Los Angeles prefab company Cover shows off its first completed and installed unit.
Cover, a cool new LA-based prefabrication studio and manufacturer, has completed and installed its first commercial unit, now a music studio.
Do you smell that? Prolitec brings “ambient scenting” to the IoT market
The company, which has had a lot of success in ambient scenting for the home, is expanding in the retail market.
Like IKEA, but way easier: ‘Campaign Furniture’ perfects fancy flat-pack furniture
Campaign Furniture is crafting high-end, flat-pack furniture solutions that can be sent overnight and perfects the art of no-assembly.
Are the walls moving?! These modular homes and offices can transform in hours
For nearly 15 years, DIRTT Environmental Solutions has been rethinking modular construction, creating innovative solutions for buildings.
Zently rental app raises $1.6 million to launch its rent-sharing app
New startup Zently is taking on competitors including banks and Venmo by offering a rental app to help roommates split rent and utilities.
Handymobi app brings the DIY spirit to a Pinterest-esque interface
HandyMobi is a home improvement app that combines the spirit of DIY aficionados to a social platform with the ease of Pinterest.
How to use Alexa and Google Home to make your home safe and sound
Here's how Google Home and Amazon's Alexa deal with home security issues, from smart locks to emergency calls.
Living on the gig economy? Rent part-time furniture from Feather
New Y-Combinator seeded startup Feather aims to upend the furniture industry by renting high-end furniture and other products to Millennials.
Fairy wants to disrupt the housekeeping industry with flat-rate subscriptions
New startup Fairy is offering a flat monthly rate for housekeeping services that can be offered on a daily basis.
Skype bot has chef Heston Blumenthal answer your cooking queries
Skype's newest bot channels British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, offering recipes, cooking tips, flavor pairings, and more.
Living in a van down by the river doesn’t sound so bad in a rig from Advanture
The Advanture Co. in Santa Cruz County, California, is converting cargo vans into off-the-grid mobile homes for adventurous travelers.
Marriott expands its modular construction initiative to accelerate growth
In a groundbreaking new initiative for the hospitality industry, Marriott International is adopting modular technology to build hotel rooms.
OK, Google: What can Home do? The speaker’s most useful skills
With the introduction of Google Actions, the skills available to Google Home owners are about to widen. Here are some of our favorites.
Lutron pairs with Google Assistant to let you turn the lights on with your voice
Lutron Electronics, a long-established Pennsylvania electronics manufacturer, is pairing its home lighting with Google Assistant.
SCOBY yourself: How to make kombucha from scratch
Kombucha tea is a delightful effervescent drink that originated in ancient China. Today, it's sold in stores but you can still make your own.
Blokable plans to ship homes that are modular, stackable, and smart
Seattle startup Blokable was founded by a former Amazon executive and aims to combine modular construction and smart home technology.
Open sesame! Teodoor just made the world’s smallest smart lock
Slovenian developers Teodoor announced they are bringing the world's smallest smart lock to market, with Bluetooth and a proprietary app.
The architects at Cover can design your pre-fab home in 3 days for $250
Technology startup Cover is using high-end software to change the landscape of prefabricated home design.
New smart home controller Welle turns gestures into IoT commands
A nifty new gizmo called Welle uses gesture recognition to control any IoT device from lights to door locks.
Rock legend David Bowie’s NYC apartment up for grabs for $6.5 million
David Bowie's NYC apartment is up for grabs for $6.5 million. The late rock star and his supermodel wife, Iman, lived there for a decade.
A fan brilliantly merged the end of ‘Rogue One’ with the original Star Wars
A new fan edit stitches together the ending of Rogue One and the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope into a seamless introduction to Vader.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is building a full-size hyperloop passenger capsule
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced the construction of its first hyperloop passenger capsule.
HBO making strides toward bringing ‘True Detective’ back for a third season
Deadwood creator David Milch may join True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a third season of the popular crime anthology.
ClipCall app manages the home repair process from start to finish
A new free app, ClipCall, matches homeowners with the right service professional and handles quotes, transactions, and reviews.
Fancy a pint? Just rent and inflate your own Irish Pub this St. Patrick’s Day
Several companies will rent you an inflatable pub for St. Patrick's Day, Father's Da,y or other special occasions.
Alexa, why aren’t you a dude? How female digital assistants reinforce stereotypes
From Apple's Siri to Microsoft's Alexa, digital assistant almost always default to female. What effect does that have users?
Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? Elon Musk takes advice from a 10-year-old
A Michigan grade-schooler received a personal response from Teska founder Elon Musk after she wrote to him with an idea.
Turn Touch: This Kickstarter-backed remote control is an aesthetic and functional marvel
A new Kickstarter-backed project wants to bring a remote control that is both functional and well-crafted to the masses.
Imagining the Future: An Interview with Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow's first science fiction novel for adults in eight years, Walkaway, envisions a utopian future where a post-scarcity society's "walkaways" are using technology to make their lives better.
The new frontier in London office rentals: Your home
New London startup Hermit wants to shake up the office rental market by renting out private homes during the day.
The workplace of the future tracks your every move, whether you like it or not
New biometric smart sensors track employees' movement, interactions, stress, and more. But are concerns about privacy outweighing benefits?