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The FTC warns how companies could use your data collected from smart devices

Meet smart mattress pad Luna: It knows when you’re sleeping and awake

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Preparing your home for winter storm Juno

10 SkyMall Products We Wouldn’t Mind Having in the house

a conversation with skybell co founder andrew thomas smart home appliances

Like it or not, you’re going to have a smarter home in the next couple of years

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Got Nest? Some insurance companies reward smart-home device owners

No strings attached: Hoover goes cordless with three new vacuums

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Will Panasonic corner the market with its triangular robot vac?

Whip up a baby bottle in 15 seconds with this smart machine

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Selling your home? See if it’s in one of 2015’s hottest neighborhoods

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$900 a month snags you an entire portable house in Amsterdam

Rent too damn high? Soon Amsterdam residents may be able to live in a Heijmans ONE house. They're portable and stay on vacant lots, so rent is cheap.
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Sous vide at home: GE’s Bluetooth-connected cooktop lets you cook like the French

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This pocket-sized washing machine uses ultrasound to vibrate stains out of your clothes

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This ‘tree’ generates enough electricity to heat your apartment

Carrier Côr smart thermostat

Carrier turns up the heat on Nest with Côr, its own smart thermostat

AC specialist Carrier debuted Côr, its smart thermostat, at CES 2015. While the features aren't terribly different from Nest, what may set it apart is that Carrier has over 100 years of experience in the heating and cooling business.
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Have cats who love cardboard boxes? Then check out this DIY cat playground

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Kitchen utensils designed for the artist and the surgeon

You had one job! Kitchen appliances that only do one thing

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Imagining the smart home with a TV as its hub

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The best way to load a dishwasher, according to science

Panasonic Concept Kitchen Stove

Take a peek into the future of cooking with Panasonic’s concept kitchen

Panasonic showed off its concept kitchen at CES 2015. Though we may never see all the features, there are some things we think could become a reality.
GE Café Series refrigerator with Keurig K-Cup brewing system

Cubed, crushed, or … coffee? GE’s new Café fridge will brew up a K-Cup

Neeo

One remote you don’t want to lose: Neeo controls your TV and smart home

a roundup of ces 2015s coolest smart home products

21 gadgets that prove the smart home of the future is almost here

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Shivering in your radiator-heated apartment? This kit could help

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Start the wash from work with Whirlpool’s smart washer and dryer

Whirlpool introduced a smart washer and dryer at CES 2015 that you can control from a smartphone app and pair them with your Nest thermostat.
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A smart sleep device that monitors you and the rest of the family

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Is that rain? Bosch’s slew of smart home products give weather recs and much more

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Smart security, with camera, motion sensors, and facial recognition, in one light bulb

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Love the sun but hate the burn? A pool thermometer to monitor your UV exposure

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Why hasn’t Nest thought of this? Keen shows off smart vents at CES 2015

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Turn on your oven by whispering sweet nothings to it

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This 3D food printer must master cookies before it can print you a pizza

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A bed that promises to banish monsters and track your kids’ sleep patterns

Sleep Number debuted its SleepIQ Kids Bed at CES 2015. Much like the adult version, it monitors sleep, but the company also added some child-friendly features, like night lights and monster detectors.