If you've ever checked the mail repeatedly only to find it empty, or your mailbox is a good hoof from your house, this project is for you. It's a simple photo-sensitive alarm that will fire off an SMS ...

It's the season for getting and giving gifts, but those gifts may not always end up where you'd like them. "There's always an uptick in mail theft during the holidays," David Birch, a U.S. Postal ...

Santa’s mail dilemma inspires Kevin, the elf, to build a mailbox sensor with a Honeywell Limitless switch, part WLS1A11AQRS1. The switches are IP67 rated making them ideal for cold temperatures. Santa ...

I read with great interest your recent editorial encouraging the industry to take up the cause of false alarm reduction. There are several points which I would take ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Most people are no longer used to receiving snail mail because of the convenience email, instant messaging, and many apps offer. And even ...

Mike and Stewart bought the $20 alarm for their mailbox so they would know when their postal worker had delivered the day's goods to their Cooper City home. On Friday, it helped to make sure their ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EDMOND, Okla. – A mailbox alarm appears to ...