This awesome new app lets you control your smart home with voice commands
Tired of firing up a separate control app for every smart device in your house? Check out Shortcut -- a new app that lets you control them all with speech.
Soon, we’ll all be cyborgs: crowdfunded xNT biohacking implant ships this month
Just a few short months after concluding its Indiegogo campaign, Dangerous Things is set to ship its NFC implant to paying customers later this month.
Just add plywood: These simple brackets let anyone build their own furniture
Using little more than a few sheets of plywood and a hex key, these clever little aluminum fasteners make it possible to build just about anything
Prodea aims to unify the Internet of Things with its new ‘Residential OS’ platform
Prodea's new white-label platform 'Residential OS' is designed to make it easier for connected devices to communicate with each other
Check out the Navy’s crazy electromagnetic railgun that’s set to be deployed in 2016
After developing it behind closed doors for the better part of a decade, the U.S. Navy will soon unveil it's railgun prototype to the public in July.
On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart rolls out in Los Angeles
Now that Instacart is up and running in L.A., residents will be able to order groceries online and have them delivered to their doors within two hours.
Keep the same razor blade sharp for over a year with this clever Kickstarter device
Tired of buying replacement razor blades constantly? Check out this brilliant new device that's currently raising funds for production on Kickstarter.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of April 6, 2014
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Craft Vapery is an expertly-curated ‘e-liquid-of-the-month’ club for vapers
Looking to try some new e-liquid flavors, but don't know where to find 'em? Check out this subscription-based service that sends you new flavors each month
Freshly-launched startup ePantry auto-ships sustainable goods to your door
ePantry, a fresh new startup, is basically a more focused, ecologically-minded version of Amazon's 'Subscribe & Save' service.
Groundbreaking new laser technology could be used to control lightning
Optical researchers have developed a way to greatly extend the reach of high-intensity lasers, making it possible to fire them into the atmosphere.
Impress your friends and infuriate your houseguests with the invisible iOn switch
Currently raising funds for production on Kickstarter, iOn is a capacitive switch that hides inside your wall and can be activated with the wave of a hand
Garmin’s upcoming fitness tracker lasts for a year on replaceable batteries
Forget charging your wristband every night when you go to bed - Garmin's upcoming Vivofit band can track your activity for an entire year.
The Stand Desk: Finally, an affordable standing desk for your office
Standing desks are all the rage right now, but if you'd rather not shell out upwards of $1,000 to get one, you can check out this new Kickstarter project.
Inotherm’s beastly front doors put yours to shame
Designed and built in Slovenia, Inotherm's front doors are designed to offer better thermal insulation, sound blocking, and protection against intruders.
This solar-powered umbrella automatically opens when the sun comes out
Using a small array of solar panels attached to a fan, the Cumulus Parasol will automatically inflate when the sun comes out, and deflate when it goes away.
Forget LED bulbs, LG is already making OLED lights
LG has just pulled the curtain back on a new table lamp that uses a thin OLED sheet to produce light instead of a traditional LED or incandescent bulb.
Scientists make breakthrough in development of two-way dolphin-to-English translator
With the help of sophisticated pattern recognition algorithms, researchers will soon be able to translate dolphin whistles.
Philips’ latest Hue line includes these gorgeous 3D-printed Luminaire lamps
In an effort to stay ahead of the pack, Philips just announced a trio of new additions to it's ever-expanding line of Hue connected lighting products
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of March 30, 2014
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
3D printed pizza is coming sooner than you think
3D printed food is quickly becoming a viable possibility, and with the Foodini printer from Natural Machines, it's starting to look a bit more appetizing
Samsung gets into the lighting game, announces new line of smart bulbs
Samsung has jumped on the smart lighting bandwagon and announced a new line of Bluetooth bulbs.
This silicone Power Glove is a geeky baker’s best friend
Do you like baking? Do you like geeky late-eighties Nintendo memorabilia? If you answered yes to both questions, check out this IndieGoGo project
This new service from Porch is like Carfax for houses
Looking at buying a house, but curious what kind of repairs and improvements have been done on it in the past? Check out this new service from Porch.
If Dyson made power tools, they would look like this cordless line from Ego
Say goodbye to gas powered gear; Ego makes an entire line of yard maintenance tools powered by compact 56-volt lithium-ion batteries.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of March 23, 2014
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Ditch that tape measure; You can make floor plans by tapping your iPhone on the walls
RoomScan is one of those apps that seemingly works through magic. By simply holding it on every wall in a room, it can draw up a surprisingly detailed map
This dead-eye sprinkler snipes your plants to minimize wasted water
Rather than spraying wildly and soaking your entire garden, Droplet can be programmed to target individual plants directly, thereby reducing water usage
Stir just landed $1.5M to make the world’s most high-tech standing desk
Designed by former iPod engineer JP Labrosse, Stir Kinetic is a clever new standing desk that tracks your habits and encourages you to stand more
This tiny, transforming NYC apartment could be yours for just $1 million
Despite the fact that it's just barely over 400 square feet, Graham Hill's tiny transforming apartment is currently up for sale to the tune of $995K.
Korner is a smart, ultra-minimalist security system that installs in minutes
Set to launch a crowdfunding campaign in the very near future, Korner is a set of app-enabled door/window sensors that send you alerts while you're away
Meet Aros, the smart AC unit that learns your preferences and automatically cools your house
If you don't have central air, but still want the luxury of controlling your AC from anywhere in the world, check out Aros, the latest product from Quirky
SensFloor is a smart rug that can tell when (and where) you’re standing on it
With an array of capacitive sensors and a few tiny radio modules, SensFloor can determine where you're standing, or even if you've fallen down