Here’s a handy hack for an Android controlled, Arduino driven, RGB light setup. [Kerimil] recently wrote up this project on the Arduino.cc, and is sharing all of the source code and plans. While many ...

Today Google flipped the switch on a remarkable new LED bulb that can be controlled by any Android device using the company’s new open-source wireless networking protocol. The search giant worked with ...

You can control a lot of things via your mobile phone, and soon you'll be able to add LED lightbulbs to that list. Google has teamed up with Lighting Science to lead a new project called Android @ ...

Apart from the debut of a new music service and details of the next Android version, Google’s I/O conference today brought news of an initiative called Android@Home that aims to let the smartphone ...

Don’t you hate getting all bundled up under the covers, your pillows in the perfect scrunch position under your head, only to realize you didn’t turn out the lamp on the opposite end of the room and ...

LIFX’s, well, life on Kickstarter is only nearing the 48-hour mark, but the reinvented light bulb already surpassed its set goal and hit $402,707 (as of press time) worth of pledges. In a nutshell: ...

Here’s a cool hack to get you in the December holiday mood! Arduino controlled Christmas lights! It all started because [Anx2k] had some leftover LED’s from one of his other projects, so he decided to ...

Looking for a simple circuit to control the light intensity of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) or similar lighting sources? Here is an Arduino based circuit with three independent pulse width modulated ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Light bulb maker Cree has created a smart bulb that not ...

When you think about household appliances that it would be nice to control from your smartphone, lightbulbs might not immediately rise to the top on the list. After all, home lighting generally comes ...