As Apple and Amazon fight for a share of the smart home market, one lags behind
The smart home market is projected to be worth up to $40 billion by 2020, so it's no wonder that smart home developers are battling it out to win over consumers. A new market has recently opened up as homebuilders begin to integrate smart home technology. Who's winning? You might be surprised.
Innit and Chef’d merge meal planning, shopping, and prep in a single app
Innit and Chef'd are teaming up to revolutionize the growing customized meal delivery market by integrating Chef'd's popular ingredient shop into Innit's intuitive mobile platform. The end result is an app-based service that helps users plan, purchase, and prepare meals worthy of a restaurant experience.
Washing the dishes can spice up your sex life and relationship, study finds
Why is dishwashing the worst chore for women? A new study by a nonprofit organization that studies family dynamics discovered some very interesting answers.
How much does it charge an hour? Google patents ‘digital babysitter’
Is Google working on a digital babysitting service? A patent filed in Europe in 2015 seems to show the logical extension of its forays into the smart home market, describing a digital babysitting platform with a variety of features to help protect infants and children from harm.
Study finds renters value smart home tech above traditional amenities
They times are changing again; property management company Entrata recently performed a survey of renters and found that the majority of them value smart home technology over traditional amenities like pools and workout rooms.
Architects around the globe are exploring “vertical land” to solve homelessness
Architects around the globe are turning to a new concept described as "vertical space," stacking small podlike dwellings vertically on existing buildings, as a way to ease homelessness.
Open Meals is teleporting 3D-printed sushi to the ends of the earth
In the wide-open market seeking to create new, affordable methods of generating nutritious food, a Japanese company is offering a new innovation: 3D-printed sushi that can be "teleported" anywhere.
Did I leave the stove on? Nortek’s new smart home sensor lets us know
In an innovative development for smart kitchens, Nortek Security & Control's new 2GIG Stove & Grill Guard lets you know if you left the oven on after cleaning, cooking, or socializing.
Off-the-shelf smart home devices are a lot less safe than you think, report says
Researchers have found that a wide range of common smart home products can be compromised in as little as 30 minutes using default, factory-set passwords.
Set the bar wherever you are with this shipping container cantina
The modular design and construction company Honomobo is going after a new market with an innovative product called the Honomobar, a transportable, moveable cantina that is waterproof, customizeable and ready to ship starting in May.
Ask architects to design unique tiny homes, and the results are otherwordly
The Architectural Challenge 2018 Tiny House competition sponsored by Lithuanian construction firm Ryterna modul has ended and three project designs from around the world have won, all with very different looks and features.
Gently used smart home tech now on sale in the Swappa marketplace
Swappa, the go-to venue for selling smartphones, laptops and other gear is adding a new category, "Home Tech," to connect buyers and sellers of smart home devices from brands like Nest, Google, Sonos, and more.
No, it’s not an acorn-shaped tiny home, it’s an Escape Pod
Designed as a cozy retreat for creatives, visitors or anyone in need of a little getaway, the Escape Pod from UK-based designers Podmakers is a reconfigurable backyard structure that can be adapted to the user's requirements and rotates to chase the sun.
Atmos Smart Home will help all your smart devices work via a single interface
The new Atmos Smart Home Control System works in concert with all your smart home's connected devices to give users voice and touch control over a wide range of smart home devices.
Lumishell is a prefab oasis for far-flung corners of the globe
Lumishell is a pre-fabricated, bean-shaped, largely transparent dwelling that is designed to be shipped to the far-flung reaches of the globe and assembled in mere days.
Rise, a combination smart light and alarm clock, gently eases you out of slumber
A small startup called Neutron Technologies has launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign to launch Rise, a smart light and alarm clock that helps people wake up more naturally.
Your new roommate ‘Kevin’ is a multimedia speaker designed to scare burglars
Kevin by Mitipi is designed to serve as a kind of "virtual roommate" because it's programmable to emit light and ambient sounds so potential intruders believe that someone is present and moving around in your home.
This smart safe opens via keypad, smartphone, or remote access
Solo Technology Holdings LLC announced that it will introduce the newest member of the iKeyp Smart Safe product line at CES 2018.
Nearly half of Americans plan to purchase a smart speaker this year
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) took a poll that found 44 percent of all Americans intend to purchase a smart speaker this year.
Legrand is making a splash in the smart home market with new smart device-enabled lighting systems
Legrand is making a strong play to the smart home market at CES 2018 with new smart device-enabled lighting systems, switches, and controls.
Wi-Fiber is creating safer cities by combining wireless tech, smart streetlights
An emerging networking and technology company, Wi-Fiber is building mesh-enabled Wi-Fi networks and smart streetlights to help smart cities.
The orb is here: Popular smart home hub Homey is coming to the U.S.
Homey, a popular European smart home hub launched in the Netherlands, is making a splash in the United States and other markets in 2018.
New app Zeamo helps users find and access gyms on the fly
New York City-based startup Zeamo offers a free app to enable users to find and access gyms on the fly, all across the world.
OK., Google, it’s time for you to work with the Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt
A leader in the smart lock market, Schlage announces at CES its Sense Smart Deadbolt now works with Google Assistant.
LG and SideChef aim to sync recipes with smart home integration
SideChef has announced a global partnership with LG Electronics to integrate its cooking app technology into LG's smart kitchen appliances.
To sleep, perhaps — new SleepScore Labs partnership will guide you to dreamland
SleepScore Labs announced new initiatives including a partnership with Williams Sonoma, Inc. and a curated sleep ecosystem of products.
Get the dish on ASKO appliances’ new state-of-the-art dishwashers
ASKO Appliances announced a new dishwasher line of eighteen built-in dishwashers that meet the highest quality standards.
Keep yourself and your family safe with these 10 ways to prepare for a flood
How to prepare for a flood to keep your family safe is a complicated process, and it’s not always intuitive. This guide can help.
‘Lt. Dan’ gives smart homes to wounded vets through Gary Sinise Foundation
In 2011, award-winning actor Gary Sinise created a foundation that today is giving away mortgage-free smart homes to wounded veterans.
DIRTT uses VR to help users design their future space in real time, from any iPhone
DIRTT, a leading innovator in modular design, has launched a new app called ICEreality to help users design their future space via VR.
Airbnb partners with Florida developer to enable sharing-friendly apartments
Home-sharing advocate and hospitality industry disrupter Airbnb is trying something new in Florida by backing sharing-friendly apartments.
You can stuff Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant inside this talking teddy bear
Wetwire Robotics, launched a Kickstarter campaign to build animatronic talking toys that integrate with Alexa, Siri and More.
Axius aims to wire smart homes from the ground up
In a new model for home builders, Axius is partnering with real estate developers to build smart homes from the ground up.
Forget cars: this Ferris wheel waterslide is German engineering at its finest
Designed by German upstart Wiegand Maelzer, the SlideWheel is a glorious water slide Ferris wheel hybrid that's slated to hit parks next year
The Smile Mirror for cancer patients is getting a ton of blowback online
The "Smile Mirror" is a misguided attempt to improve the quality of life of cancer patients with a mirror that only reflects when they smile.