When you first install the Orbit B-Hyve, you might not think it's that different from an ordinary sprinkler controller. The large central dial, the four large buttons and the clunky LCD display all ...

Orbit Irrigation makes one of our favorite smart sprinkler timers, and the company is adding to its lineup with the announcement of the B-hyve XR. Announced Sunday at CES in Las Vegas, the new device ...

Outdoor watering can be a messy but necessary task for both amateur and professional gardening aficionados. Do you give your plants too much water? Too little? When do you find time to take care of ...

Orbit wants to help you smarten up your sprinklers even if you only own a $10 oscillator attached to a garden hose. The company's new B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer, on display at CES in Las Vegas, ...

Our homes are getting smarter and smarter these days, with all sorts of new ways to measure, analyze and optimize our experience, consumption and cost-efficiency. Whether you’re the type of person who ...

Orbit’s second-generation smart hose timer, the B-hyve XD, gains a display and a stronger Bluetooth radio. Full irrigation systems are complex and costly, and in today’s drought-stricken environment ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbit Irrigation Products announced today it has gone “smart” with a Wi-Fi Sprinkler Timer, the “b-hyve.” The b-hyve is designed to save water, while maintaining a ...

Orbit Irrigation’s B-Hyve Smart Flood Sensor ($99.99 for a pack of three) is a DIY leak detection system that comes with three tiny water sensors and a plug-in hub that connects them to your home ...

At CES, Orbit announced two new products and an integration with Apple HomeKit, with the B-hyve hose Faucet Timer offered as a simple way to add timing functionality to an existing sprinkler system, ...