When you want to make your lights smarter without changing the bulbs, you’re likely looking at upgrading to a smart light switch. One of the more vital functions of a smart switch is its ability to ...

Celebrated chefs often compare running a kitchen to running an army, and precise timing is key to their success. But being able to keep track of everything on the stovetop and in the oven can be ...

Comprising a microprocessor, an LCD, a 32.768-kHz crystal, and little else, the basic countdown-timer circuit in Figure 1 operates from a commonly available CR2032 lithium-coin-cell battery. Based on ...

Productivity apps promise to transform your workday, but sometimes the solution isn't another notification-filled program competing for your attention. After years of cycling through digital timers ...

[Tom] managed to build a geeky, quirky digital timer for the kitchen. Where most would have used a few seven segment displays along with some buttons and called it done, he found a way to make it a ...

With a 555 on the BOM, you never know what you’re going to get. With 40 of the versatile timer chips in a build, you might just get something completely unexpected, like this 555-based eight-bit ...

Omega’s cachet as a luxury watchmaker is tied unerringly to its status as the maker of the Moonwatch, the chronograph famously worn by lunar-bound NASA astronauts. But with its latest space-age ...