A single sensor could hold the key to the future of the smart home
Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed a "synthetic sensor-based device that can monitor multiple types of phenomena in a room."
Ikea's new food recipes give you something to chew on — literally
Ikea is already in the business of providing you with your starter furniture. Now, it's in the business of providing you with starter recipes
After years of being incompatible, Nest is considering adopting HomeKit
Google-owned Nest is having a change of heart regarding Apple's HomeKit, and is "at least considering adopting HomeKit."
Light up your bathroom with IllumiSoap for all those midnight toilet runs
Going to the bathroom in the dark of night is already hard enough. Getting your hands clean afterwards doesn't need to be any harder.
Herman Miller designs office furniture that delivers activity reports
Herman Miller debuted Live OS, "the first human-centered, enterprise-ready system of connected furnishings."
Let Alexa order you a cup of joe straight from your own Bosch coffee maker
Bit by bit, you'll be able to control every aspect of your home with Alexa. The latest appliances to jump on the bandwagon are from Bosch
Tea bags are downright barbaric next to Teforia’s $400 Leaf infuser
If ever you doubted that brewing the perfect cup of tea is nothing less than art, the Teforia Leaf is here to prove you wrong.
Know who’s at the door even if you aren’t there yourself with the Xchime
You don't have to answer your door to know who's at your door. Not if you have the Xchime Video Doorbell, now on Indiegogo.
Facebook updates Safety Check feature to assuage friends and families’ fears
Facebook has updated its Safety Check feature in hopes of making it easier for folks to assuage the fears of friends and family.
Wi-Fi-certified smart homes eliminate dead spots from the garage to the patio
Thanks to Lennar and Alexa, you can soon buy a home designed with voice control, shopping, and home automation in mind.
Why buy a bunch of smart appliances when you can just buy an IntelliPlug?
The IntelliPlug from smart home company Cnct is heralded as the world's smallest and most affordable smart plug.
Anova Nano Precision Cooker is now available for pre-order for under $90
The Anova Nano aims to make sous vide cooking accessible to home cooks everywhere, and will have a price tag of just $99.
Twitter just made Direct Messages more useful for brands by adding buttons
Twitter began rolling out new functionality to its Direct Message bots that will allow developers to establish concrete actions.
You can now apply for a job at McDonald’s via a ‘Snaplication’
Who says Snapchat isn't a serious app? It's certainly serious enough to land you a job. That is, if you want your job to be at McDonald's.
Contact-blocking option solves one of Alexa Calling’s big privacy concerns
As it turns out, Amazon admits that "there currently is not a way to block someone from contacting you" with Alexa Calling.
Indoor smart garden uses artificial intelligence to grow real plants
No matter how agriculturally dumb you may be, artificial intelligence is here to help. It comes in the form of AVA Byte from AVA Technologies.
NASA and Ikea are teaming up to build furniture meant for new horizons
Ikea is now "looking into how a Mars habitat can become more like home," so that one day we'll have furniture on other planets.
