Pre-fabulous: These prebuilt luxury homes are super swanky
Prefab homes are faster and cheaper to build, but while many are lower cost, Huf Haus decided make luxurious, prefab mansions that can cost millions.
Are you gentrifying your neighborhood? Slate’s calculator will tell you
Slate created a calculator that puts some numbers behind whether or not you're a gentrifier based on your income and the ZIP code you live in.
Quirky kitchen gadgets from around the world that you might not find in the U.S.
Think your kitchen is fully stocked? Does it have a wet grinder or mezzaluna? It might if you didn't live in the U.S. Check out some unique and useful kitchen gadgets from around the world.
Architects design homes and schools for camps refugees can build themselves
The Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan houses tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in prefab houses and other structures created by Re:Build.
Like a smarter George Foreman, this electric grill knows when your food’s done
How do you know when to flip your burger? Eyeball it? The Bright Grill is a smart grill for under $200 that uses temperature sensors and your smartphone to let you know when your food is done.
No garage? No problem. Encapsulate your car in the shape-shifting GazeBox
Not having a garage means a car covered in leaves, ice, bird droppings, or worse. The Gazebox wants to solve your woes; it's a structure you can put on your property that doubles as a gazebo when you're not parked in it.
Attention, hipster foodies: This $47 machine makes yogurt, quinoa, and rice
Short on kitchen space but have a passion for specialty foods? The Mini Tim3 Machin3 makes rice, quinoa, and yogurt, and takes up very little counter space.
Turn any food into caviar-like pearls with the Wonka-like Spherificator
Our fancy parties never involve caviar, but they could, thanks to the Imperial Spherificator. Well, it will still be fake caviar but in the familiar roe form. Use any liquid to make little spheres that burst when you bite them.
Sick of waiting for the dryer? In a few years, new technology could dry clothes in minutes
Ayyoub Momen of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has come up with a new technology that dries clothes extremely quickly while using very little energy. He's working with GE to get the technology to consumers in about four years.
Looking to rent a nice summer home? There’s a site for that
If you want to rent a summer home, you've likely been to sites like VRBO and Homeaway. Tripping.com aggregates all these listings in one place.
Yo, you can now own Jesse Pinkman’s house for $1.6 million
Good news: Jesse Pinkman's house from Breaking Bad is on sale. Better news! There was never actually a meth lab in the basement. That's probably why it will cost you $1.6 million.
This automated house’s climate control goes way beyond a smart thermostat
The Great Gulf Active House can control its internal climate by automatically opening and closing windows and skylights based on the weather.
Turn that lukewarm beer frosty faster with this flash chilling trick
On a hot day, you don't want to wait around for a couple hours while your fridge chills your beer or soda. This method works in about five minutes and requires everyday items.
How many George Washingtons would it take to buy Mount Vernon and other presidential homes?
If you're going to shell out some big bucks, why not buy a presidential home ... besides the fact that they're mostly owned by the National Park Service. Here are the current market values of a few of the more famous examples.
A little girl shows off all the cool features of Japanese bathrooms
Bathrooms in Japan are far more partitioned than in the U.S., which means you don't have to wait for someone to get out of the bath to use the toilet.
Could you live in a tiny house? Now you can find out for $99 a night
Curious about the tiny-house movement but don't want to jump in blind? Getaway is a startup out of Harvard that will rent you a tiny home for $99, so you can get a feel for the experience.
Peek inside Honda’s radically efficient, energy-producing smart home
Gus Bennett and Susan O'Hara have been living in Honda's smart home for the past two months with their two children. Though it took some adjustment, now, they don't want to leave.
Target can now scour your Instagram photos to help decorate your dorm, if you want
Target wants to use college students' Facebook and Instagram profiles to determine how to decorate their dorms based on their own personal sense of style.
John Oliver would probably approve of this 3D-printed milk cap that detects spoilage
UC Berkeley researchers have made a 3D-printed cap that detects when milk has gone bad, rendering the old sniff test obsolete.
The Mother hub now sounds like running water when you need to take a drink
How much water did you drink today? It's not always easy to keep track of the ounces on your Nalgene bottle, so Sen.se created an app that uses its Mother Motion Cookies to keep tabs on your hydration.
Skysphere is a solar-powered, panoramic mancave in the sky
To call Jono William's Skysphere a man cave doesn't quite do it justice. It's 33 feet in the air and offers 360-degree views, thanks to its polycarbonate windows that go all around the circular structure. It's also solar-powered and voice-controlled.
Sweltering through the summer? Researchers say reflective paint on roofs cools homes
Researchers at Queensland University of Technology found a reflective paint used on roofs cools buildings by about 36 degrees Fahrenheit.
Chop more and drop less with this restaurant-inspired cutting board
Twins Joseph and Johannes Schreiter designed the Frankfurter Brett, a cutting board with bins attached to make kitchen prep a little easier.
The world’s most expensive vacuum costs a million dollars
Don't Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have gold toilets? They're among the few people in the world who could afford this million-dollar vacuum, which is plated with 24-carat gold.
Don’t flip these coffee tables made from old pinball machines
When a pinball machine falls into disrepair, Altar Furniture transforms it into a coffee table.
Turns red when you’re dead: Philips Hue bulbs sync with video game Chariot
Philips Hue wants its color-changing bulbs to be practical and fun. They now sync with video game Chariot, blinking red when you're under attack.
Earth shake! Brinco is a personal early-warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis
There's no way to predict earthquakes, but if one is about a strike, Brinco, your personal warning device, can send out an alert a few seconds before.
Hate shopping? Scratch’s personal shoppers do the work for you, for free
Need some furniture but don't have the time to scroll through sites? Scratch is a free, invite-only service that uses shopping experts to find what you want.
This Tetris-like game loading dishes in a dishwasher is slightly more fun than the actual chore
Well, neatniks, your video game has arrived. If you're super into loading your dishwasher, you can try this Bosch game online, that's like Tetris but with a kitchen appliance.
When your apartment doubles as a winery, you keep the grape crusher in the yard
Here's how Matt Baldassano operates a the Village Winery Club out of his 550-square-foot New York apartment.
10 homes so lavish they have actual shark tanks inside them
Fish are a fairly common pet, but sharks are a little more exotic. They're not unheard of though, and these homes prove it. They have their own shark tanks. It takes a lot of gallons to keep these guys happy.
Turn on a dome: This house that rotates to catch the sun is up for sale
On sunny days, it can be hard to escape the sun's blinding heat, even if you pull down a shade. This dome home actually rotates, so it soaks up the rays in winter and avoids them in summer. It's for sale for under $1 million.
Should you heat up plastic in the microwave?
A recent medical study determined tha tchemicals found in certain plastics may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes in children.