Go to the next level with this great glass home elevator
Cheshire-based company Terry Lifts develops a new lift called the Lifestyle Home Elevator that helps you easily move around the house.
This 3D-printed estate features a pool, hot tub, and car port
Architect Adam Kushner and D-Shape are attempting to make an entire estate that's 3D printed. That includes the pool and the car port. It's a new technique with a special printer originally funded by an Italian defense agency.
Nest announces a press conference, but what’s it announcing?
Nest announced it's holding a press conference on June 17. This could mean it's debuting a new product, possibly in the "Nest Audio" realm. This speculation comes after the company listed a job for a Head of Audio in March.
What can you control with Apple’s HomeKit? These 5 products, for starters
What will your connected house look like when it's controlled by Apple's HomeKit? Get a sneak peek with these five devices, which are now on sale (or pre-sale) and are compliant with the platform.
Need a smart-home hub? Enblink transforms any Android TV-powered device into one
The Enblink is a little USB dongle that turns Android TV-powered devices into smart-home hubs. You can get one now for $46, which is well below its usual cost of about $90.
Painting the lawn green and other ways Californians are dealing with the drought
Due to recent water-use restrictions, California homeowners have had to change some of their daily activities, including how long they shower and what appliances they use. They're also forgoing green lawns for, well, greener alternatives.
Water you having? These home pools feature swim-up bars
There's nothing like a cold beer on a hot day, but it's even better when it's served to you from a bar that's within easy reach of your floating pool chair.
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch for sale, without the zoo or rides
Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, which once housed loads of animals and amusement park rides, is on sale for $100 million.
Dyson V6 Absolute review
The Dyson V6 Absolute is cordless, lightweight, powerful, easy to use, and comes with tons of attachments. If only it could clean my whole house without the battery dying.
Google I/OT: Brillo is the company’s Internet of Things platform
At Google I/O, the company announced its Internet of Things platform, Brillo, as well as its common language, Weave. Devices will be able to talk to each other, the cloud, and your smartphone.
LifeSmart Smart-Home Kits review
When it comes to smart-home devices, there may be lots of things you want — and lots you don’t. LifeSmart’s kits let you choose what’s important to you, though it may not be the right choice if you want to add on later.
12 brilliant gadgets to transform your backyard into a summer utopia
Turn that grassy patch you call a backyard into a summer utopia with these 12 entertaining gadgets, from inflatable movie screens to robot lawnmowers that do the hard work for you.
You’ll need 3D glasses to fully appreciate this crazy wallpaper
Have you ever sat through a 3D movie without the required glasses? Prepare to get that fuzzy feeling all the time with this 3D wallpaper. The designs look not-quite-right until you don the glasses.
Who run the world? Cats, ‘purr’ these catified homes
Cats are quite different from dogs in their likes and dislikes, which is why some people cater to their feline friends when it comes to house design. Catwalks, scratching posts, and more get incorporated into remodels and redecorations.
Live like the Gatsbys in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s former home for $3.9 million
Great Gatsby-philes take note: F. Scott Fitzgerald's former home, where he dreamed up the novel, is for sale. You'll need Gatsby-levels of wealth to purchase the Long Island home, though: It costs just under $3.9 million.
The average Swede probably wants to live in this home, but would you?
Over 200 million clicks on Swedish house website Hemnet led a architectural firm to build a house based on all the crunched numbers. The result is a home that fits the wants and needs of a typical Swede.
Sleepra turns your mattress into a touchpad and tracks your snoozing
Forget to lock the door? Instead of making you pull out your smartphone, the Sleepra smart pad lets you use gesture control on your bed to control everything in your smart home.
Samsung Powerbot VR9000 review
The Samsung POWERbot VR9000 is a versatile robot vacuum, especially thanks to its remote control. Still, it suffers from some of the same hang-ups as its ilk.
A river runs under it: This family turned a railroad bridge into a home
Luckily for this family, the train doesn't come over the bridge anymore ... because their house is on top of the railroad bridge.
Smart-home remotes want to replace your phone, but they have their own issues
Annoyed at having to jump through a bunch of hoops with your smartphone when you want to turn on your connected lights? These smart-home remotes attempt to solve the problem but aren't perfect.
Turn any sandwich into a taco with this special bread knife
The Sandwich Knife will cut a slice of bread off the loaf while simultaneously dividing it in two without cutting all the way to the bottom. The result is two pieces of bread that are still joined by a crust, so sandwich fillings don't fall out.
Ditch the kettle: Save energy by boiling water with an electromagnetic field (Updated)
Chudy and Grase's Miito boils water without a tea kettle, so no water or energy is wasted. It uses an electromagnetic field to boil the amount of water you need for tea or any other use.
Boldly go live in this Star Trek apartment for $110,050
This apartment was transformed to look like the Star Trek Voyager. It lacks modern appliances, but will sell for £70,000. Or that's what the owner hopes.
Neo Smartpen N2 review
Can’t get enough of ink but want something more permanent? The Neo Smartpen N2 will capture your handwritten notes and transcribe them into digital files.
Pet-per-view: Watch and play with your cat from work with this smart system
Do you love pet videos? Do you especially love videos of your own pet? The iPet HomePlay is a pet camera plus connected toy that lets you watch and play with your pets from anywhere.
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: Harvard students’ device makes perfect brisket
Way better than turning in a final paper, certain Harvard engineering students' final exam was to build a better barbecue smoker. Kit Parker teamed with Williams-Sonoma, and his students came up with a concept that evenly cooks brisket to tender perfection.
12 absurdly specific kitchen gadgets you definitely don’t need (but probably want)
Lamenting your abundance of kitchen space? These absurdly specific, nominally useful kitchen gadgets might be for you. Because who doesn't need snow cones on demand?
Specially designed plates make taking photos of your food practically mandatory
When you take Instagram photos of your food, how do the pictures turn out? Maybe you just need a better plate, like the ones at Carmel Winery, which were specially made for using smartphones for food photography.
Nyrius Smart Outlet review
The Nyrius Smart Outlet is dead simple to use and can turn any dumb appliance or device smart, but because it runs on Bluetooth, it can’t tie together your entire home.
iSmartAlarm review
The iSmartAlarm is a solid bet for the DIY-ers amongst you, and it will only improve as the company continues to roll out new features.
SmartPlate uses cameras and sensors to determine your dinner’s nutritional value
SmartPlate uses cameras and sensors to tell you the calorie count of your meal, even that homemade lasagna in the fridge.
Don’t eat 2,000 calories a day? Sage is a personalized food label just for you
How often do you look at the nutrition label on a box of cookies and do mental mentally calculate based on
The more you know: How do microwaves work?
Have you ever pondered life's great mysteries, like how do microwaves work? Well, lucky for you, the Internet has the answer.
