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You already own smart home sensors, even if you've never bought any

Use the signals you already have.
SpaceNews

Turn Your Smartphone into Any Kind of Sensor

It started when NASA answered a call for a tool to detect dangerous gases and chemicals with a smartphone. The result became a smartphone-linked device that can do, well, just about anything someone ...
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You Can Turn Almost Any Philips Hue Bulbs Into Motion Sensors, but There's a Catch

We may not be able to see them, but our homes are awash with radio signals as our smart devices communicate with each other over networks such as Wi-Fi and Zigbee. We pass through these radio signals ...
Tidbits

Apple Enhances HomeKit with Sensor-Based Automations and Timed Turn Offs

Before I wrote Take Control of Apple Home Automation, I documented here in TidBITS how I set up my dehumidifier to turn on automatically whenever the humidity in our underground TV room rose to an ...

HomeKit Weekly: The Onvis CS2 turns a simple door sensor into multiple use cases for Apple Home

The Onvis CS2 isn't just a contact sensor. With a 120dB siren, Thread support, and climate tracking, it's a 4-in-1 security ...