The Belkin WeMo Light Switch replaces most single wall-mounted on/off switches and lets you control your lights from anywhere with an Internet connection. The switch connects to your home WiFi network ...

Replacing every light in the house with a smart bulb can get pricey quickly. One easy way to add intelligence to a room’s lights is with a smart light switch. Once installed, you’ll be able to ...

It’ll have to do until I finally get around to installing smart switches. Here’s how it works. What’s the problem? Believe it ...

You’re probably most familiar with piezoelectricity as the generator of the spark that lights the gas stove, but it’s finding a new application in Las Vegas this week: lighting up the living room.

To hear Bill Lacey tell it, home automation began when the light bulb replaced the candle. Now, the company Lacey leads as president and CEO, long a name closely associated with the light bulb, ...

April 15, 2005 - EnOcean, a company focussed on energy-harvesting wireless sensor solutions, introduced a battery free, wireless switch at Lightfair International 2005 this week in New York. EnOcean’s ...

What do you do if your light switch is too far from your desk, and you’re in a rental property so you can’t put in extra wiring to install an electronic control for it? Get up and turn it on or off by ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you have a light that you would like to control without fumbling for a pull string in the dark, or if you have a lamp plugged into an outlet that ...

Last week, at CES 2013 NXP Semiconductors and Cherry showed off a light switch. It might not seem like something that could stand up against huge OLED televisions or Android-based mobile gaming ...

Google’s Android OS is the dominant mobile platform by market share, but it’s also increasingly pushing beyond portables and onto a range of other devices types — including, if this crowdfunding ...