smart home

If like me, your desk is starting to become a tangle of devices and cords and accessories, you'll get the genius of the iSkelter SlatePro Personal Tech Desk right away. Especially now that it's on sale. Handmade in Arizona from premium b…

There's no doubt that we are entering the era of the connected home. Products like the Belkin WeMo , WiFi slow cooker and Apple's rollout of HomeKit just scratch the surface of the influx of technology we expect in the coming year to hel…

As fans of the planet--and yeah, humanity in general--we're always looking for ways to live more sustainably and to help our kids be more aware of it too. And as we've all discovered over the years, it doesn't have to be about massive li…

With my third baby who has been on the move for a few months, I re-realized how vigilant we have to be when it comes to babyproofing. She is into everything, including electrical outlets (ack!), which is why I'm so glad I discovered the …

The idea makes perfect sense: a portable, high performance solar charger for my smart devices that -- best part -- is actually compact enough to carry around. That's the gist behind the Solarpod Buddy solar charger . It sounds kind of ne…

Last year we discovered the Nanoleaf LED light bulb which, besides looking super cool, actually is. It's a safer alternative to CF bulbs, projecting light 360-degrees like a traditional incandescent while saving money and energy. The one…

Just this week my 5-year-old son busted me for using my iPhone at the breakfast table. It's a no-no in our house, but I was reading something important . (It was a post ranking the Hot Guys of World Cup. See? Important.) Turns out, this …

Being a cyclist myself, I love seeing all the new advances to help keep bikes and their riders safe, and Skylock is at the top of my list for a bunch of cool reasons. The Skylock bike lock is a solar powered, Bluetooth enabled, wifi conn…

This? Oh, nothing. It's just the Livescribe 3 Smartpen . You know, quite possibly the greatest pen that has ever penned. Seriously. This cool tool is part gadget, part accessory, part productivity app, and now my new best friend, which i…

During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn't disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook's b…

Considering I was making the kids' lunches the other day and found my phone in the pantry, I really think I need a dedicated gadget like Phone Finder to help me keep track of my all-important-everything-device. I'm not the only one, righ…

I'm always amazed by how smart design can improve function and turn mundane items, like boring old power strips into cool power strips, which is where the new TwistVolt comes in. Remember the Snake, one of those twisty puzzles that came …

I'm thinking we might need to get with the new POWERQUBE charger pronto, and I'll tell you why. Because I have a feeling I'm not alone here. See, there's this one spot in our kitchen that somehow became plug-in central. It's where my hus…

If you're redecorating, considering redecorating, or have even once had a vague dream about redecorating that you kind of remembered in the morning, it's a pretty exciting time to roll up your sleeves get it done. Especially considering …

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 …

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 sh…

With the huge popularity of wearable tech and smartwatches , it's no surprise that Google is leading the fray with Android Wear which they just announced today. And from I can tell, it's worth getting excited about. Along with allowing t…

I'm completely on the wearable tech bandwagon, but I'm definitely still skeptical about the whole smart wallet concept. That doesn't mean I've written it off completely, which why I'm very intrigued reading about the new Wocket Wallet . …

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 …

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 plug…

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…

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-c…

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…

While we've got spring cleaning and organizing on the brain, that extends to my audio system options too. If you've got unwieldy woofers or cord nests polluting your otherwise clean (okay, sometimes clean) space, here's a beautiful, simp…