You might not need to buy the second-generation large HomePod to get additional smart home features — they could already be present in the speaker you have. MacRumors notes that Apple's HomePod ...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, a reliable source for Apple rumors and leaks, first reported the existence of the itty, bitty chip, which is reportedly a Texas Instruments-built temperature and humidity ...

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Apple's HomePod mini includes a dormant hidden sensor that can measure temperature and humidity, potentially providing the means to power upcoming features that could arrive in a future software ...

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NIST’s miniature magnetic sensor is about the size of a sugar cube. The lid has been removed to show the inner square cell, which contains a gas of rubidium atoms. The diagonal bar is an electrical ...

Whether you’re designing a room, building a brand palette, or just trying to match “that perfect green” from your favorite coffee shop, the Nix Mini 3 Color Sensor can help you save time, guesswork, ...

A tiny sensor that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 70 femtoteslas -- equivalent to the brain waves of a person daydreaming -- has been demonstrated at NIST. The sensor could be ...

The human eye is not engineered to detect subtle differences in color. That’s why, even when you get a swatch, it’s still exceedingly difficult to find the right color when you go to the paint store ...

Researchers have used a miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device's potential for biomedical applications. Researchers from the National ...