Maelstrom Fan Controller

I’ve considered building a “smart” fan controller several times, but my planned implementation (rPi + ANT dongle + dimmer) is nowhere near as slick as what Keith has implemented. Which makes sense, because his plan could actually include selling it… Count me in.

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RHA TRUECONNECT ADDS COLOR

If you’re old enough to remember when the world went from black and white to color (examine the photographic evidence if you don’t believe me), then RHA’s latest addition will be a welcome reminder of that see change. After all, why should headphones only be black? OK, one of the “colors” they’re adding is white (is that really a color, […]

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RHA Announces 3.5mm-to-Bluetooth Wireless Flight Adapter

While I’ve never experienced the issue the RHA Wireless Flight Adapter solves, it’s only because I always travel with wired headphones. But, if you have a great set of wireless headphones, and forget the wire, or it doesn’t have one. For $50, this neat little Bluetooth adapter is a brilliant way to sort the how-do-I-get-airplane(or any 3.5mm wired source)-audio-on-my-headphones problem. […]

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LifeShield announces 1080p Wi-Fi doorbell

Smart doorbells are awesome. And one that integrates, even if only via IFTTT, with other ecosystems is even more awesome. So it’s great to see the new 1080p 170º video doorbell from DIY home security oriented LifeShield. Price is competitive at $200, so one to watch if you have a LifeShield system, or even if you don’t… LifeShield Enhances DIY […]

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