How the new Apple Watch sensors affect battery life
To find the answers to these questions, I wore an Apple Watch Series 11 on my left wrist and the Apple Watch Series 12 on my right wrist, and analyzed the data from a seven-hour…
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Philips Hue turned my lights into motion sensors. It’s magical, but imperfect
Aside from its various processor, memory, and device capacity improvements, the new Philips Hue Bridge Pro comes with a killer feature: the ability to turn your existing Hue lights into motion sensors. I’ve been testing…
New Zigbee tech could turn Philips Hue lights into motion sensors
Matter may be the big new thing in the smart home arena, but the old Zigbee protocol still has some tricks up its sleeves, and this one’s pretty cool: The ability to transform Zigbee devices,…
Apple Watch Series 10 tipped to get upgraded sensors, better water resistance
With just hours until the Glowtime keynote, some last-minute rumors are filling in some Apple Watch details. According to 9to5Mac, Apple is planning to update the newest watches with all-new sensors. The report claims that…
There may be hope for Apple Watches sold with disabled blood-oxygen sensors
Following the news in December that the two most recent models of Apple Watch were banned from sale in the U.S. over a patent dispute, Apple moved quickly to get around the ban by removing…
Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it?
Getty Images An overwhelming majority of handheld devices these days have ambient light sensors built into them. A large percentage of TVs and monitors do, too, and that proportion is growing. The sensors allow devices…