An indoor herb garden inspired by NASA technology. Rocket science degree not required.
It’s officially spring and that means in-season veggies are back. I can’t wait to make that first batch of pasta with fresh basil leaves in it, but the thing is that requires an indoor herb garden right now. And every year I try to grow herbs indoors, is...
A smart air conditioner that’s got beauty along with brains
If you’ve ever had a window air conditioning unit (raising my hand, along with probably everyone else who’s ever lived in New York), you know what a dilemma they pose: Is that gihugic electric bill worth being cool and comfortable, or should I suck it up...
All your robots are belong to us… in poster form.
From Artoo to Voltron, Johnny Five to Johnny Cab, and BMO to Wall-E, this robot poster basically a Most Wanted poster for all your favorite sci-fi cyborgs, computers, and holograms. Except the reason they’re wanted is because they’re so adorable....
Viking ranges go high tech, as if they weren’t already on every foodie’s covet list.
I’m really excited thinking about my future kitchen. It’ll have cool things like a smart refrigerator, Wi-Fi enabled appliances, and now, I’ve learned, a gorgeous Viking Professional 7 Series Range that will sync with my smartphone. A girl can dream,...
Legrand Adorne: The USB electrical outlet that needs to be in our homes, stat
I’ve been predicting for a while now that soon, every home will be equipped with USB electrical outlets. It’s clear that our tech is moving in that direction, with more and more gadgets charging via USB instead of traditional 15 amp plugs. And when they...
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the smartest of them all?
Since the Consumer Electronic Show, we have introduced you to Jetsons-like homes and smart appliances that we can only imagine in our futures. But there were also a lot of very cool smart appliances on display that you can get right now, like this sensor mirror from...
Geek decor levels up with awesome video game propaganda posters.
It sometimes appears that my kids’ devotion to Minecraft borders on fanatical. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was their screentime of choice tonight even over the Super Bowl. Rather than fight the love, I’m choosing to embrace it with these...
Polar vortex, shmolar vortex. The genius new Dyson Hot Fan Heater is keeping us toasty.
Polar vortex or not, it’s cold around here! Truth is, the freezing temps wouldn’t be so bad if our brand new heating system wasn’t cutting out on us every other day, which is why the wonderful new Dyson Hot Fan Heater is now keeping my family’s...
Mother home monitoring device by Sen.se: More like Big Brother
There were so many great tech products for families that came out of the Consumer Electronics Show this year like the kitchen of the future, cool home security systems that don’t look at all like security systems, even smart appliances that do the cooking for...
Belkin WeMo smart appliances mean soon you’ll be cooking dinner from your smartphone
I wasn’t able to attend last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but the word on the street (and from Liz, who was reporting from the scenes) is that household tech and smart appliances are blowing up in a big way. From app-controled appliances...
Buh-bye compact fluorescents: 3 remarkable light bulb innovations to save you money and energy
Wow, now here are three new light bulb innovations for the home that Thomas Edison never dreamed would exist. Mainly because he didn’t have a smart phone. Which he probably didn’t dream about either. Lumen TL800 First check out the Lumen TL800 (above)...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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