Make shows off how to build your own version of that device that's a little smarter and more useful. Make's guide uses an Arduino so you can set specific sound pattern for each outlet in your house.

Make Magazine's Arduino Section: Make Magazine's Arduino section is a huge resource for new projects, explanations, guides, and tutorials. This is the best one-stop location for Arduino beginners ...

Open Sound Control (OSC) is a communications protocol that can be seen as a modern alternative to MIDI. It’s specifically designed to play nicely with network communication systems. The probl… ...

Arduino board programmed with an audio file Programmer Mike Tsao has devised a clever method to program an Arduino board using sound.

Lucía Garbo has created an Arduino powered noise pollution monitor, powered by an Arduino Mega micro-controller and housed in a 3D printed case. Other components include a SparkFun Sound Detector ...

They’re using a cheap sound sensor module and an Arduino to catch instantaneous photographs, with students caught in the act of popping balloons.

Two new development kits that require Arduino programming skills could make it easier for the do-it-yourself set to build electronics and wearable devices.