Home automation projects have been popular as long as microcontrollers have been available to the general public. Building computers to handle minutiae so we don’t have to is one of life’s great joys.

Smart garage door controllers make getting out the door to work or coming home at the end of the day safer and more seamless. With features like automatic opening and closing, scheduling, user ...

Siblings Jodi and Jeremy Sizer worked in their father’s Coon Rapids-based garage door installation company as kids, sorting nuts and bolts on the warehouse floor. But they never thought of it as a ...

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 ...

Smart garage door controllers bring home automation to the garage, giving you an easy way to manage access without having to spend all day programming remotes for your entire household. And if you ...

Like many of us, [Felix] sometimes wonders if he actually closed the garage door. I know I’m always double-checking my car locks! So, he decided to automate his garage door to give him some peace of ...

I live in suburbia, which means I’ve got a garage (or a carhole, if you’re not so fancy). It’s a detached garage, so part of my nightly routine when I check to make sure the house is all locked up is ...

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Low-energy automatic doors are becoming increasingly common in commercial and public buildings. They offer improved accessibility, convenience, ...

Do you ever drive away from home only to ask yourself, “Did I close the garage door?” I’ve done it more than I care to admit. But there’s a simple and affordable device that can solve that issue for ...