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If you haven't shopped for a garage door opener recently, you may have missed some of the advancements manufacturers have made in the last few years. They're safer to operate and run more quietly, and ...

This article was updated in September 2025. Let's face it: Your garage door opener is probably older than your kids are. These days, technology such as Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, digital cameras, and LED ...

Home automation projects have been popular as long as microcontrollers have been available to the general public. Building computers to handle minutiae so we don’t have to is one of life’s great joys.

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Sometimes smart home tech results in the thought, “Why does anyone need this?” But in other cases, the benefits are abundantly clear, even if they aren’t always fully realized. Garage door openers are ...

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