TechDen’s gadget lockbox gives your kids’ screen time a time-out
The Den, created by Australia-based company TechDen, provides parents with a hardware solution to lock down phones and tablets and manage their screen time. With the companion app, parents are able to set sessions for The Den to unlock, allowing children to use their devices.
Sparkel infuses bubbles and ingredients into sparkling water without cartridges
The Sparkel beverage system infuses water with flavor and carbonation without the use of CO2 canisters through a natural, patented process. You can make everything from carbonated water to your own mimosas at home. The units are now available for pre-order through Indiegogo.
Amazon shrinks the price for the Instant Pot Duo Mini to less than $50
Amazon shrunk the price for the Instant Pot Duo Mini 3-quart 7-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker to less than $50, a chance to save $32 off today only. Food preparation in the Duo Mini's sealed cooker preserves the nutritional content of meals and holds in flavors and aromas while cooking up to 6 times faster.
Walmart drops price cuts on both Pioneer Woman flowered Instant Pots
Walmart slashed the prices of both floral designs of the Instant Pot Pioneer Woman LUX60 6-Quart 6-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker. The cooker, which is functionally identical to the stainless steel-finish Instant Pot LUX60, makes a wonderful gift for Mother's Day, especially for Pioneer Woman fans.
Philips Hue smart bulbs get steep discounts at Best Buy
Philips Hue are some of the best smart bulbs on the market, but they are by no means the cheapest. That's why when we see a deal like Best Buy's on the Hue White and Color Ambiance BR30 bulbs, we recommend stocking up.
First-generation Sonos One smart speaker prices drop to just $150
We found a pretty great deal: The original Sonos One smart speaker is now $150, which is the lowest price we've seen since it launched. Though no longer the newest version, the first-gen model sounds identical to the second-gen, and will still get Google Assistant support when it launches later this year.
Hola, Alexa. Voice assistant will soon add support for Spanish speakers
Amazon's voice assistant is getting support for Spanish. The company announcedthat its Amazon Skills Kit development program will allow apps and skills creators to build support for Spanish into their services. Alexa devices will have Spanish support enabled later this year.
Amazon trims the price of the Philips Norelco 8900 Wet and Dry electric shaver
Amazon trimmed its price for the Philips Norelco Electric Shaver 8900 with SmartClean, Wet & Dry Edition S8950/90 by $73 for today's daily deal. This deal includes the three-head rotary shaver, click-on beard styler, and a shaver charger with an integrated cleaning and lubricating system. This deal expires at midnight.
The world is switching to eco-friendlier fridges and A/Cs, leaving the U.S. behind
Refrigerants used in U.S. fridges are terrible for the environment. Many other parts of the world use hydrocarbons instead of HFCs for refrigerants, but bipartisan legislation requiring the switch is stalled, and the Trump administration has yet to sign the Kigali Amendment, which requires similar changes.
As predicted, Arlo’s next smart doorbell will have a video camera
Arlo Technologies has been pretty tenuous about getting into the smart home market with both feet until recently but after new images of a video doorbell leaked from one of Arlo's partner companies, I-View Now, the company confirmed that an HD smart home video doorbell will be on the market soon.
Family sues Instant Pot after daughter is reportedly scalded by appliance
A Colorado family is filing a lawsuit against Instant Pot over an incident that resulted in their daughter receiving third-degree burns. According to the family, they were making soup in the appliance and attempted to de-pressurize it when the Instant Pot exploded in front of the 9-year-old girl.
Amazon chops price on smart garage door opener remote for Alexa
Amazon cut the price of Nexx Garage's NXG-100b smart Wi-Fi remote control for existing garage openers for a one-day deal. You can control the Nexx garage door opener with Amazon Alexa or Google Home or a mobile app. The MyQ Smart Garage Hub, also on sale, works with Key by Amazon for Prime customers in select areas.
August pauses shipments of its smart doorbell to correct video problems
The new August View is one of the highest-resolution smart doorbells on the market, but August has paused shipments of the device and offered full refunds following customer complaints about poor video quality, connectivity, and more. The View will resume shipping once the problems have been corrected.
Amazon slices prices on Nespresso Coffee and Espresso Machine bundles for 1 day
Amazon made severe price cuts for 24-hour countdown daily deals on three Nespresso Coffee and Espresso Machine bundles. Each bundle includes a coffee and espresso machine that uses Nespresso VertuoPlus coffee capsules, an Aeroccino milk frother, and 30 best-selling VertuoPlus coffee capsules.
Amazon Prime to get faster deliveries with one-day shipping pledge
In a bid to attract more Prime members and increase orders, Amazon is planning to halve its two-day delivery pledge for Prime customers worldwide, getting ordered goods to doorsteps in just one day. The company hopes improved delivery times will help it to stay ahead of rivals such as Walmart and Target.
The Google Home Hub is crazy cheap thanks to this massive $80 discount
The Google Home Hub is crazy cheap with a massive $80 discount. Let the Google Home Hub with its 7-inch touchscreen smart display serve as your smart home control center. Other smart displays start at more than $200, but with this limited time deal, the Google Home Hub is on sale for 53% off the usual $150 price.
Some food stamp recipients can now buy food online at Amazon, Walmart
A new pilot program that originated at the U.S. Department of Agriculture would enable beneficiaries of food stamps to buy food online from retailers like Amazon and Walmart. The pilot program will be launched in New York and spread to other states in the next few months.
