Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I ...

AT&T is launching Connected Life, a new smart home security offering built around Google Home that keeps working during power or internet outages. Connected Life can be self-installed and features ...

The carrier’s Connected Life platform, now available nationwide, lets AT&T customers easily set up a smart-home security ...

Enabling multi-factor authentication also protects your password, because if someone were to steal it, they'd still need the second layer of approval from you to access your account. Many brands of ...

A smart lock sounded complicated and risky, but installing one proved easier—and more life-changing—than I ever expected.

The free software community has always thwarted the toughest challenges facing freedom in technology. This winter season, we ...

We’re all used to Bluetooth chips coming in QFN and BGA formats, at a minimum of 30-40 pins, sometimes even a hundred. What ...

On Dec. 5, the Eugene and Springfield police departments announced they are ending their contracts with Flock Safety, the vendor both departments had engaged for Automated License Plate Reader cameras ...

After nearly six hours of public comment and council discussion, the San Diego City Council voted to approve the continued ...

The age of cheap and powerful devices is upon us. How about a 20 EUR handheld game console intended for retro game emulation, ...

Like many nerds, I have an interest in cryptography rooted in the wartime exploits of codebreaker and Ur-computer scientist Alan Turing. So I’ve followed with interest IEEE Spectrum’s reporting on the ...