Legrand and Samsung wants to make a home that thinks for itself and you
As part of Eliot, Legrand's new internet-of-things program, the electric product specialist will use Samsung's Artik Cloud to make homes autonomous.
Gryphon is the smart router that will protect your home from cyberattacks
Gryphon is a Wi-Fi router with built-in real-time parental control and smart machine learning security that you can easily manage with a smartphone app.
Deadly button batteries are responsible for a rising number of injuries
Button-style batteries used in remote controls, flameless candles, and electronic devices cause fatal and serious injuries each year despite warnings.
Ollie Box Shop is a lifestyle brand from makers of ultra-chic micro apartments
Ollie, makers of innovative micro apartment living spaces, has just launched a new home goods and accessories online marketplace.
Pressed is best: Handcraft the perfect cup of joe with the Flair Espresso Maker
By ditching modern instant coffee maker design, Sergio Landau created an espresso maker capable of letting users handcraft their daily java.
Base Forge’s ‘Lightest’ lamp will levitate, change color, brighten your day
Want to really light up a room? Then check out Lightest, the floating lamp which can also change color courtesy of a smartphone app.
Let QS Supplies' radiators impress you with both form and function
The radiators from QS Supplies defy the notion that these heating devices have to be ugly white grates -- rather, these radiators are works of art.
Don't curse the darkness — carry the Halos wireless lamp wherever you go
You won't need many lamps when you can move the Halos wireless smart lamp from room to room. It can sit on a charging stand or stick to glassy surfaces.
When silent mode isn’t enough, seal your phone in the signal-killing Pause box
When a user put her phone into the box and closes the lid, Pause interferes with radio waves. That means no signals get through.
Judge nixes Airbnb’s suit against San Francisco over unregistered listings
U.S. District Judge James Donato rejected Airbnb's lawsuit against San Francisco, which was originally launched in June.
These smart customizable e-sneakers have real sole
Kitted out with embedded sensors and flexible LED screens, the high-tech Vixole trainers let users personalize their shoes using embedded flexible displays.
MIT researchers make buildings smart enough to ‘sense’ internal damage over time
MIT researchers have developed a model that analyzes ambient vibrations and uses these insights to monitor buildings for damage or mechanical stress.
No More Tea Bags is the aerosol tea sprayer you never knew you needed
Fed up with traditional tea bags? No More Tea Bags is the tea-drinking alternative that lets users craft a piping hot cup Earl Gray out of an aerosol can.
Even people who can afford to buy their homes increasingly prefer to rent
The American dream of owning your own home has little appeal for rich people, who increasingly prefer to rent rather than buy.
Airbnb and the city of Seattle team up to offer lodging during natural disasters
Airbnb and the city of Seattle have teamed up to help offer disaster relief to those who might need it in case of an emergency.
Could Amazon offer housekeeping as its latest Prime perk?
It looks like Amazon prime could soon offer more than online services and cheap shipping -- it could offer housekeeping, too.
Innovative lamp shade invites owners to practice origami skills during assembly
Launched via Kickstarter this week, the Origami Lamp Shade lets owners quickly and easily fold their own lamp shades out of Dupont-constructed Tyvek.
Amazon is having a 1-day sale on the Echo, $40 off
The Echo is a cylindrical, Bluetooth speaker powered by Amazon's Alexa AI. Today only, you can save $40 off Amazon's do-it-all intelligent device.
Get your caffeine and creativity fix with a coffee maker built from Lego bricks
Comprised almost entirely of LEGOs, a creative team of engineers created the ultimate instant coffee machine that's sure to tug on your nostalgia.
Startup builds robot to clear your driveway of snow
Let Kobi the cute robot shovel your snow and rake those leaves.
So steamy: How to use a pressure cooker
A pressure cooker is like a slow cooker on steroids. The device uses, well, pressure to force heat into your food, resulting in quick yet tender meals.
Amazon has introduced an Alexa skills marketplace
Shopping for an Alexa Skill on Amazon just got as easy as, well, shopping on Amazon.
Will tech take the romance out of dating and replace it with intelligence?
The third annual 'Future of Dating' report predicts an increasing use of smart technology in data gathering and online matchmaking.
Halt! A new home security system deploys a drone to patrol your property
Sunflower Home Awareness System combines outdoor smart light sensors with an aerial drone-based camera to let you know what's happening around your home.
Remember Big Mouth Billy Bass? It just got outfitted with Alexa
You didn't know you needed them in your life, but now that they're together, you probably won't be able to resist either Big Mouth Billy Bass or Alexa.
Daylight Saving time is tonight … is it really necessary?
You may not know it, but DST has been around for close to 100 years. Has it outlived its purpose?
Check out the incredible brickwork completed by robots in Shanghai
Meet Chinese studio Archi-Union Architects, who programmed robots to build a new art gallery in Shanghai's West Bund district.
Ingenious 3D printed brackets make it ridiculously simple to build your own wooden furniture
Using 3D printing and local materials, Standard Products is a new take on furniture design for the digital generation, based around user customization.
First the phones, and now this — Samsung issues recall on exploding washers
Less than a month after recalling its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, Samsung has yet again issued a recall, this time concerning its top-loading washers.