To make this for yourself you'll need an Arduino, a Sony universal remote, and a few other cheap parts. Despite the fact you'll be working with an electrical circuit it's surprisingly easy to make ...

Posted in Arduino Hacks, home hacks, Microcontrollers Tagged home automation, light switch, lights, servo ← Hackaday Links: October 6, 2013 Computer Controlled Water Show → ...

The chrome plated switch sits in a lucite box and can remote control any other switch you choose, but at $150 a pop these are novelties rather than a useful solution \ […\] ...

When [beerninja] wanted to swap his USB keyboard from one game console to another without mucking about with wires, he asked the Hack A Day forums for some help. [Meseta] (AKA [UAirLtd]) came to th… ...

This remote controlled switch circuit can control AC loads such as lights, fans etc through the remote handset of TV. It uses the 555 timer in the bistable mode. In the bistable mode output IC555 ...

Apr 2, 2012 7:13 am PDT [Photo: Randy Sarafan] If you ever bought yourself or your kids a remote-control car, you’ll know how quickly people get bored of them, leaving the toy tossed to one side.