Apple clarifies list of HomeKit accessories in new categories
Apple has created a much easier to read list of accessories for its HomeKit platform, making it easier than ever to build a smart home.
Beacon wants to improve your quality of life by improving your quality of air
What has six sides, three key features, and is the secret to a better home? That might just be the Beacon, a new smart cube.
Float lots of different objects above this magical levitating base
The Levitaing X is your chance to enjoy a dinner where all the plates are floating above the table. How freaky is that?
Keep your food fresh in style with the new French door fridge from Jenn-Air
Keeping your food fresh never looked this good. Meet the newest French door refrigerator from Jenn-Air with not only beauty, but brains too.
Make your own almond butter and milk in minutes with the NutraMilk system
It's called NutraMilk, and it promises to help you make these delicious, health-conscious products in 12 minutes or less.
Instrumments 01 measuring tool: Our first take
The Instrumments 01 measuring tool is like a digital tape measure. We put it to the test to see how it compared to its analog inspiration.
Zero Waste Kitchen initiative challenges restaurants to improve sustainability
Zero Waste Kitchen is challenging three chefs to cut their food waste and compete to see who can do the best job of it.
Celebrity Cruises brings smart home automation to its latest ship class
Celebrity Edge won't be operational for a while, but Celebrity Cruises offered a sneak peak at how technology will improve the experience.
New Vitamix Ascent Series blenders make sure you use the correct container
Vitamix Ascent blenders use NFC wireless to detect the container size you're using to give you the correct ingredient portion for that size.
Alexa, why aren’t you a dude? How female digital assistants reinforce stereotypes
From Apple's Siri to Microsoft's Alexa, digital assistant almost always default to female. What effect does that have users?
Mirror-covered, home-shaped art installation reflects its desert environment
Decked top-to-bottom in mirrors, the Mirage art installation in California is the latest architectural achievement from artist Doug Aitken.
PassivDom makes totally autonomous homes capable of withstanding zombies
PassivDom, the maker of "the first totally autonomous house in the world," wants you to be able to enjoy an off-grid 3D-printed gadget house.
Latch shows off its new Latch R Series, a smart access system for the modern home
The new Latch R Series from Latch is heralded as the "first smart access [system] for apartment and office building entrances and elevators."
Chowbotics and its salad-making robot Sally want to prepare your next meal for you
A company called Chowbotics Inc just raised $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding to help develop "food service robots."
Elon Musk promises to solve south Australia’s energy crisis in 100 days
To help solve South Australia's growing energy issues, Elon Musk says he'd completely fix the problem in 100 days or the service is free.
Weekly Rewind: Smartphones' effect on conversation, how to hide your wires, where to watch cartoons
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
What’s the big attraction behind the Speed Queen washer cult?
Sometimes fancier isn't better. Washing machines from Wisconsin-based Speed Queen keep running for decades.
Enjoy cleaner air and bigger savings with the Winix 5500-2 air purifier, now $135
If you're looking for a True HEPA air purifier for your home, then Amazon is currently offering a $115 discount on the top-rated Winix 5500-2.
Meet Braeön: A new material that’s stronger than steel, more versatile than duct tape
We may have found the world’s strongest material hidden in plain site in a Kickstarter campaign for a thin polymer ribbon called Braeön.
Apps let you see how furniture will look in your home without straining your back
Apps that help furniture shoppers find items have added AR functionality to let buyers see how purchases would look in their homes.
Circle with Disney adds Alexa support, rewards for completing chores
Circle Media is launching a barrage of new apps and services for the Circle with Disney home network device, including Alexa voice support.
‘The Airbnb Story’: How an air mattress laid the foundation for an empire
In Leigh Gallagher's new book The Airbnb Story, she gets the scoop on one of the country's biggest success stories.
Look out, vacationers — Airbnb may be entering the long-term rental space
Your favorite short-term vacation rental site may soon be rebranding itself. Airbnb could be looking at long-term rentals.
Stir your espresso without destroying its foaminess with the Modishspoon
Promising to change the way you enjoy espresso, this Italian-designed Modishspoon is specially made to help keep your espresso crema intact
This 3D printed door latch can be unlocked with a PIN code, yet doesn’t require electricity
A team of researchers have made a 3D-printed door handle and latch even more sophisticated by adding a PIN pad.
Pebby the robotic toy means you'll never miss your pet when you're out
Brimming with features, Pebby is a robotic toy that lets you play with your pet from afar via your smartphone.
Whole Foods to sell juice from a seriously expensive juicer
If you can't afford to buy the $400 Juicero for your home, there's now another way for you to get your cold-pressed juice fix -- Whole Foods.
Sudden Coffee uses freeze-dried beans to make instant brew that doesn’t suck
Instant coffee has become synonymous with bad coffee, but there's a new company that's hoping to change that. Meet Sudden Coffee.