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Tell your emergency contacts where you are with Trusted Contacts from Google

Last year, Google released Trusted Contacts that let users share their location with emergency contacts. It's now made it to iOS.
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Looking for a place to stay? Google will now show you vacation rental properties

Google appears to be testing options for such accommodations when users search for hotels, but the results won't come from Airbnb.
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Find your own fuel with nCamp’s tiny, twig-burning stove for backpacking

The nCamp stove is a wood-burning stove that weighs in at under 1.5 pounds and can be collapsed to the size of a paperback book.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Grow your salad in your closet with the GrowChef hydroponic garden

Thanks to the hydroponic garden GrowChef, you can enjoy the goodness of farm freshness, even in the midst of an urban jungle.
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Get your sous vide machine and a Field Company skillet, all from Anova

Anova will be offering an exclusive limited batch of the Field Skillet before it's made available to the general public.
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Gain peace of mind by making your stove a smart appliance with Wallflower

Meet the Wallflower, a simple plug that promises to transform your existing electric stove into a connected device.
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Renovo reveals the luxury of lumber with its stunning wooden bike frames

Bike frames from Renovo, a Portland-based bike maker, are made almost completely out of wood, and they're beautiful.
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Rethink your whole commute with the intuitive, lean-to-steer CycleBoard

Bid adieu to crowded public transportation - rely instead on the first stand-up, lean-to-steer, portable electric device from CycleBoard.
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The Color Notebook is a connected drawing pad for 21st-century kids

The Color Notebook is actually infinitely reusable and comes with a mobile app that lets you save all your children's artwork into the cloud.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Could this be the most portable grill ever? Meet the WG Everyday Carry Grill

Comprised of just two parts, the Everyday Carry Grill features a frame and a cooking surface. You can take it anywhere at just two pounds.
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You may never have to deal with parking again thanks to autonomous garages

Daimler and Bosch have collaborated to bring autonomous technology to the practice of parking with a self-driving valet.
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New NOAA forecast model could buy hours of time in the face of severe weather

NOAA researchers believe that they've created a forecast model that can give not minutes, but hours of advance notice for severe weather. 
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Shed pounds using embodyDNA, a weight-loss plan based on your DNA

There's a new weight loss plan from weight loss app Lose It! called embodyDNA that creates a personalized agenda for you based on your DNA.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Wells Fargo accidentally leaks 1.4 gigabytes of information on high net worth clients

The leak of thousands of sensitive documents from embattled bank Wells Fargo was the result of a mere accident.
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Get excited, Marvel fans: Stan Lee is creating an audiobook with Audible

Stan Lee's latest project takes the form of a long-form audiobook for Audible. The only thing better than reading is being read to, right?
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Copyright continues to be an issue for Spotify as the service faces two new lawsuits

Two new lawsuits were launched earlier this week against Spotify in Nashville, Tennessee, and copyright continues to be an issue.
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A recycling robot named Clarke could be the key to reducing waste

Developed by AMP Robotics, Clarke makes use of artificial intelligence to recognize and sort various food and beverage containers.
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Three new vinyl-pressing plants are opening around the world

Australia is in the process of opening its first modern vinyl-pressing plant in over 30 years, and it's all thanks to Program Records. 
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Get free Wi-Fi and melatonin-laced water on Cabin, a new luxury bus

Cabin is a new bus service that's more of a mobile boutique hotel, and for now, it's only operating between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Lyft giving Uber a run for its money with new self-driving facility

Lyft has continued to charge through the door that's been left wide open by Uber, and has begun developing self-driving technology.
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Snapchat hopes to stop copycats by acquiring the Strong.Codes team

The parent company of Snapchat acquired the team that created Strong.Codes, a firm known for obscuring software code to prevent copycats.
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Google wants to help you discover new music with New Release Radio

Who says you have to rely on Spotify to find the hottest new releases? Certainly not Google, who this week announced New Release Radio.
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Use Silent Echo to talk to Alexa via Slack instead of using your voice

Meet Silent Echo, a new bot that lets you chat with Alexa using Slack. And that means that you can type instead of talk.
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NASA needs your help for the upcoming full solar eclipse in the U.S.

While we can't all be astronauts, we can download NASA's new GLOBE Observer Eclipse app and record data during the full solar eclipse.
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LG debuts its friendly robots to help you find your way around Seoul’s airport

In advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics, LG has begun trialling new robots in Seoul's Incheon International Airport.
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You may soon be able to stare at a screen instead of the scenery on a chairlift

A Denver-based company called Alpine Media Technology has created a system that puts digital screens on the safety bars of chairlifts.
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Weekly Rewind: Atari hats, Reebok space boots, Comic-Con highlights

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top tech stories.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Get your dishes done more quickly and more quietly with LG’s QuadWash series

The new QuadWash dishwashers from LG are Wi-Fi connected and come with four arms instead of two for maximum clean.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Could the Floating Mug actually be the world's most beautiful mug?

Who needs a coaster when you have the Floating Mug? This Kickstarter project helps you avoid water stains without a coaster.