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A river runs under it: This family turned a railroad bridge into a home

Luckily for this family, the train doesn't come over the bridge anymore ... because their house is on top of the railroad bridge.
four smart home remotes that want to control your cube controler

Smart-home remotes want to replace your phone, but they have their own issues

Mr. Everything

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Solar sails, jelly printers, EEG headphones

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
the sandwich knife cuts bread just for sandwiches

Turn any sandwich into a taco with this special bread knife

tead device will change way boil water miito boiling without kettle

Ditch the kettle: Save energy by boiling water with an electromagnetic field (Updated)

Boldly go live in this Star Trek apartment for $110,050

This apartment was transformed to look like the Star Trek Voyager. It lacks modern appliances, but will sell for £70,000. Or that's what the owner hopes.
carnegie mellon students invent moving scanner argo dog with boxes

This scanner could one day make moving a whole lot easier

A group of students have created the ultimate tool to make moving easier. It’s called Argo, and it looks like a supermarket scanner.
keurig kolds price will be about 300 glass of iced tea

There’s nothing chill about Keurig Kold’s price of $300

Keurig Green Mountain has been partnering with companies, such as Coca-Cola, to make sure their customers have plenty of options once the time comes.
apple tv homekit hub ios 8

Rumors suggest HomeKit is delayed, Apple says no

mattress, respark, home

When did you last have sexytime? This mattress texts if it’s been too long

Respark has tracking sensors embedded within it, and it uses them to track the movement in bed. In short, it knows when you’ve been busy.
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iRobot wants to map your house and connect your smart home

iRobot is working to create the perfect technology to manage all of your smart home, and it plans to do so with a new mapping system.
ring video doorbell adds chime to alert you visitors

Ring Video Doorbell’s Chime alerts you to visitors the old-fashioned way

Ring Video Doorbell is a new product that lets you see who’s at the front door with your smartphone.
this alarms high frequency pitch is hard to ignore hyperalarm alarm clock

Love your snooze button? You’ll hate this high-frequency alarm clock

When it’s time for it to go off, Hyperalarm will emit noise at a high frequency that your brain can’t ignore.
Neo Smartpen N2

Neo Smartpen N2 review

betterback posture kickstarter screen shot 2015 05 12 at 11 52 51 am

This ingenious device makes it impossible to slouch in your office chair

Instead of using wearable sensors to pester you throughout the day, BetterBack uses a set of simple, adjustable straps to keep your spine from bending into an arc while you sit.

This $8.6M apartment will disconnect you from the outside world

A new $8.6 million co-op listing has garnered the attention of many, specifically because it was wired to block all external signals.
sony to debut led light bulb with bluetooth speaker

Sony plants a Bluetooth speaker in an LED light bulb

This 360-lumen bulb has Bluetooth capabilities that allow you to connect it to your smartphone and control it from afar.
ipet homeplay lets you play with your pets from anywhere pet toy cat

Pet-per-view: Watch and play with your cat from work with this smart system

the fibonacci clock requires math to tell time

This Fibonacci clock forces you to do math to tell the time

The Fibonacci Clock tells the time using glowing lights and the Fibonacci sequence.
the fresh coffee jar makes sure you dont run out of beans smart

Full of beans: This jar automatically orders coffee when you’re running low

The Fresh Coffee Jar will make sure that you’re never without a cup of joe. This jar stores and measures your coffee using a smart inventory monitor.
harvard students smoker makes amazing brisket

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: Harvard students’ device makes perfect brisket

coolest stuff at the hardware store tools

The coolest stuff you didn’t know you could get at the hardware store

elvis summer creates tiny home for homeless friend 500

For $500, a man built a homeless woman a tiny house

Irene McGee, 60, had previously been homeless for 10 years. Then, she met a local resident named Elvis Summers, 38, who helped her build a tiny house.
CGear Sand-Free mat

Best stuff to bring to the beach 2015

Soon it'll be scalding hot; escape the heat at the beach. Get ready with tech like a solar Bluetooth sound system and the coolest cooler.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: $9 computers and $5 smartphone microscopes

ora pod charges your phone without wires wireless charger ball

This little ball of energy charges your phone without wires

The Ora pod is a 5W power adapter that works with iOS mobile devices, as well as Android and Windows products that have a microUSB connection.
Fizzics

Fizzics promises to pour a perfect draft-beer head, straight from the bottle

google maps users upload food pics carmel winery photography plate

Specially designed plates make taking photos of your food practically mandatory

mit researchers device lets walls track vital signs heart rate monitor

When the walls have ears, they can listen to your breathing and heart rates

MIT researchers are working on a new technology called Vital-Radio, which will monitor your vital signs at home.
keurig brings back refillable kcups

As sales plummet, Keurig promises to bring back refillable K-cups

Green Mountain is giving customers the ability to brew their java of choice, but isn't doing away with the DRM-like system that blocks out competitor cups
tesla powerwall canada reseller 2

Tesla batteries sold out through middle of next year

During a conference call with investors and journalists on May 6, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company is already seeing a high demand for Powerwall.
experts say dishwashers use less water than hand washing dirty dishes in a sink

Hands off: Why you should be using your dishwasher

Experts now agree that using the dishwasher is far more efficient and environmentally friendly than hand washing dishes.
this genie turns dehydrated food into meals in seconds maker

Sort of like a Keurig for food, this machine makes meals in 30 seconds

The Genie, which is the size of a standard coffee maker, can turn 140 grams of dehydrated ingredients into a delicious meal.
Nyrius Smart Outlet

Nyrius Smart Outlet review

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