Best Buy slashes prices on Sonos and Sonance outdoor speaker bundles
With the summer entertainment season coming fast, Best Buy slashed the price of the Sonos and Sonance Outdoor Speaker Streaming Audio Bundle with an xPress Audio Keypad. This outdoor bundle includes a Sonos Connect amplifier, two Sonance Outdoor Speakers, and an Audio Keypad. You can save $550 during this sale.
The Ninja Foodi multicooker gets a steep $80 price cut on Amazon
Amazon took a healthy chunk off the price of the Ninja OP302 Foodi Cooker, Steamer, and Air. This heavy-duty, multi-function appliance morphs from pressure cooker to air fryer, crisper, steamer, slow cooker, and even a dehydrator. Amazon just sliced $80 off the price of this 4.6 average star-rated customer favorite.
The Instant Pot LUX60 pressure cooker gets a huge price cut at Walmart
Walmart cut the price of the Instant Pot LUX60 6-quart, 6-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker so low, people who already have one Instant Pot may buy this one as a spare. With $40 in savings, now is a great time to pick up this fabulous kitchen appliance.
This Amazon Echo and Pandora Premium smart speaker bundle saves you $138
QVC just took every other online merchant to school with a massive discount on the second-generation Amazon Echo with a 3-month voucher for Pandora Premium. The minimum you save with this deal is $128. If this is your first order with QVC, the promotional code TAKE10 deducts an additional $10, for total savings of $138.
Arlo Audio Doorbell review
A lack of an integrated camera means that the Arlo Audio Doorbell isn’t as versatile as competitors, but a low price, simple installation and smart features make it an easy add-on for Arlo smart home fans. Read more in our full review.
Schlage Encode review
Easy to install and easy on the eyes, Schlage Encode’s integrated Wi-Fi and third-party platform support make it a fine choice for the smart home. But with other locks on the market, how does it stand up? We took it for a test run to see how well it worked.
Google Assistant for Android and iOS wants to tell you a story
Just in time for National Tell a Story Day on April 27, Google has added the ability for Google Assistant for iOS and Android to read you a story. Adding this functionality to the mobile Google Assistant means there are even more ways to catch up with a good book without even having to hold one.
Amazon’s Alexa reviewers reportedly have access to customer home addresses
We already learned earlier this year that when you talk to Alexa, Amazon employees may also be listening. As it turns out, they may have even more of your information. According to a new report, some Amazon employees who review Alexa recordings also have access to user addresses and locations.
A giant carb-free potato has just become an Airbnb rental
It's a big spud (kind of) but a really small Airbnb rental. The accommodation service's collection of quirky rentals just got a little quirkier with this latest addition, a giant potato prop that once toured around promoting Idaho's most famous crop. The Big Idaho Potato Hotel starts accepting guests in June 2019.
Amazon and Best Buy drop the price of the Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat with Sensor
Amazon and Best Buy have cut the price for one of our favorite smart thermostats, the Ecobee4 with built-in Alexa and an Ecobee Room Sensor. The Ecobee4 made our Best Smart Thermostats list for its fully functional Alexa voice service and its ability to monitor temperatures in up to 32 areas.
The startup behind the world’s first laundry robot has folded
When the Laundroid was first announced almost three years ago, then shown off at last year's CES, it was met with a fair bit of both intrigue and derision. But now Seven Dreamers, the company behind it, says the company is out of money.
Postmates expands to 1,000 more cities to take on DoorDash and Uber Eats
Postmates has expanded its on-demand delivery service to 1,000 more cities, taking the total number served to more than 3,500 across all 50 states and putting it within reach of 70% of households. It is currently the 4th-largest app-based meal delivery service in the country in terms of consumer spend.
You can soon take your Amazon returns to any Kohl’s store across the U.S.
Amazon has offered returns via a limited number of Kohl's stores since 2017, but the service is about to expand to all 1,150 of its outlets across 48 states. Kohl’s hopes the free service will help increase traffic to its stores and score it a few more sales as customers stay to browse its offerings.
Not only is Chucky back, he haunts your smart home in Child’s Play reboot
Smart homes may be all the rage right now but Orion Pictures has figured out a new way to scare you out of yours. It's putting the classic horror villain Chucky in charge of a murderous smart home platform called "Buddi" in the new reboot of Child's Play starring Mark Hamill as the infamous killer doll.
The Dyson Pure Cool air purifier fan gets a massive $210 price drop
Allergy season is here in strength, but you don't have to suffer. NewEgg and Rakuten have refurbished Dyson AM11 Pure Cool Tower Purifier Fans for $210 off, less than half the regular price. The AM11 removes 99.97% of allergens and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns. This unit cools in summer and purifies all year.
The Houzz app now lets you virtually tile your floor with augmented reality
Palo Alto-based home renovation and design firm Houzz is adding a new innovation to its View in My Room 3D application that gives users the ability to use augmented reality to see how their joint might look if they installed new tile in the place and order it on the spot.
You can now have your Amazon packages delivered in your garage
Starting today, you can get Amazon packages delivered directly insider your garage. Amazon is expanding its Amazon Key service with Key for Garage. Eligible Amazon Prime subscribers in 50 U.S. cities will be able to sign up, assuming they have a myQ-enabled smart garage door opener.