Learn how math can help you solve all of your gift-wrapping woes
What do you need to perfectly wrap all your Christmas presents? A professional? Nope. Math! Mathematician Katie Steckles demonstrates techniques and tricks.
Launch a thousand ships with a face moisturized by the Mapo beauty mask
Mapo, from Wired Beauty, is a beauty mask filled with sensors. It detects your skin's moisture level and gives recommendations about moisturizing products.
Best Products of 2015: Home
Even if you don’t tap into the Amazon Echo’s many smart-home features, its hands-free operation untethers you from your phone at home while still letting you find out facts, play music, and more.
Odor- and stain-repelling jeans may open the door to a laundry-free future
Odo Denim makes jeans with silver threads woven into the fabric that repel odor,
Ready to renovate? Kukun’s estimator tool will prepare you for how much it will cost
Ready to renovate? Kukun’s estimator tool will prepare you for how much it will cost.
World’s most expensive house hides its tech behind frescoes
The world's most expensive house just sold for $301 million to an unknown buyer. Located outside Paris, its design was inspired by Versailles, but built between 2008 and 2011 the Chateau Louis XIV is also very high-tech.
This earthquake-proof bed is even more terrifying than an earthquake
When the ground starts shaking, sensors in this earthquake-proof bed detect the movement, triggering a sort of trapdoor-like effect, where the mattress drops into a box with supplies and a lid closes over top of you.
This projection-mapped Christmas tree is the Tannenbaum
Brazil-based studio Ambos created a projection-mapped Christmas tree. It projected a spectacular display on an actual tree.
The Spot security camera does all the usual tricks but is half the price
The iSmartAlarm Spot aims to be a feature-heavy security camera you can put anywhere in your home. It will retail for about half the price of competitors.
Robots will actually write your wedding thank you notes using pen and ink
Writing thank you can be a chore, so Envelope paired with Bond to use its robots to make handwritten notes from your gift registry.
If Tim Allen built an RV, it would probably look a lot like this
The Escape Sport is an RV that looks a little rough around the edges, and that's the point.
Trick your brain into thinking the water you're drinking is a fruity beverage
The Right Cup has aromatics and sweetness embedded during the manufacturing process, which trick your brain into thinking you're drinking a fruity beverage.
Thinking of installing solar panels? Google’s Project Sunroof expands to more states
Google's Project Sunroof shows homeowners how much sunlight they get and their potential savings with solar panels.
Give Quicken Loans’ new website 8 minutes, and it will approve you for a mortgage
Quicken Loans recently unveiled its Rocket Mortgage tool, through which you can be approved for a mortgage in eight minutes.
Houzz updates its app to work with Apple Pencil, let’s you scribble on home decor
Houzz just released a new version of its app optimized to work with Apple Pencil. It lets users drop products into photos.
Give everyone you know and trust the keys to your home with this $89 smart lock
The Lark-Wi Blueguard-E smart door lock, which connects to your phone via Bluetooth. Right now you can get it on Kickstarter for $89.
Extra froth, please! De’Longhi’s PrimaDonna Elite brews precisely what you choose
The De’Longhi PrimaDonna Elite does more than let you turn on and off the machine from bed; it gives you more control to make customized coffee.
Nextdoor Now finds neighbors to do your chores or babysit the kids
A new service from Nextdoor, Nextdoor Now, lets you find neighbors to babysit, walk your dog, or help you put together furniture.
Clean Cube picks up and delivers your laundry using Internet-connected lockers
There are lots of laundry-delivery services in New York, but Clean Cube wants to differentiate itself by offering secured lockers for your laundry once its employees drop off your cleaned duds.
Don’t wait till January: The Million Dollar Listing guys say go holiday house shopping
Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles stars David Parnes and James Harris share some tools that will help house hunters find the perfect home. They also suggest that those in the market should take advantage of the holiday season to buy.
Think your coffee maker cleans itself? There’s probably bacteria in there
A study from Scientific Reports found bacteria in all nine of the drip trays microbiologists tested, including pathogenic strains.
Taste (the food inside) the rainbow! These 16 fridges come in every color
Want your fridge to stand out from the basic black and shiny stainless steel everyone else has? No problem. From purple to pink to green, you can get a fridge that brings a bit (or a lot) or color to your kitchen.
Amazon wants to fill your living room with sensors and cameras to bring you augmented reality
There's no doubt Amazon wants a bigger footprint inside your home: It recently filed two patents that would bring augmented reality to your living room.
Redfin says its estimator tool will accurately tell you how much your home is worth
Redfin launched a new tool today that will tell you the value of your home to within a 2 percent margin of error, it says.
I’ll take mine black. For stainless appliances, darker is the future
For years, stainless steel appliances have proven very popular for kitchens. But suddenly, this year, KitchenAid, Samsung, and LG all came out with stainless steel black appliances. Are you ready to see beyond silver?
Technique trumps tech at this castle being built with only 13th century tools
Architects and historians are working with masons to build Guédelon Castle in France. Using 13th-century techniques, tools, and materials, the archeological experiment is meant to be as authentic as possible.
Still have a landline? So do about 40 percent of US households
The CDC recently found that nearly 47 percent of U.S. households are without a landline and rely exclusively on cellphones.
Choose your own temp in the Hyperchair, the solution to office thermostat wars
Always sweltering with your next-desk neighbor is freezing? Personal Comfort System's Hyperchair is designed to make you both the right temperature with its built-in heaters and fans.
Intruder alert! Xandem is like a security radar for inside your home
Developed by a team at the University of Utah, Xandem Home is a security system that uses radio waves to detect motion.
Amazon’s new Fire TV can control your smart home, just like the Echo
Amazon's 4K Fire TV works with Alexa, and she can now help control your smart home. That means you can ask her to turn on your lights with the remote.
‘How do you boil an egg?’ Why everyone’s asking Alexa, and the complicated answer
People ask Alexa all kinds of stuff, but the most common cooking question is: "How do you boil an egg?" The answer is actually pretty complicated.
Forget adjustable desks — Tielsa makes whole kitchens that fit your height
Control the height of your counters and sinks with your smartphone in Tiesla's connected kitchen.
Keen Home wants you to install its smart vents starting Black Friday
After making its debut at CES 2015, Keen Home's Smart Vents will now be available for purchase starting Black Friday.
The Muji Hut is a micro-home made for Japan
Micro-homes are catching on in Tokyo, thanks to high property values. Muji Huts are prefab homes designed to be minimalist.