Steeped Coffee aims to solve the K-Cup problem with java in a tea bag
Keurig has been king of the single-serve coffee market for years, but an upstart in Santa Cruz, California is upending the coffee market with a new way to brew coffee instantly. Steeped Coffee looks like a tea bag, has a long shelf life, and is more environmentally friendly than K-Cups.
Leaked pics suggest Ecobee is adding a smart home security camera to its lineup
Leaked pictures of a sleek black-and-silver, conical Ecobee-branded camera turned up on Zatz Not Funny this week. Okay, it’s not exactly a surprise, but more like an inevitable addition to Ecobee’s lineup that nearly everyone in the smart home technology market has expected for some time.
Airbnb’s latest wild contest: Drink, dance, and sleep at the Louvre
Sure, why not? The Mona Lisa in the living room, right in front of the bar cart. The Venus de Milo smiling slyly during dinner. A little dance in the roccoco salon of Napoleon III right before bed. That's the newest hook from Airbnb, which is offering the wild prize in a new contest.
Hubitat swoops in to save Lowe’s Iris smart home devices from extinction
Owners of Iris-braded smart home devices sold by Lowe's were understandably bummed when the company stopped supporting the platform on March 31, but a smart home manufacturer called Hubitat has saved the day by figuring out how to support the devices via its home automation hub.
This new venture aims to 3D-print affordable tiny homes in a day
A stealthy new startup called Icon recently teamed up with a nonprofit that researches housing solutions to 3D-print a 350-square-foot tiny home in Austin, Texas that cost a fraction of the price of traditional building methods and offers proof-of-concept that technology can augment housing solutions.
This Italian-designed tiny home offers more transformations than meet the eye
A new tiny home design being showcased at this month's Milan Design Week is a transforming tiny home created by Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo of IB Studio called Casa Ojalá that uses a mechanical system of cranks and ropes to offer up to 20 different layouts and configurations to its residents.
This recent study shows we’re already accustomed to our A.I. assistants
Stone Temple, a subsidiary of Perficient Digital surveyed 1,700 users of smartphones and other digital devices and found that people are becoming accustomed to using voice commands at a progressive rate, not to mention adopting new technologies like IoT, digital assistants and smart speakers..
Simplisafe steps outside the smart home with its Video Doorbell Pro
SimpliSafe is well-known to many homeowners because of its recently relaunched home security system, but now the company is expanding its push into the smart home market with a new high-tech video doorbell that includes a dual-sensor motion trigger and a body heat detector.
Fans of the fellowship can buy this hobbit-style home for under $200K
No pressure to destroy the one ring here: Just stay home. This "hobbit house" in River Falls, Wisconsin is not only airy, energy-efficient and solidly-built, it's also for sale at a bargain price of $190,000, down nearly $100,000 from its original listing price.
Traeger’s latest wood-pellet grills are smoky, smart, and spacious
Traeger has been manufacturing its signature pellet grills for more than a quarter-century now but the innovative grill manufacturer is expanding with three new brands of its heavy-duty outdoor barbecue grills that are also equipped with smart home technology controls.
Google rewards One subscribers with a free Google Home Mini
Google continues its steady march toward smart home domination this month by rewarding select Google One cloud storage service subscribers with a free Google Home Mini through April 21 and the technology giant will even cover shipping to send along your own smart speaker.
Who should fix Internet of Things cybersecurity? Congress takes a crack at it
While the U.S. government has held a tight rein on security for networked devices like computers and cellphones, a bipartisan groups of legislators is now taking on the issue of cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices by introducing a bill that would set new security standards.
Sonic Soak and its 50,000 cleaning vibrations make a big splash at launch
Cleaning delicate or rare items or finding a decent cleaner while traveling can be a big pain but a new portable cleaning device called the Sonic Soak, is smaller than an iPhone and cleans using 50,000 ultrasonic vibrations per second to knock out stains and odors.
How to clean a cast-iron skillet
Durable, affordable, and almost impossible to mess up, a cast-iron skillet is the workhorse of the American kitchen. There are a wide variety of ways to clean and maintain a cast iron skillet, which can be one of the most useful tools in your kitchen. Here's how to take care of your most treasured cooking device.
Switzerland’s 3D-printed, robot-built DFAB House is open for research
The DFAB House at ETH Zurich university is using digital construction, 3D printing, and robot assembly units to transform how homes are built, test new building technologies, and make construction smarter and more sustainable.
Smart home technology may help senior citizens remain independent
Smart home technology has offered a wide variety of benefits to homeowners from security to child care to entertainment but a new survey from the Consumer Technology Association finds that elderly citizens may be more willing to adopt the technology in order to remain independent.
This new smoke detector can tell real fires from cooking mishaps
Cooking-related nuisance alarms have long been a common occurrence since homeowners and residents started keeping the alarms in their homes and apartments all the time but 2GIG's new smoke, heat, and freeze detector can tell the difference in smoke from synthetic materials and smoke from roasting a chicken.
Smart home tech hits the kitchen sink, which now responds to voice commands
Indiana-based kitchen and bath appliance manufacturer Delta is dipping its toes into the smart home technology market with a new innovation, VoiceIQ, that enables its faucets to sync with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa-assisted devices inducing smart phones and speakers to enable voice commands.
Adobe’s new survey finds voice technology is gaining in popularity, expanding
Adobe Analytics always surveys 1,000+ consumers this time of year about their feelings about voice technology and this year's results are promising, demonstrating that voice technology is popular with consumers, who are happy with their voice assistants and increasing adoptions of smart speakers.
