Alpod aluminum pod homes are headed for Hong Kong
The Alpod is a tiny portable home made of aluminum that can be stacked, so you could take your home with you when you move.
Brawn over beauty: This concrete house typifies the Brutalist movement
Located in Belgium, the Van Wassenhove House is made of concrete and is an example of the Brutalist Movement, which favored rugged design over beauty.
Cliffs of Insanity: This house will be built right into the rock (Update)
Casa Brutale is a conceptual cliff house that would jut out over the Aegean Sea. Made of glass, concrete, and wood, it has a swimming pool for a roof.
The first prototype of the waterbed was a chair filled with … Jell-O?
Charlie Hall came up with the idea for the waterbed back in the 1960s. They have fallen out of favor, but a new and improved version is in the works.
Germany’s Blauhaus doesn’t hide its solar panels — it flaunts them
Think solar panels are ugly? The Blauhaus, which was built on the campus of a German university, puts them on display to make a statement.
Nightmare in the kitchen? Gordon Ramsay has five quick tips for better cooking
If you can't boil water or slice an onion, chef Gordon Ramsay has some quick tips in this video to help you master the kitchen.
Escape civilization (and this century) in Relic’s modern-vintage trailers
Tiny homes and campers are so hot right now, but tiny trailers have been around for decades. Maybe that's why manufacturers like Relic Trailers have '60s-inspired designs.
You’re probably over-watering your lawn, and this app will prove it
The benefits of a smart sprinkler are easy to grasp. ETwater's Unity app shows homeowners who much water they waste.
This wedding registry site lets you pick out gifts room by room
Making a wedding registry can also be overwhelming. Blueprint Registry hopes to simplify the process by taking couples through every room in the house.
Everyone is slashing the price of their LED bulbs, but Cree says its light quality deserves its $20 price
Cree has two new light bulbs on the market. They're $20, which is more expensive than some of the competition, but Cree insists its light quality is better.
Meet the man building Herb, the closest thing we have to Rosie the Robot
Sidd Srinivasa has been working on a robotic butler for the past 11 years. He tells Digital Trends where he hopes home robots will be in the near future.
Clean Sleep is sort of like a mobile car wash for your mattress
Cleaning your mattress is one chore that's easy to ignore, but Clean Sleep, which is appearing on Shark Tank tonight, wants to do all the work for you.
Going under: Iceberg basements let the super-rich build multiple stories below ground
Iceberg basements are the way to go when land is very expensive but you want a big house for your Uncle Scrooge-style money pit.
Hold on, blade runner: You can’t just put whatever you want down the garbage disposal
The garbage disposal might be one of the scariest gadgets in the kitchen. But if you treat it with respect, it hopefully won't give you too much trouble.
Burdened by blemishes? This smart mirror diagnoses your skin conditions and offer tips
LG U+'s LTE Magic Mirror uses high-def cameras to analyze every pore and wrinkle, then give you beauty tips. Unfortunately, it's only available in Korea.
Google will start delivering produce and other perishables in San Francisco and L.A.
Just like Instacart and AmazonFresh before it, Google Express is now delivering perishable groceries.
The Bloque brick’s unique shape helps cool houses without A/C
The Bloque Termodisipador was invented is a sustainable, energy-efficient brick. Its unusual shape cools a building's interior.
Zzzzap: This LED bulb also houses a bug zapper, but will it work on mosquitoes?
Most bug zappers are large and unsightly, so ZappLight hid one inside a regular LED bulb.
US intelligence director says spies could use smart devices to monitor you
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence heard testimony today on how IoT and smart home devices could be used to gain information about their owners.
Fed up with Lean Cuisine? Power Supply delivers healthy, chef-prepared meals to your door
Power Supply is a little different from other meal-delivery services. It offers ultra-healthy food made by chefs, and you can even specify a calorie range.
Live like a sophisticated troglodyte in this subterranean cave home
Don't call him a troglodyte! Angelo Mastropietro's cave house is amazing. The Rockhouse Retreat is carved into 250-million-year-old sandstone cliffs but still has a ton of modern conveniences.
Major Mom brings drill-sergeant efficiency to the organization of your home
Some people just like clearing away clutter, and Angela Cody-Rouge based her business, Major Mom, around that.
Turn piping hot coffee into iced coffee in 1 minute with the HyperChiller
The product of a successful Kickstarter, the HyperChiller is a device that will make you iced coffee in a minute. Because it has two ice chambers, separate from where you pour the coffee, it won't dilute your drink.
What’s a multicooker, and do you need one?
Most people know what a slow cooker is, but multicookers definitely haven't found their way into every kitchen.
Stick a prepacked, produce-filled pod in the Nutralux and get juice in 30 seconds
The Nutralux is described as a Keurig for juicing. You get a prepackaged pod full of fruits and vegetables.
Headlines, traffic, weather: This Google Engineer’s smart mirror keeps you informed
What happens when a Google software engineer wants something that's not on the market yet? He makes it himself.
Enveloping a house with a greenhouse helps this Swedish family cut down on heating costs
Instead of adding more insulation to make a summer home suitable for winter living, a Swedish couple erected a greenhouse around the home.
Students try to figure out how to make $20K homes by building in a luxury community
Rural Studio is trying to figure out how to make houses that cost $20,000 but are still somewhere people want to live.
Teddy talk: Fisher-Price’s smart stuffed animals found to have security flaws
Researchers at Rapid7 found that Fisher-Price's Smart Toys, Internet-connected stuffed animals, could let attackers access children's profile information.
GE will let its compact fluorescents flicker and fade in favor of LED bulbs
Today GE announced that by the end of 2016, it will stop making compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Instead, it will put its focus on LED bulbs, which are more energy efficient and smarter.
Dome Alert monitors your home for fires, floods, and freezing for $9 a month
Dome Alert is a system with a hub, fire/carbon monoxide sensor, and a flood/freeze sensor. It has an app but also uses a professional monitoring company.
What’s the difference between fabric softener and dryer sheets?
What's the difference between fabric softener and dryer sheets? They work a little differently and don’t have the exact same outcomes. Here's a breakdown.
Throwback: Smeg expands its retro appliance line with a bigger fridge and dishwasher
Italian appliance maker Smeg has added an energy-efficient dishwasher to it's line of retro, '50s-style kitchen appliances
Spend the night dangling at 9,000 feet in this gondola turned Airbnb chalet
Anyone scared of heights will not be excited about Airbnb's new contest for a night in a cable car suspended 9,000 feet above the French Alps. Everyone else? Get those applications in!
Shred before bed: This apartment complex will have a ski slope on its roof
Astana, Kazakhstan may soon have an apartment building with a ski slope attached.
NYC’s Department of Consumer Affairs is investigating baby monitors’ hackability
The idea of someone spying on you is scary enough, but the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs is worried about the security of Internet-connected baby monitors. Eight of nine monitors analyzed got an F grade for security.
Smart Bedding makes making your bed a snap
Smart Bedding, which is made up of a top sheet that snaps to a duvet cover for easy bed-making, is available for order.
Gone solar? Orison’s home battery plugs into your outlet, no installation required
Orison recently launched its home battery on Kickstarter. One is a panel, the other a tower.