Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Leviton’s new in-wall dimmer is Zigbee 3.0 certified, but judging from the aesthetics you wouldn’t know it was new, or even a smart device at all. The full-size paddle design aesthetic is decidedly ...

The biggest reason to buy a Sinopé smart dimmer versus its numerous competitors is if you’ve also invested in other Sinopé smart home devices. The company is particularly strong in the area of smart ...

What’s the point of smart home automation? To make every day tasks easier, of course! According to [Tomasz Cybulski], that wasn’t the case when he installed IKEA smart lights in his closet. It’s handy ...

A new whitepaper available on Electronics Weekly details energy harvesting for remote switches using Zigbee, for example for use in Smart Homes and Buildings. Written by On Semiconductor, with an IoT ...

Have you ever wished your smart home devices could do just a little bit more—something uniquely tailored to your needs? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a home automation sensors that tracks the exact ...

Smart light bulbs are generally fine, in fact we like them very much, but why do we go to the bother of replacing multiple bulbs in a single light fitting when we could simply switch the switch? The ...

There’s no shortage of networking technology designed to connect devices wirelessly, but one way is perhaps the most people (even if you don’t know it yet). That would be Zigbee, a global ...

ZigBee is a trademarked name and logo based upon the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, much like Wi-Fi is a trademarked name and a logo mark of interoperability for a set of technologies built upon the IEEE 802 ...