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How much power do LED strips really need? (maybe less than you think)

In order to purchase an appropriately sized power supply for your LED strip project, you need to determine how much power your strips will need. The obvious first step is to go to the LED strip’s product page and look up the energy usage for the LED strip. It’s usually listed as W/m (Watts per …

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Sinopé Smart Thermostat (for line voltage) Review: Compact, Quiet, and Efficient

Sinopé sent me the Sinopé TH1123WF thermostat free of charge to test and review. As usual, I am under no obligation to say nice things about it, but I will anyway because it’s a good product. The TH1123WF is a WiFi smart thermostat for line voltage devices (see more like this). I’ve been using it …

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Create a Smarter Security System using Camect NVR with Ai Image Detection

Camect is an NVR with integrated AI image detection software. It is a full-featured system that can turn your collection of IP cams into a pro-level home monitoring system. I’ve been using Camect for a couple months and love the accuracy of the object detection. It makes missed alerts or false alarms extremely rare. The …

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