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 ...

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

AT&T Connected Life is a “security and smart home solution” that includes Google Nest hardware, Google Home intelligence, AT&T’s wireless and home internet, and professional monitoring by Abode.

Rumors about Apple’s smart home hub are nothing new. In fact, multiple sources have already pointed out that the product ...

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 ...

If you enjoy building or tinkering with electronics, this hacking tool can help you get wildly creative with your projects, and make it a lot easier to test them. It's called the Kode Dot, and not ...

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 ...

Jean] wrote into the tips line (the system works!) to let all of us know about his hacked and hand-wired C64 keyboard, a ...

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 ...