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Miele Dialog Oven

Miele’s Dialog Oven promises perfect results thanks to electromagnetic waves

Miele's Dialog Oven use electromagnetic waves to cook food differently than any other oven, and it's both faster and easier.
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LG AS401WWA1 PuriCare air purifier review

After spending some time with the LG AS401WWA1 PuriCare Air Purifier, we have a review of how it works to clean your indoor air.
NutriBullet Balance

See how food changes your smoothie’s nutrition with NutriBullet Balance

The NutriBullet Balance smart blender assesses the nutrition information of everything you add to your smoothie or shake.

These Halloween decorations are on freak

We rounded up some of the best Halloween decorations from years past. Check them out ... if you dare.
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The ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ cast talks power struggles at Comic-Con

The Fear the Walking Dead cast discussed the second half of Season 3 and showed a trailer at a press conference at San Diego Comic-Con.
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Connectivity is king: The smart home just took a crucial step forward at CES

There may have been smart, voice-controlled garbage cans at CES 2017, but the real smart home news was all the companies working together.
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Puerto Rico website is keeping track of the island’s re-emerging infrastructure

Status.pr is a website the Puerto Rican government set up so citizens can see how the recovery effort is going.
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Like this shirt? Finery suggests clothes like Spotify suggests songs

An interview with Finery founder and CEO Whitney Casey about the site that’s like a virtual closet for your clothes.
Sobro

Store your beer and charge your phone with Sobro — a high-tech coffee table

Sobro is a coffee table that pairs with your phone to play music and keeps your drinks cold in its refrigerated drawer.
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Meat me on the patio: Amazing grill setups

These amazing grill setups go way beyond just a single grill sitting next to the patio furniture. How hot is your barbecue?
Nora

Perchance to dream? The Nora will stop your snoring before you wake anyone up

The Nora is a device you put under your pillow. When it hears your snoring, it inflates and repositions your head to make you stop.
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Temi is a home robot that follows you around, waiting to do your bidding

Roboteam’s Temi is a home robot that is smarter than telepresence bot and acts like a personal assistant on wheels.
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Google Home gets voice calling and the ability to put responses on your TV

Google Home got some cool new updates at the Google I/O 2017, like the ability to make phone calls and show visual information.
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‘Where can I shower?’ ROVA could help the homeless by keeping them connected

The ROVA app would help the homeless find shelter, food, and jobs, and Karen Addato’s Hi-Tech Rover program would also provide phones with the app enabled.
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Being 16 is just as hard as you remember in ‘Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’

We spoke to Life Is Strange: Before the Storm lead writer Zak Garriss about the relationship between Chloe and Rachel.
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Hungry for a gooey, cheesy Domino’s pizza? Just ask Alexa

Ask Amazon Echo to order you a pizza, and if you have it synced with your Domino's Pizza Profile, your Easy Order will soon be on its way.
Amazon Echo Show

Everything you can do with your Amazon Echo Show

Alexa is adding new skills everyday, including those for the new Amazon Echo Show that take advantage of the device's touchscreen.
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‘The Magicians’ cast describes becoming a bunch of muggles at Comic-Con

The cast of Syfy's The Magicians talked to reporters about Season 3 at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, now that they don't have magic.
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The stars of ‘Ghost Wars’ on why you should watch it instead of all the other paranormal shows

Ghost Wars is an upcoming show on Syfy, and the cast was at Comic-Con 2017 to talk about the paranormal premise.
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ may have new science and technology, but it mines old themes

The Star Trek: Discovery cast talked about the CBS All Access show at a San Diego Comic-Con 2017 press conference.
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‘12 Monkeys’ cast reveals feelings about the show’s ending at Comic-Con

The cast of Syfy's 12 Monkeys came to San Diego Comic-Con 2017 to talk about the show's series finale and show off a new Season 4 trailer.
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Four people push an Amazon Dash Button every minute

Are Amazon Dash Buttons popular? The company says yes, thought didn't say exactly how many people are using them to reorder products.
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Marvel’s ‘Defenders’ cast talks team dynamics and Sigourney Weaver’s mysterious villain

Marvel's Defenders cast talked to reporters at San Diego Comic-Con to talk about the Netflix show's first season.
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Will Smith keeps a magic wand from destroying the world in Netflix’s ‘Bright’

Will Smith and other cast members of Netflix's Bright gave a sneak peek into the movie during San Diego Comic-Con 2017 at a press conference.
Craig Robinson and Adam Scott at the Ghosted Press Room San Diego Comic-Con 2017

‘Ghosted’ star calls show cross between ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Stranger Things’

Craig Robinson and Adam Scott did press at San Diego Comic-Con for their upcoming Fox show, Ghosted, debuting October 1.
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Can you actually make cheap wine taste fine? We tried two gadgets to find out

Many of us pour our wine straight from the bottle (or box), even if decanting could improve the taste. The Velv Oxygenator and Woo Collective decanter promise to do so without the wait.
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A freezer in the bedroom closet and more weird places to put appliances

Fridges usually go in kitchens, but some people use them for different purposes and put them in unusual or weird places.
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This countertop smart oven watches your cookies and stops cooking before they burn

The Midea Fun Smart Oven is pretty smart. It recognizes the color of your food and tracks it, turning itself off before it burns.
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Infuse your own spirits in just a few hours using the sous vide method

Sous vide isn't just for making the perfect steak. You can use it to infuse alcohol with fruit or herbs or turn vodka into gin.
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The Kinect finds a second life helping rehab patients heal at home

Reflexion Health's VERA Solution uses the Kinect to guide patients through rehab exercises from their own home.
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Elgato’s Eve Degree is a pretty little temperature sensor

Elgato's Eve Degree is a small and sleek temperature and humidity sensor that only works with Apple devices.
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Future smart homes may be autonomous, and make decisions for you

Legrand is working with Samsung and other partners to make the smart home more autonomous, so it makes decisions for you.
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Prefabricated passive homes keep you comfy year-round with almost no energy

Passive houses and prefabricated houses both make sense in terms of cost savings. Ecocor and RPA have put them together.
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U.K.’s Hive brings its thermostat and other smart devices to the U.S.

Backed by British Gas, Hive is a smart-home device maker that wants to crack the U.S. market with its thermostat and other devices.
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Momo is a smart lamp that has it all, from facial recognition to voice activation

The Momo is a smart-home hub that's also a lamp, a camera with facial recognition, and an artificial intelligence assistant.
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The Mine lets you look at its furniture from every angle with 3D imaging

The Mine is a relaunched ecommerce site for furniture and decor that uses 3D imaging and services to make online shopping easier.
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This Australian Outback town gives new meaning to living ‘Down Under’

The temperatures in Australia’s Outback often get above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, so the town of Coober Pedy’s residents live in underground dugouts.
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Mega fries? Peking ravioli? A look at different cities’ peculiar take-out tastes

GrubHub and Rent.com conducted a survey to find out what people are ordering. Mega fries, anyone?