Move over, IKEA, this British developer is building flat-pack homes
The UK's Manchester community may be better known for football but as one of the fastest-growing cities in England, housing is becoming a priority and the developer Urban Splash is tackling the problem with flat-pack smart homes that can be assembled quickly and even reconfigured as needed.
This futuristic tiny smart home prototype hopes to inspire architects everywhere
Control4 is well known in the smart home market for its personalized automation and control solutions that work with over 12,000 products worldwide, but the global provider unveiled a surprise this month with a prototype of a tiny smart home that combines aesthetic design with smart home technology.
Colored fridges are back, baby! GE’s new appliances revive the 1950s trend
Color is one of the most marketable aspects of a smart home product and GE Appliances is going all in on its new Cafe line of appliances with stainless steel black and white colors to launch, followed by an assortment of four separate color hardware options this fall.
Samsung lets slip that its Galaxy Home speaker will be here by April
Samsung spent a lot of time and money lauding a plethora of new products including four new smartphones, 5G capability, and the Galaxy Fold foldable phone that basically turns a smartphone into a tablet on command, but news about its much-lauded Galaxy Home smart speaker went missing, until today.
Amazon’s wall clock is back on the market after Bluetooth snafus
Amazon doesn't make too many missteps when it comes to product launches but its Amazon Wall Clock, designed to augment timers by connecting to Alexa-enabled smart speakers, was abruptly pulled from sale in January and is only now, after some tweaks, available again for order from the retail giant.
Innit showcases new solutions for LG’s Signature Kitchen Suite at KBIS 2019
LG Electronics USA is making quite the splash at this year's Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, with new innovations from a host of partner technologies including from Innit, which is bringing new video instructions and adaptive cooking programs to match the capabilities of LG's Signature Kitchen Suite.
Researchers are once again trying to science the gluten out of bread
For the nearly half a million Americans or more who have trouble stomaching bread and other products that contain gluten, science may soon have a solution. The Washington Post reports that a variety of potential cures are in development, including gene-edited bread and alterations to carbs and fiber.
Perlick brings a bigger, bolder version of its high-tech fridge to KBIS 2019
Perlick unveiled a ton of new products at last year's KBIS show in Las Vegas, and this year is no different as the company shows off its new 30-inch column refrigerator featuring four distinct temperature zones, a dual-chamber air filtration system, a touchscreen, and ahumidity monitor.
KBIS 2019: LG adds Tovala’s meal platform to its array of smart oven add-ons
LG Electronics USA is working hard to capture its segment of the smart kitchen market and the company is bypassing some proprietary technology options, instead partnering with many smart kitchen apps like SideChef, Innit and Drop, and most recently integrating Tovala's meal delivery platform.
At KBIS 2019, LG brings its biggest lineup of Amazon Dash-equipped appliances
LG Electronics may not have the biggest portfolio of Wi-Fi connected smart appliances in the industry, but its commitment to Amazon's popular Dash supply replenishment platform is firm after it announced before KBIS 2019 that its entire portfolio of dishwashers and laundry appliances will run Amazon Dash.
With new blueprints, Amazon empowers anyone to create Alexa skills in minutes
Amazon launched its Skills Blueprints initiative last year to help users create and publish new and custom Alexa skills in minutes using easy-to-use templates and now the technology giant is handing out a new and improved model that includes more customization, bells and whistles.
August celebrates No. 1 ranking with white, limited-edition smart lock
August just hit one billion lock operations and was named the top-selling smart lock of 2018 and the smart home manufacturer is celebrating by releasing a very limited edition of its classic smart lock in blinding white, coupled with its Connect Wi-Fi Bridge.
Swidget is an adaptable outlet able to run smart gizmos in your smart home
Canadian tech company Swidget made its entrance into the smart home market at CES 2019 by launching its first product, a smart outlet that retails for $40 that can be outfitted with interchangeable inserts to control smart home devices, enable digital assistants, and hide smart home technology from plain view.
With focus on interoperability, is Nevo Butler a smarter home hub?
Universal Electronics brought a surprise to CES 2019 in the form of a new smart home hub codenamed Nevo Butler that promises to unify smart home control across security, entertainment, and hospitality devices, all enabled by the company's proprietary A.I. system and TrulyHandsfree voice control.
Amazon patents a technology to help Alexa fight fake voice attacks
Amazon's Alexa is ever-evolving and according to a new patent filed by Amazon, the company has developed a new technology that would help the digital assistant identify fake voice attacks, such as playing a pre-recorded command and help stop Alexa users from being spoofed.
IKEA’s new blinds for the smart home arrive April 1 in the U.S.
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is continuing its advance towards the smart home market with a highly-anticipated new product called FYRTUR, which turns out to be a set of remote- or app-controlled blackout blinds for the smart home that are expected to be available in the U.S. by April 1.
From Ring to Kasa, the best doorbells at CES are a knock to last year’s models
This year at CES 2019 we're seeing a barrage of video doorbells on the market -- more than a dozen in fact, and we've been breaking them all down as the news comes out. Here are the devices we think will be the most anticipated video doorbells coming onto the market in 2019.
At CES 2019, KitchenAid dives even deeper into the smart home
Whirlpool is getting closer and closer to a hyper-connected smart kitchen, starting with the announcement at CES 2019 that its subsidiary company KitchenAid is releasing a new kitchen-oriented smart display that comes equipped with Google Assistant and access to the Yummly digital cooking platform.
At CES 2019, ADT pivots further towards smart home security solutions
CES 2019 promises no shortage of big news and leading security system provider ADT is joining the show with a newly redesigned smart home security system that could potentially double as a smart home device hub and includes an all-in-one mobile safety app and a new video doorbell.