Lightpack ambient lighting makes colors bleed from your screen onto your walls

The Lightpack ambient lighting system aims to extend your display's colors onto the walls to help your eyes ease into the vividness.

News         April 30, 2013

Shloosl offers duplicate keys over the Internet, plus two days of needless paranoia

Shloosl is a Web service that will make copies of your keys if you text them a photo of the set. When did hardware stores become so hard to locate?

Smart Home News         April 29, 2013

Move over, Hologram Tupac: Microsoft’s working on 3D holographic avatars for Skype

A new job listing for a Microsoft engineer cites that the company's working on a Skype system that offers users the chance to make holographic body doubles.

News         April 26, 2013

Inside Out Project takes your selfies and plasters them in the middle of Times Square

Can selfies be considered art? The Inside Out Project has placed a photo booth truck to snap portraits and paste them onto the grounds of Times Square.

News         April 25, 2013

Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat plays chameleon and blends in with your home

The Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat is not only remote controlled via mobile devices, you can also change background colors to match your home's decor.

Smart Home News         April 25, 2013

Despite their world domination, humans actually care about robots’ well-being

Artificial intelligence may not mean much to you, but if you saw a video of a robot getting abused, chances are you may actually empathize with them.

News         April 24, 2013

Siva Cycle’s pedal-to-power generator leaves bikers no excuse for dead smartphones

Another reason to bike to work? You can charge your gadgets or extra battery packs while doing it with the Siva Cycle Atom.

News         April 23, 2013

Fake it till you make it: Eye+ TV window gives every room a million dollar view

Those bummed that their homes do not come with the most fantastic of views may just find a solution in the Eye+ TV window.

Smart Home News         April 17, 2013

Patent troll, flame war, and more tech lingo you need to know

Things are heating up in New York, so we were inspired by the rising temperatures to bring you words relating to heat in this week's tech lingo explainer.

Guides         April 17, 2013

Heineken Ignite LED smart bottles are essential frat party accessories

Heineken unveils a new design concept to make beer bottles more interactive by embedding LED lights that illuminate during various motion gestures.

News         April 17, 2013

FoodShareFilter takes your food porn and turns it into acts of kindness

A new Instagram-supportive app aims to make food porn Instagrams more meaningful by donating proceeds to an NGO to end world hunger.

News         April 16, 2013

IKEA robot assembly assistant may just save you some blood, sweat, and tears

Italian researchers have decided enlisted the help of a robot assistant that can learn how to help build IKEA furniture without pre-programming movements.

News         April 16, 2013

How to write a great Craigslist ad

Want to sell things on Craigslist fast? We give you tips on how to craft the perfect classified ad to get the job done in no time.

Smart Home Guides         April 12, 2013

How to handle debit and credit card fraud

Whether through online phishing attacks or security breaches at major institutions, being a victim of plastic card fraud is increasingly common. Here's how to report suspicious activities if it ever happens to you.

Smart Home Guides         April 12, 2013

The craziest Web-revived public access television shows you’re not watching

Why spend your hard earned cash over Netflix or Hulu Plus subscriptions when you can watch the miracles that are public access shows?

News         April 12, 2013

Banner ads suck, say guys who invented banner ads

The four men responsible for creating the Web's first banner ads admit their invention has ruined Internet marketing and the online experience.

News         April 9, 2013

Nucleus modular wine rack connects like puzzle pieces

Wine lovers live in spaces big and small. That's why we're loving this modular wine rack that's made for everyone - no matter how small their apartment.

Smart Home News         April 9, 2013

Nope, that’s not a person pretending to be a Boston Dynamics robot

Boston Dynamics has unveiled its update to the PETMAN humanoid robot, showcasing its fluid body movements to test a chemical protective gear.

News         April 9, 2013

Move over, IKEA: New ‘smart foam’ furniture can build itself

Belgian designer Carl de Smet has invented a smart foam technology that allows furniture to assemble itself with a little help of heat.

Smart Home News         April 8, 2013

Biking hipsters invent an airbag-inspired invisible helmet

Two industrial design students have created a smart, invisible helmet that only inflates to protect the wearer upon impact. Yep, kind of like an airbag.

News         April 5, 2013

Angles Mirror reflects the viewer’s silhouette with its motorized spokes

Those looking for a cool piece of art to clamor over this weekend can visit NYC's bitforms gallery to witness the Angles Mirror copy your silhouette.

Smart Home News         April 4, 2013

No reservations: How a restaurant took social media’s power back into its hands

Restaurants are tired of customers ruining their Web reps with Yelp complains. Instead, they're using social media for more than just gratuitous promotion.

Smart Home News         April 3, 2013

These modern Smart Playhouses will make you wish you were 5 again

The Smart Playhouse is the kind of secret clubhouse we wish we had growing up thanks to its design to resemble modern architecture.

Smart Home News         April 3, 2013

Three engineer students invent an electrifying anti-rape undergarment

Three students from one of India's most prestigious engineering universities have created a device capable of delivering shocks to potential rapists.

News         April 3, 2013

Bloc the wooden Apple TV holder makes the device part of your furniture

When attached to an HDMI cord, does your Apple TV tend to skew sideways thanks to the heavier weight of the cord? If so, Bloc is here for the rescue.

News         April 1, 2013

Emoji, blogosfear, and more tech lingo you need to know

On this fine April Fool's day, let's have a look at silly-sounding words and determine their true meanings in our weekly tech lingo lesson.

Smart Home Guides         April 1, 2013

Not Aladdin’s magic ride: Artist creates carpet sculpture from computer parts

Miami-based artist Federico Uribe has assembled an e-carpet using old computer components to design an ornate sculpture.

News         April 1, 2013

The snooze button is bad for you, but why? [Video]

The idea that the snooze button will help ease your body into waking up will actually do more harm than good, reports the latest ASAP Science video.

Smart Home News         April 1, 2013

Kinect-powered virtual therapists can fully decode a patient’s body language

Psychiatrists can't always keep their eyes on you while making notes. Enter SimSensei, a virtual therapist that uses the Kinect to detect body movements.

News         March 29, 2013

Egyptian divers arrested for cutting underwater Internet cables, that’s not how you phish

Three Egyptian divers were arrested Wednesday after coastguards found the men attempting to cut underwater Internet cables belonging to Egypt Telecom.

News         March 28, 2013

Grab your apocalyptic go-bag, a vial of deadly virus from bioterror lab went missing

A scene straight out of a movie has just plagued America. A vial of an obscure, deadly virus has vanished from a University of Texas Medical Branch lab.

News         March 26, 2013

Game, set, match: Student solves three Rubik’s cubes while juggling them [Video]

YouTube sensation Ravi Fernando wows the Web with his latest video in which he solves three Rubik's cubes... while juggling them.

News         March 25, 2013

King of the Nerds episode 102 recap: A honey badger in a room full of kittens

Fantasy land is over as our contestants begin to show their true colors by behaving like little kids fighting over the last chocolate milk in the cafeteria.

Smart Home News         March 25, 2013

King of the Nerds episode 105 recap: Angry nerds are scary nerds

We're five episodes into "King of the Nerds" and this is a challenge that'll truly test their IQ: Sudoku, Rubik's cube, and Memory games!

Smart Home News         March 25, 2013