It’s always nice to see hackers pick up stuff headed for the landfill and put it back in action with a quick repair and upgrade. [Septillion] found a wireless remote controlled AC outlet in the junk ...

No need to get out of bed anymore to shut the lights off at night, or to turn on the AC or heater, just stay under your cozy covers and command your home with the touch of a button. During those ...

Bending various proprietary devices to our will is a hacker’s rite of passage. When it comes to proprietary wall sockets, we’d often reverse-engineer and emulate their protocol – but you can ...