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the nuyu sleep system is a temperature changing mattress pad

This mattress pad controls your temperature based on your sleep cycle

At IFA 2015, Philips presented its watch, blood pressure monitor, and scale as part of a whole-health system, and has now added a sleep system to the mix.
mark bittman joins vegan meal delivery service purple carrot home

Purple Carrot wants you to get more plants in your life with its vegan meal delivery

Being a part-time vegan can help you eat more veggies, and that's where Purple Carrot wants to come in.
the groundfridge keeps food cool underground sand

The Groundfridge is like a modern-day root cellar

The Groundfridge is sort of like a modern-day root cellar. It keeps food cool all year round, with no electricity.
katris cat scratching blocks double as furniture

Katris shapes fit together like Tetris blocks and are made for cat claws

If you're sick of your cat destroying your furniture thanks to his sharp, sharp claws, then you might want to get a table that's made for scratching.
frey dirtyboy and laundress are specialized laundry detergents the detergent

Lights, darks, dudes: There are some super-specialized laundry detergents out there

Tide, All, and the like are meant to appeal to as many people as possible, but there are more specialized laundry detergents available now too.
panasonics eneloop storage system powers leds and phones panasonic solar

Panasonic’s eneloop is a portable power device for places without electricity

Panasonic has created the eneloop storage system, which uses solar cells and a battery to store power for lights and cell phones.
oliso smarthub sous vide induction cooktop feat

No counter space? Oliso does sous vide and induction cooking in 1 square foot

Don't feel like a full kitchen remodel but want an induction cooktop? The Oliso SmartHub fits on your counter and regulates temperature enough to sous vide.
layla launches its mattress delivery kickstarter matress set up

Layla is a mattress-delivery company that also throws in the bed frame

A cocktail on a table.

Smart kitchen scale Drop now guides you through making a perfect cocktail

apartments are available in a former hogwarts filming location apartment full exterior

Call Hogwarts home by moving into this former Harry Potter filming location

Cue the Harry Potter theme: You can now get an apartment (if you're a millionaire) in a former Hogwarts filming location.
the garden igloo is a geodesic dome for your lawn 001

No room for a conservatory? Try this lightweight geodesic dome, instead

apps and sites to sell old stuff gsalr

Clear some clutter this weekend with these apps and sites to sell your junk

this kickstarter wants to make a zombie proof cabin tiger shed kickstarer

Rot at home: You can help Kickstart this zombie-proof cabin

The zombies are coming! Will you survive? This Kickstarter wants to make a zombie-proof cabin where you can test out your survival skills.
colin furze builds an underground apocalypse bunker in his garden

Check out this British guy’s homemade underground apocalypse bunker

brandon bullis makes crazy halloween lights display synced to music house macklemore

Festival of frights: Check out this insane Halloween lights display

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What’s everyone dressing as for Halloween? Google’s Frightgeist map will show you

Google's brilliantly named Frightgeist is a map that shows you the most-searched-for costumes in your city. It also lists the top 500 most popular costumes.
Roomba 980

iRobot Roomba 980 review

wendell castle uses robots to make his gallery worthy furniture collection 007

It takes a robot to make 800-pound chairs that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars

Wendell Castle is a giant in the art furniture field. Using a robot, he carves chairs that weigh 800 pounds and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
the cocktail computer kickstarter

Punchcard drunk: The Cocktail Computer finds drinks based on the ingredients you have

The Cocktail Computer will combine the reliability of your recipe book with the filtering ability of the Internet. It's on Kickstarter right now.
Dyson 360 Eye at IFA

Dyson’s robot vacuum is available in Japan for a plan that will suck your wallet clean

Dyson is finally releasing its robot vacuum, the 360 Eye. The catch(es)? It's only available in Japan, and it costs over $1,200.
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When this disc glows red, you know you’re using too much water

The Oasys smart water meter has a touchscreen display that glows when you use too much H2O.
fortsy is an inflatable play fort on kickstarter magic cottage

These inflatable forts are super simple to set up and don’t cost a fort-une

Fortsy launched a Kickstarter for a fort that's so easy to set up, a 5-year-old can do it in just a couple minutes. Unlike the blanket forts of our youth.
agua water bottles were designed to become roof tiles crdc costa rica feat

This guy invented a water bottle that becomes a perfectly folded roof tile

'A'Gua water bottles were designed to have the perfect shape to fold up and become roof tiles for affordable housing in Costa Rica.
philips hue and sengled get their led lights ready for halloween pumpkin

Halloween is a holiday that screams for LED light bulbs

Few things set the mood like lighting, and if you want that mood to be terrifying, then these LED bulbs will definitely fit the bill.
move loot sells and delivers used furniture moveloot living room

Forget the truck rental, this service delivers secondhand furniture to your door

You may see cool-looking secondhand furniture store in a store, but how to get that huge table home? Move Loot delivers used furniture to your door.
zillow says these are the 20 best cities for trick or treating halloween featured

These cities better stock up on candy, because they’re the best for trick-or-treating

Halloween is weeks away, but if you want to start planning your trick-or-treating strategy now, you might want to check out these cities.
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August smart lock gets HomeKit compatibility and throws a video doorbell into the mix

August has a new version of its smart door lock available for preorder; it's compatible with HomeKit, so Siri can unlock your door.
Sharp R-830BS Convection Microwave Oven

Sharp Convection Microwave Oven review

quadra fire introduces a thermostat controlled wood stove adventure series feat

This thermostat-controlled wood stove helps keep your home the perfect temperature

Wood stoves have been around for centuries, but Quadra-Fire decided to update the technology by attaching its new Adventure series to a thermostat.
amazonfresh allrecipes lasagna

Need 20 things to make that Allrecipes meal? Instacart will now deliver them all

Allrecipes and Instacart have teamed up to help you order ingredients to cook an Instacart recipe. The service will deliver the food to your door.
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Apartmenception! This white blob is actually an apartment within an apartment

This marshmallow-like structure is actually a sort of man cave inside a converted warehouse its owners now call home.
mathematician james stewarts integral house on sale for 17 million

Calculus and music are integral to this $17-million home

Mathematician James Stewart loved calculus and music and incorporated both into his home. It's now on sale for $17 million.
the church of bacon starts indiegogo to buy penn jillettes house jillette slammer 007

An atheist church is raising money to buy Penn Jillette’s totally bananas house on Indiegogo

the meater is a smart wireless meat thermometer feat

The smart wireless thermometer untethers you from the grill in more ways than one

Who doesn't love a smart meat thermometer? The Meater decided to make them even better by going wireless.