We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's easy to overlook the difference that a set of quality blinds can make in a room. Even less on the minds of most people are the benefits ...

Technology is improving lives on so many levels. From the Internet and cloud computing to IoT, technology has provided us with the most convenient solutions we can possibly imagine. With automation ...

I was dredging my brain for interesting topics to cover and this vertical blind hack popped into my head. The page isn’t the prettiest, but it’s the hack that counts. The mechanism is constructed from ...

Too lazy to get up and close the drapes? Then you need Ikea’s new HomeKit-enabled blinds, Kadrilj and Fyrtur. These new powered blinds have already launched in Germany, and can be integrated with your ...

Three years ago we heard about SwitchBot Curtain, a system that allows users to open and close their curtains either on a programmed schedule or by remote control. Well, the SwitchBot company is now ...

For whatever reason, controlling blinds in a smart home has always been a bit of a holy grail for hobbyists. DIYer James Wahawisan figured out how to control some with an Amazon Echo, Raspberry Pi, ...

Owners of IKEA smart blinds that would like to control their shades using an infrared remote control may be interested in a new project published to the Instructable’s website by member Replayreb. “I ...

Electronic blind control optimizes the quality of light in a building. It controls the positions or movements of blinds for different lighting conditions, for example day and night, summer and winter, ...