This architect’s custom Lego room is straight from your childhood dreams
Architect Jeff Pelletier loved playing with Legos so much as a kid that he became an architect. He made a whole room to house his crazy collection.
Hands on: Audiobooks.com for Apple TV
There are a few reasons why you might want to listen to an audiobook on your TV, and the Audiobooks.com Apple TV app lets you accomplish that. Just don’t expect Siri to help.
Believe it or yacht, these boat windows double as transparent touchscreen LCDs
Taptl makes transparent LCD displays that are also touchscreens. The technology can be put inside a window and used as TVs or a GPS.
You may want to curl up inside these cat houses designed by architects
Architects for Animals held a competition for architect-designed cat house. Proceeds from an auction benefit FixNation, which spays and neuters strays.
Dyson Small Ball review
The Dyson Small Ball is meant to be a compact little vacuum that cleans both carpet and floors, but it doesn’t quite pull off the latter.
How this 18th-century English barn transformed into a modern smart home
The Ancient Party Barn was derelict, having been built in the 18th century. Now it's been brought it into the modern era by adding some smart features.
The first prototype of the waterbed was a chair filled with … Jell-O?
Charlie Hall came up with the idea for the waterbed back in the 1960s. They have fallen out of favor, but a new and improved version is in the works.
This trick takes your oven from greasy to glistening in under an hour
Cleaning the oven is never fun, but this video from Cleverly shows you a trick that gets the job done in under an hour.
Alpod aluminum pod homes are headed for Hong Kong
The Alpod is a tiny portable home made of aluminum that can be stacked, so you could take your home with you when you move.
Brawn over beauty: This concrete house typifies the Brutalist movement
Located in Belgium, the Van Wassenhove House is made of concrete and is an example of the Brutalist Movement, which favored rugged design over beauty.
Cliffs of Insanity: This house will be built right into the rock (Update)
Casa Brutale is a conceptual cliff house that would jut out over the Aegean Sea. Made of glass, concrete, and wood, it has a swimming pool for a roof.
The cushions on this couch can stop a .44 magnum bullet
Most couches just hide dust bunnies. The CouchBunker, on the other hand, is a sofa with bullet-resistant fabric that has a safe to store a boatload of guns.
Germany’s Blauhaus doesn’t hide its solar panels — it flaunts them
Think solar panels are ugly? The Blauhaus, which was built on the campus of a German university, puts them on display to make a statement.
Nightmare in the kitchen? Gordon Ramsay has five quick tips for better cooking
If you can't boil water or slice an onion, chef Gordon Ramsay has some quick tips in this video to help you master the kitchen.
This Australian Outback town gives new meaning to living ‘Down Under’
The temperatures in Australia’s Outback often get above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, so the town of Coober Pedy’s residents live in underground dugouts.
Behmor Brewer review
We review the Behmor Brewer, a connected coffee maker that goes beyond merely letting you start a cup of coffee from afar by letting you set every last detail from your phone.
Escape civilization (and this century) in Relic’s modern-vintage trailers
Tiny homes and campers are so hot right now, but tiny trailers have been around for decades. Maybe that's why manufacturers like Relic Trailers have '60s-inspired designs.
Gourmia’s coffee maker will make any kind of single-cup capsule you throw at it
Gourmia is relatively new to the small appliance space, but they showed some interesting ones at the International Home + Housewares Show,
Zumper acquires PadMapper and adds some new features to its app
Apartment hunting can be stressful and frustrating, but Zumper has acquired popular rental search site PadMapper to make things easier.
You’re probably over-watering your lawn, and this app will prove it
The benefits of a smart sprinkler are easy to grasp. ETwater's Unity app shows homeowners who much water they waste.
Everyone is slashing the price of their LED bulbs, but Cree says its light quality deserves its $20 price
Cree has two new light bulbs on the market. They're $20, which is more expensive than some of the competition, but Cree insists its light quality is better.
This wedding registry site lets you pick out gifts room by room
Making a wedding registry can also be overwhelming. Blueprint Registry hopes to simplify the process by taking couples through every room in the house.
Hold on, blade runner: You can’t just put whatever you want down the garbage disposal
The garbage disposal might be one of the scariest gadgets in the kitchen. But if you treat it with respect, it hopefully won't give you too much trouble.
Going under: Iceberg basements let the super-rich build multiple stories below ground
Iceberg basements are the way to go when land is very expensive but you want a big house for your Uncle Scrooge-style money pit.
What do Millenials want in a home? Rooms that change as they do
Pardee did some research on what Millennials want when it comes to a home, and then they built two "responsive homes."
Meet the man building Herb, the closest thing we have to Rosie the Robot
Sidd Srinivasa has been working on a robotic butler for the past 11 years. He tells Digital Trends where he hopes home robots will be in the near future.
Clean Sleep is sort of like a mobile car wash for your mattress
Cleaning your mattress is one chore that's easy to ignore, but Clean Sleep, which is appearing on Shark Tank tonight, wants to do all the work for you.
Electrolux 24-inch Compact Washer review
A compact washer won’t be able to clean a couple weeks’ worth of clothes, but the Electrolux Compact Washer does have the largest capacity on the market.
Burdened by blemishes? This smart mirror diagnoses your skin conditions and offer tips Â
LG U+'s LTE Magic Mirror uses high-def cameras to analyze every pore and wrinkle, then give you beauty tips. Unfortunately, it's only available in Korea.
Google will start delivering produce and other perishables in San Francisco and L.A.
Just like Instacart and AmazonFresh before it, Google Express is now delivering perishable groceries.
The Bloque brick’s unique shape helps cool houses without A/C
The Bloque Termodisipador was invented is a sustainable, energy-efficient brick. Its unusual shape cools a building's interior.
In 100 years, humans may live in underwater spheres and subterranean skyscrapers
The SmartThings Future Living Report predicts how homes will look in 100 years. Perhaps most striking is where they'll be: underwater and underground.
From perfect tunes to perfect temps, tech can set the mood on Valentine’s Day
For many couples, all roads lead to the bedroom on Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean a little bit of tech can’t help you set the mood. Don’t worry, this guide is G-rated.
Zzzzap: This LED bulb also houses a bug zapper, but will it work on mosquitoes?
Most bug zappers are large and unsightly, so ZappLight hid one inside a regular LED bulb.