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Igloohome Smart Keybox

Control access to your property while you’re away with Igloohome’s Smart Keybox

Igloohome's Smart Keybox lets vacation property owners, Airbnb hosts, real estate agents, and homeowners control property access remotely without Wi-Fi.
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Electra Meccanica honors deposits on other cars if buyers are impatient

Electra Meccanica will honor pre-order deposits held by customers waiting for other cars and apply the deposits to a new Solo expected in 2017.
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Alexa, open the bedroom curtains halfway at 7 a.m. and all the way at 8 a.m.

Open and close your curtains with the Slide retrofit smart control. It works with smartphone app, Amazon Echo, and Google Home voice control, and IFTTT.
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Is this how cars will share data with drivers (and car makers)?

Tier 1 automotive user interface supplier UIEvolution changes name to Xevo for anticipated acquisition of machine-learning big data pioneers Surround.io.
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Intrigued by sous vide cooking but short on cash? Cook steak in your dishwasher

Sure, you could buy a sous vide immersion cooking gadget for evenly cooked steak. Or, use your dishwasher instead and cook dinner while you wash the dishes.
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EBay's auctioning Bruce Springsteen's ride, a yellow '57 Chevy convertible

Bruce Springsteen fans and rock and roll collectible investors take note: the Boss's yellow '57 Chevy Bel Air convertible is up for auction on eBay Motors.
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Nuheara IQbuds are designed to give you control of your listening experience

Nuheara's wireless earbuds for consumers benefit from its co-founders' experience with hearing protection and enhancement products for industrial settings.
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Full-color LED smart bulbs sync up with music to brighten up your party

Loftek-Sansi's LED WiFi smart bulbs work individually or in groups with smartphone control. The RGB color version can switch colors in sync with music.
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Update: Ever had a Yahoo account? Take these steps now to protect yourself

If you have ever had a Yahoo account, even if you don't use it anymore, you'll want to protect yourself from hackers. We tell you exactly what to do.
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Forget hoverboards and electric skateboards, you really want a Segway MiniPro

Based on the same balance-controlled technology as the original Segway, the new Segway MiniPRO is taking pre-orders for delivery in late June 2016.
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FDA easing access to hearing aids and assistance devices for everyone over 18

The FDA has announced that effective immediately it will not enforce its own hearing aid regulations for people 18 and older.
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Achy back? This heated, vibrating belt will get you on the road to recovery

Hyperice's Venom wireless wearable back device can help with warm up, recovery, and relaxation, combining nanotechnology heating and vibration in one belt.
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Conversation-enhancing Hearphones from Bose will help you catch every word

Bose Hearphones combine directional microphones with noise cancellation to improve conversations. Customized environmental presets let you save settings.
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Stanford startup aims to streamline customer purchases at car dealerships

Stanford startup Prodigy wants to give car dealerships and car buyers a streamlined, tablet-based system to simplify and speed buying at dealers.
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Track heat, light, humidity, or movement with tiny QBiq Wi-Fi-connected sensors

Ubiquitous Wi-Fi connections via small, sticky cubes makes the Internet of Everything a possibility, with QBiq task-specific sensors.
The Grand Tour

Alexa gains conversational skill with ‘The Grand Tour’ and you’re invited

Conversational AI from PullString enables interaction between 'The Grand Tour' stars and fans with the show's Alexa skill with weekly trivia and more.
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Why fry foods with oil when you can get the same results with hot air?

Combining radiant and convection cooking in one counter-top appliance, Gourmia's Wi-Fi-enabled Turbo Cook Center and Air Fryer fries without oil.
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If the ‘Uber Back Seat Club’ is on your bucket list, you may get banned for life

Uber wants riders and drivers to be safe and comfortable and to enjoy the experience. To that end, the company published Uber community behavior guidelines.
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Michigan the first U.S. state with comprehensive laws for self-driving cars

Michigan's Governor Snyder signed legislation today that regulates the testing, use, and sale of driverless vehicles in the state.
2017 Toyota Prius Prime

Toyota simultaneously focusing on hybrids and battery-powered electric vehicles

Toyota has a thriving hybrid business and will continue to develop hybrid systems while it also works on all-electric vehicle powertrains.
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Plant a Wind Tree in your neighborhood to generate energy from low-speed wind

French startup Newwind has a different take on harvesting wind energy. Instead of huge wind farms, Newwind creates wind turbine '"trees" for urban use.
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Do you have a leaky login? Study finds clear patterns in bad passwords

A study of 50,000 leaked email accounts revealed disturbing password patterns. According to the study, millennials from Hawaii named Mike are toast.
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You won’t have to retype fuzzy words with Google’s Invisible ReCAPTCHA

Putting artificial intelligence to use in a way we'll all appreciate, Google's Advanced Risk Analysis algorithms will soon be able to tell if you're human.
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Tired of crappy work lights, a former auto mechanic designed a big-ass solution

From the company that makes Big Ass Fans, the Big Ass Light Bar is powerful enough to light entire rooms or roadside workspaces, and tough enough to last.
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Thanks to Alexa, you can control your home by talking to your smartwatch

By integrating Amazon Alexa voice control with its mVoice smartwatch line, Martian Watches enables users to access the fast-growing library of Alexa skills.

VW prepares for decline in car ownership, invests in mobility services

VW wants all of us as customers. Starting with an on-demand shuttle service, Volkswagen's MOIA mobility division will invest in early-stage companies.
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Blink adds Alexa-enabled outdoor smart cam to its indoor security systems

Blink adds an outdoor version of its motion-sensing wirelss smart home security camera, including smartphone access and Alexa voice command integration.
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Diesel engines once promoted as answer to improved air quality banned by 2025

In a reversal that makes sense but will still cause head-shaking, some of the same cities that heavily promoted diesels are now getting ready to ban them.
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Lawyer sues student over bad reviews on Facebook and Yelp, student wins $27K

A 20-year old Houston nursing student was sued by a law firm for posting negative reviews. She won when the court ruled the suit was a SLAPP.
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Uber’s surveillance feature tracks your location before and after your ride

As promised, the Uber app now has a surveillance feature that enables it to track riders from the time of the request until 5 minutes after the trip.
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Airbnb drops NYC lawsuit after agreement on short-term rental law enforcement

With agreement from the NYC's mayor's office that the short-term rental law would be enforced only against hosts, Airbnb dropped its lawsuit.
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Watch Kristen Stewart rip through L.A. streets in the new Rolling Stones music video

Kristen Stewart drives a roaring Mustang GT through empty L.A. streets in a music video for the Rolling Stones' new blues cover album Blue & Lonesome.
Google Self-Driving Car

Who’s liable when a self-driving car damages property or injures someone?

Questions of responsibility and liability with self-driving cars on state streets and highways were the focus for Washington state legislators on Wednesday.
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Listen to your heart to learn how to detect and control natural stress levels

The Lief Patch heart rate variability monitor signals impending stress. Included smartphone app exercises teach people how to control stress response.