Using your smartphone to control smart devices is convenient. But if you want to automate your home, try smart sensors.

So CNET's Associate Technical Editor Steve Conaway and I decided to build a flood sensor that could cover a whole room, and we figured out you can do it for under five bucks.

Smart home sensors typically communicate wirelessly, using protocols like Wi-Fi or Zigbee, allowing them to connect to other smart devices in your home and create a coordinated system.

How to do it: Pairing your smart lights with smart sensors lets you use action (or inaction) to turn them on or off. Some manufacturers of smart light bulbs sell a motion sensor to pair with their ...

If you are constantly fighting with children, partners or roommates to turn lights off when they leave a room, automation can give you a smart tech lift.

While PIR sensors can be used with Arduino and other microcontroller boards, those best-suited for hobby use are smart enough to perform simple tasks without any programming.

This automation was simple to set up, as the sensor and the fan will both integrate with most smart hubs. I keep check of the chicken's temperature and humidity inside the coop and run using sensors.

In the case of anti-snoring smart pillows, sensors detect when a person is snoring to trigger the inflation of built-in ...

Finding ways to maintain social distancing will be key to getting workers back into the office. An Israeli company thinks it can help, using smart sensors mounted on workplace ceilings.

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