All the code is available on GitHub in case you also have a DSC 1550 alarm system. It’s a pretty slick hack, so don’t forget to check out the video after the break.

Do you have a hard time waking up like I do? TK takes us though a simple Arduino setup that creates a sunrise alarm to help you wake up to a simulated sunrise.

Now it is very easy to build your own siren sound alarm, small enough to be carried in a garment pocket. This powerful audio-visual alert device is realized using the renowned Arduino platform. The 9V ...

Full instructions on how to create your very own Arduino music player and alarm clock have been kindly published by Dejan Nedelkovski with all the code you require. Jump over to the official site ...

How to create a simple laser trip wire alarm, taken from theArduino Project Handbook: 25 Practical Projects to Get You Started.

If you have an upcoming long distance move and you're concerned about thieves breaking into your moving truck you can rig up a motion alarm system tha ...

Once that was done, he wrote some simple code for the Arduino that monitors each of the alarm system’s six status lights, sending updates to Twitter via the ThingTweet service.

Using an Arduino and a little code on your PC, it monitors your screen and creates lighting behind your monitor.

The official Arduino IDE is a dour piece of software designed for uploading code to the ubiquitous and super-cool micro controller. It is a standalone, non-networked app that isn't very pretty to ...