Here is the circuit of a highly sensitive clap switch that can be operated from a distance of up to 10 metres from the microphone. Signals picked up by the microphone are amplified by transistors T1, ...

Smart bulbs, like the ones that come with the Philips Hue lighting system, are pretty cool… until you realize that physically flipping the switch is sometimes faster than unlocking your phone, opening ...

Back in January during CES 2013, Belkin revealed their latest WeMo product for home automation. The WeMo Light Switch allows users to remotely control the lighting in their house over WiFi via their ...

This is a simple clap switch circuit with high sensitivity. The only unusual component is the single coil latching relay. While there are numerous means of generating the latching function, the ...

As the gadgets and gizmos around us get smarter, more of them have begun incorporating some form gesture-control to increase its efficiency of operation. But like the decades-old Clapper — you know, ...