can ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

We've tested hundreds of smart home products in more than 20 categories to help determine which ones are best for every room in (and out of) the house. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...