The MTA is joining the 21st century with contactless payment
Soon, Hillary Clinton won't be the only one incapable of swiping an MTA metrocard to ride New York's subways.
Flower power: This smart air purifier uses plants instead of filters
Clairy, a smart flower pot and air purifier, helps purify the air in your space via a fan and real plants.
Keys are so 2015, but Kwikset’s keyless smart lock could be the wave of the future
If you tend to lose your keys, you might be better off with a keyless lock. Try Kwikset's newest offering, which relies on a touchpad instead of a key.
Got cats, pollen, dust mites? Sprimo scrubs your air and tells you what’s in it
How’s your air quality? The Sprimo smart air purifier has sensors to tell you what you’re breathing in.
Need a couch to crash on? Overnight mixes Airbnb with Uber on-demand
Overnight combines the best of Airbnb and Uber: connecting spontaneous travelers with local hosts instantly
These two Qardio health devices will anchor Target’s Connected Health section
Target is helping consumers better monitor their health. The retailer has added a Connected Health section that will feature at least two Qardio devices.
New JavaScript attack infects your phone and changes your router's DNS settings
There's a new JavaScript-based attack in town that will change your router's DNS settings through a mobile website and a visiting smartphone.
Room at the Inn: Airbnb wants to design rentable spaces from the start
If Airbnb gets its way, you'll soon be renting out rooms in a much more purposeful manner.
Outrunning the competition: New Balance to sell limited run of 3D-printed running shoes
New Balance's Zante Generate will be the company's first shoe made with a 3D printed midsole. The company will initially only release 44 pairs this Friday.
This architect’s custom Lego room is straight from your childhood dreams
Architect Jeff Pelletier loved playing with Legos so much as a kid that he became an architect. He made a whole room to house his crazy collection.
You can now order Taco Bell via Slack without ever talking to a human
As if fast food couldn't get any faster, a new integration between Slack and Taco Bell is proving the impossible to be quite possible.
Houston’s Ivy Lofts simplify apartment life by embracing small living spaces
Houston, Texas will soon be home to the United States' largest micro apartment dubbed the Ivy Lofts. Small but sophisticated, the Ivy Lofts exude high tech.
The majority of Airbnb hosts are violating San Francisco laws
According to a new report, over 25 percent of homes in San Francisco listed on Airbnb are in violation of the city's laws.
Decorilla’s new VR app lets customers digitally walk through rooms that don’t exist yet
The online interior design platform Decorilla provides users the ability to work closely with designers and now, the company lets people tour homes in VR.
This Silicon Valley startup promises to turn you into a better boyfriend
A Silicon Valley startup is helping techies become better boyfriends by delivering them a gift each month to pass on to their girlfriend or wife.
Smart alcohol connoisseur Synek launches Somm smart wine dispenser on Kickstarter
After enjoying past crowdfunding success with its craft beer dispenser, Synek turns to Kickstarter yet again to help fund the Somm smart wine dispenser.
Nightmare roommates begone! Roomi expands shared housing app into Washington, DC
Roomi has announced that it is expanding into the Washington, D.C. area. The service facilitates the hunt for shared housing situations.
Nest considers compensating owners of the soon-to-be defunct Revolv
In an attempt to appease angry Revolv owners, Nest is now considering compensating consumers "on a case-by-case basis."
Upload some photos, take a style quiz, and these online interior designers do the rest
Laurel and Wolf is an interior design startup that provide all of their services online.
Amped Wireless has a wall-mounted network extender that reaches 11,000 square feet
Amped Wireless has launched a new wireless network extender that mounts in an electrical socket and provides up to 11,000 square feet of extra coverage.
Control more of your home through Amazon’s Alexa with the new Smart Home API
Amazon has released a new Smart Home API meant to make it even easier for you to control your entire home through its Alexa virtual assistant.
If Google built a tech-filled city from scratch, would you move there?
If Google's sibling company Sidewalk Labs built a city 'from the internet up', would you want to move there? Sidewalk CEO calls it "a compelling idea."
Ryobi’s modular garage door opener has more features than some smartphones
Soon enough, the 21st-century garage will be about as well-connected as our human residences, and leading the charge is none other than Ryobi
Architects have high hopes for this Tiny+ home made out of hempcrete
Green Built is creating a first-of-its-kind Tiny+ house made out of hempcrete, a natural, non-toxic, renewable material.
Skip Ikea’s terror-inducing mobs and shop at home in a VR showroom
On Tuesday, IKEA announced the release of a pilot virtual reality app, one that it has rather literally named the "IKEA VR Experience."
Nest is making Revolv more useless than a plastic brick
Nest is set to kill integration with Revolv, turning it into a useless piece of plastic. As of May 15, neither the Revolv hub nor the app will work.
Are these adult dorms? WeLive promises a furnished apartment, like-minded neighbors
Now that tech offices are looking more and more like communes than places of work, it only makes sense that the industry take the next step -- meet WeLive.
It might be pricey, but building your own broadband network might be the way forward
Getting fed up with waiting on legal matters to come to their conclusion, a Tennessee man has spent $400,000 to build his own broadband network.
Weekly Rewind: Tinder gets political, edible spoons, and more
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Believe it or yacht, these boat windows double as transparent touchscreen LCDs
Taptl makes transparent LCD displays that are also touchscreens. The technology can be put inside a window and used as TVs or a GPS.