As the only electronics engineer in my family and circle of friends, it is sometimes not possible to evade an appeal for help. This time the request came from a friendly elderly lady in a retirement ...

When [beerninja] wanted to swap his USB keyboard from one game console to another without mucking about with wires, he asked the Hack A Day forums for some help. [Meseta] (AKA [UAirLtd]) came to the ...

This circuit is low cost and can be constructed easily. By using this circuit, we can control any house hold appliance with the help of remote. This circuit is low cost and can be constructed easily.

We frequently get home automation tips, many of which have simple circuit-based on/off control for lights. [Paulo Borges] has created something quite different, however, with his in-the-wall ...

An electrical relay is a type of heavy-duty, remote-control switch able to handle high-current accessories, yet capable of being actuated by substantially less current. Relays install between the ...

While smart TVs were supposed to send our idiot boxes to graduate school, most of our living rooms still have cable boxes, streaming media devices, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles and sound systems — ...