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a map shows the loudest and quietest parts of u s noisiest us

Do you live in the noisiest part of the U.S.? A map shows the country’s loud and quiet spots

thermoneystat is a smart thermostat that works on dollars not degrees

What’s your heating budget? Plug it into this thermostat, and it won’t go over the limit

intelligence director warns iot spying connected privacy

When everything is connected, how will we keep creeps out and private data in?

This Smart Jar keeps track of your food so you never have a baking emergency

mychai is an electric tea diffuser

Mychai is a device to heat and brew your tea, one cup at a time

Hey, baby, what’s your size? A smart tape measure promises you’ll always know

mitsubishi reveals its smart home concept electric

Mitsubishi wants its smart home to sense your health and mood

Mitsubishi wants to design a smart home that will be able to tell all that and more about you then have its appliances offer recommendations.
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Nest User posts video of his frustrating experience with un-silence-able Protect

Want to live in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane? Buy the Enchanted Forest

girl scouts cookie oven makes homemade cookies

Cookie time all the time: This (toy) oven lets you make Girl Scout cookies at home

ArcSoft Simplicam security camera angle stand

ArcSoft Simplicam review

ikea makes emoticons to improve relationships

Ikea wants you to use its emoticons so you don’t break up in its store

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Swedish fish have it good! Check out this Scandinavian 3D-printable aquarium

chocolate shooter lets you snort

Why eat chocolate when you can snort it? A Belgian chocolatier invented a way

Take a look in this book, and it turns into a stool

freezer wave wins the odd invention challenge cooling microwave

A karaoke shower and microwave that freezes food win the Odd Invention Challenge

KegSmarts

Avoid an empty keg with a brilliant beer tap that knows what’s left, and more

firstbuilds paragon is a 12 inch induction cooktop sous vide

Paragon is a portable, affordable induction cooktop

This polite, drink-fetching robot may one day be a grandparent’s best friend

woman rescued by the fire department after robot vacuum attack

Disaster strikes when woman falls asleep on the floor near her robot vacuum

smartthings becomes z wave alliance board of directors member smart home starter kit

SmartThings joins Z-Wave Alliance’s board of directors, so what does that mean?

foodsniffer analyzes chemicals to detect food spoilage

How funky is your chicken? This device detects if your meat is decaying

Orange Chef Prep Pad 2 review

Orange Chef Prep Pad review

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Do you want vegan meals home delivered? What if they’re from Beyoncé?

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Cover your stuff in Pixie Points for a digital map of everything you love to lose

The Shower of the Future

Scrub up like a Mars-bound astronaut with this water-recycling shower

Nest

Nest studied customers’ heating and cooling savings, and the results are in

This faucet that makes water look like latticework has ruined us for other sinks

the 37 5 bedding system regulates your sleep temperature with technology sheets

These sheets promise to keep you at the perfect temperature all night long

Samsung DW80h9970US

Samsung DW80h9970US review

airbnb acquires lapka a sensor making company airbnb1

Yikes, people are charging a lot for Super Bowl home rentals

brew boss is an automated home kit

How do you brew? Brew-Boss automates the beer-making process so anyone can do it

wishbone is a smart thermometer that touchlessly takes temperatures joywing

What’s the story, Wishbone? This smart thermometer takes temperatures touchlessly

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Spend the night dangling at 9,000 feet in this gondola turned Airbnb chalet