Sleep with the fishes in the world’s first underwater villa
You can already dine underwater in the Maldives, and soon you'll be able to sleep there, too. Billed as "the world's first underwater residence," the plush accommodation will allow guests to lose themselves in the stunning marine life that surrounds their room right there in the Indian Ocean.
From waffles to paninis or even steak, DeLonghi’s All-Day grill does it all
We spent some time with the Livenza Digital All Day Contact Grill with Waffle Plates and found a lot to recommend it. Best described as the monster truck of panini makers, this versatile model sports huge grill plates that can accommodate up to six hamburgers or three panini sandwiches at once.
LG’s SmartThinQ appliances cook up support for both Alexa and Google Assistant
Whether you're an Amazon Alexa loyalist or a Google Assistant afficionado, you'll be able to control your smart kitchen with your voice. That is, if your smart kitchen boasts LG smart appliances. The company announced that its line of SmartThinQ appliances are now compatible with both Alexa and Google Assistant.
Lutron buys Ketra to increase its presence in smart home lighting
Lutron Electronics, a leader in smart lighting and shading products, will acquire Ketra, a company that creates indoor lighting solutions emulating daylight. Ketra is known for lamps that mimic natural light, and can generate a wide variety of colors, including white, pastel, and saturated colors.
Adobe just bought Sayspring, a program for creating voice-control apps
Adobe's experiments with voice control are likely to grow, now that the company has acquired Sayspring, a company with an app for developing personal assistant apps. Adobe hasn't yet shared how the software will be integrated into the Adobe family, but companies say the app will continue to be developed.
Electrolux partners with Innit to streamline the meal-planning process
Thanks to a new partnership, Innit will provide the brains behind Electrolux's connected cooking experience, helping to create "personalized meal content with visual guidance," allowing home chefs to control their appliances simply by tapping their smartphone screens. Dinner just got a whole lot easier.
Target will deliver your large in-store purchases straight to your door
Whole Foods is delivering, Walmart is delivering, and now, Target is delivering, too. The retail giant is hoping to make things a bit easier for its urban shoppers to get their big ticket items home with a new solution -- same-day delivery of your large in-store purchases.
Dog hair everywhere? These pet hair products actually work
Looking for a pet hair product that actually works? From vacuums to air purifiers, these are some of the best pet hair remover products you can buy right now. Pretty soon, your pet hair problem could be drastically reduced.
The most luxurious Airbnb rentals on Earth let you live the high life for awhile
Do you want to live like you're on 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' for a few days? Well, there's more to Airbnb than you might think. Check out some of the most lavish Airbnb rentals in existence, whether you're into renting your own private island or a Swedish castle.
Hackers broke into a casino’s high-roller database through a fish tank
With connected devices multiplying every year, security flaws are increasing as well. Once hackers get a toehold into your network, they can use it to steal valuable data, as a casino found out with the aquarium thermostat in its lobby.
Real estate juggernaut Zillow is going to start buying and flipping houses
Zillow is no longer playing the middleman in the real estate game. The Seattle-based company announced that it would expand testing of a pilot program in Phoenix, in which it will buy and sell homes directly. It's a feature called "instant offer," and involves some home flipping on Zillow's part.
Flood-proof your home with Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Leak/Water Freeze Detector
At $80, the Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Leak and Water Freeze Detector is a simple and smart early-warning system for homes susceptible to floods. Setting it and forgetting it could someday save your life.
Monolith BBQ Guru Edition Classic review
Take a whiff: can you smell it? It’s almost barbecue season, so it’s no surprise you’re looking for a high-tech grill. We tested out the Monolith BBQ Guru Edition with CyberQ Cloud to see if a traditional Kamado-style grill with a modern temperature probe and control base can live together in harmony.
Google Home partners with Netflix to launch ‘Lost in Space’ family game
Netflix is your one-stop shop for binge-watching all your favorite TV shows, old and new movies, and Netflix original series. Now, Google Home and Netflix have partnered together to create fun games that combine two of your favorite things. In the family-friendly game, users can talk directly to the five members of the Robinson family.
Sleep cheek to cheek with the bootyful Buttress pillow
The Buttress looks remarkably like your Gluteus maximus (if you do a lot of squatting and working out in general), so even if you don't decide to sleep on or with the butt pillow, it might provide some inspiration for what your rear end might look like. It successfully reached its Kickstarter funding goal.
I ordered tea from Amazon, but got a box from Walmart. What happened?
When we order items from Amazon, we expect them to come from Amazon. That's not what happened to me. I ordered chai tea from Amazon and got a box from Walmart instead. I did a little detective work to find out exactly what had happened and ran into what is referred to as retail arbitrage.
