Automatic sprinkler controllers have been around forever, but the newest crop of digital home irrigation regulators from companies like Greenbox, Rachio, and Skydrop make it possible to control your ...

[Ray] wrote in to share a great project he just recently wrapped up, an open-source sprinkler valve controller. Built in collaboration with Wired Magazine’s editor-in-chief [Chris Anderson], the ...

Trying to outwit the weather is a fool's job. How many times have you been caught in the rain when there wasn't supposed to be a cloud in the sky? It's probably happened more times than you like to ...

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The sprinkler controller is not such advanced technology that it should command more than a hundred bucks at retail. And yet it does. That’s in part because this market is so small that it has been ...

Watering our lawns and gardens is a thankless chore, and it can be particularly wasteful when done with a hose in one hand and a beer in the other. Irrigation systems have made home watering simpler ...

A good first step in a project is knowing what you want to do. [Ben Fino] made it clear that his Raspberry Pi Sprinkler control system for his wife’s garden had one goal: keep the plants alive. The ...

Lots of smart home devices promise to revolutionize the ordinary with convenience you didn't know you needed. The Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller actually fulfills that promise. Buy it, and you'll ...

When I moved into my new house a few years ago I bought a Blossom sprinkler controller because I travel quite a bit and needed a way to keep the lawn green without overwatering. Last year I tested the ...

Automatic sprinkler controllers have been around forever, but the newest crop of digital home irrigation regulators from companies like Greenbox, Rachio, and Skydrop make it possible to control your ...