Elevating bed clears some space during the day in this tiny home on a trailer
Tru Form Tiny, a professional tiny home builder, recently unveiled a towable dwelling called the Urban Payette with Elevator Bed. The most unique feature of the home? You guessed it -- an elevating bed that adds convenience and flexibility to living in a tiny, multipurpose space.
Why can’t millennials cook? Blame tech, survey says
If you tend to write off millennials as lazy, entitled people who still live in their parents' basements, you'll probably really enjoy the results from a new Porch survey. While 70 percent of baby boomers know how to carve a turkey, less than half of millennials can say the same.
Guess the location of Maytag trucks around the U.S. to win some major appliances
Want to get your hands on some Maytag appliances without spending a cent? Maytag factories are deploying trucks all over the country, and those trucks are filled with Maytag appliances. Guess where they are and you could be one of 12 lucky winners over the next few weeks.
Florida mansion is a dream for the Disney lover who has $900,000 to spare
Not all of us have the luxury of living inside a fairy-tale, but for the lucky future owners of this Disney-themed mansion in Florida, dreams really do come true. If you ever manage to make it inside the so-called Mickey-and-Minnie house, you may believe that pumpkins can turn into carriages after all.
Amazon completes its acquisition of Ring, the video doorbell maker
Ring, the company behind the popular video doorbell, now has a new parent and a new price. On Thursday, Amazon announced that it had completed the acquisition of the smart home company, and to celebrate, is offering the video doorbell for the new lowered price of $100.
Apple HomePod sales are hugely disappointing, new reports say
While Apple has said that it's planning on adding more functionality to its Apple HomePod sometime later, it may need to pick up the pace. Because for now, sales are flagging big time. As per a Bloomberg report, the $349 price tag of the HomePod seems to simply be too high for many would-be customers.
Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistants put to work in New England ambulances
New England's Brewster Ambulance Service gets ready to test Amazon Alexa in ambulances as emergency response medical reference backup assistants. Starting this summer, Amazon Echo Dots in ambulances will help first responders reference established medical protocols for a wide range of medical emergencies.
Cox joins the smart home security game with Cox Homelife Automation
Even your television provider is looking for ways to make your home smarter. Meet Cox Homelife Automation, heralded as a new choice for customers "who want peace of mind to stay connected to loved ones and control their home, but don't feel the need for 24/7 monitored security."
First products from Facebook’s secret Building 8 lab could target Echo Show
There's been much talk over the last year that Facebook is preparing to launch a smart speaker. The latest report suggests it'll be hitting the market with two devices -- the first fruits of the secretive Building 8 hardware lab. We may have our first look at the patent behind the speaker, but details remain sparse.
Horizon Robotics’ smart security camera uses A.I. for serious facial recognition
The smart cameras of 2018 are getting smarter still.Startup Horizon Robotics has debuted a new HD smart camera that boasts serious artificial intelligence capabilities and can identify faces with an accuracy of up to 99.7 percent, the company claims.That's probably better than most humans.
Innit and Chef’d merge meal planning, shopping, and prep in a single app
Innit and Chef'd are teaming up to revolutionize the growing customized meal delivery market by integrating Chef'd's popular ingredient shop into Innit's intuitive mobile platform. The end result is an app-based service that helps users plan, purchase, and prepare meals worthy of a restaurant experience.
Deezer is now available on your Google Home if you’re in the U.K.
It's been just over a month since Amazon announced that its Echo devices would provide full support for music streaming service Deezer, and now, Google is making sure that it's not left in the dust. If you have a Google Home device and are in the U.K., you can now control Deezer with your voice.
After adding Hindi language support, Google Home launches in India
After recently adding Hindi language support, Google Home and Home Mini have made their debut in India. The announcement comes about a month after Google Assistant rolled out language support for Hindi, and will help Google compete with Amazon.
Walmart makes good on its grocery delivery promise in North Carolina city
On Tuesday, Walmart announced that thanks to the company's burgeoning army of personal shoppers and Postmates' delivery network, "thousands of Charlotte customers will be able to shop for and have fresh groceries delivered to their doorsteps."
SimpliSafe and August Lock integrate smart locks with security systems
Security firm SimpliSafe announced a new partnership with smart lock maker August Home that will integrate SimpliSafe's offerings into these 21st century locks.
Seven months after being acquired by Comcast, Stringify is back with new features
It's been a quiet few months since Stringify, the cloud-based Internet of Things company, was acquired by Comcast. Now, it's making some noise.
Washing the dishes can spice up your sex life and relationship, study finds
Why is dishwashing the worst chore for women? A new study by a nonprofit organization that studies family dynamics discovered some very interesting answers.