The art of good design is all around us.
Want to a add a modern touch to your holiday decorations?
It’s not easy. Finding tasteful Christmas ornaments or seasonal decor can be frustrating. We searched and did find some accessories that would compliment a Mid-Century, Modern Farmhouse, or even a Scandinavian home.
Take one capsule and relax.
A Slovakian company has begun production of a mobile microhome called the Ecocapsule. Shortlisted for a Lexus Design Award in 2015, the initial production run will be limited to 50 units intended for the US and EU markets. Continue reading “Ecocapsule for Off-Grid Living”
After delays Apple’s entry into the hectic smart speaker segment is preparing to ship. But will devotees be willing to pay more to do less? Continue reading “Apple Prepares HomePod for Launch”
It’s that time of year!
Resolutions are being broken faster than you can make them, and every other TV commercial is for some workout contraption promising to transform your body in 30 minutes. If only there were fitness gadgets that really worked— and didn’t require an entire room.
Fast Company magazine offered their top ten of 2017’s most clever tech ideas. From smarter photo sharing to the ongoing AI wars— there was a lot going this year.
For all the tech industry’s talk of changing the world, sometimes the best innovations aren’t particularly dramatic. They’re ideas that are small—but so clever that they seem obvious in hindsight. They improve the products we already use in ways we can immediately appreciate.
Big breakthroughs and splashy new products tend to get all the attention; for once, here’s a tribute to the small-scale innovations that are just as important.
The 10 Cleverest Tech Ideas Of 2017
What are your favorite tech innovations of 2017?
Ooma beefs up its home security offering with a clever smartcam.
Ooma, the company that’s probably still best known for its VoIP platform, today announced that it has acquired Butterfleye, an AI-powered video camera and security platform that produces a smart security camera for home and business use. Ooma plans to integrate Butterfleye’s camera into its Ooma Home security solution, but the company will also continue to…
Porsche appears to have Tesla in its crosshairs.
Ignore the exhaust tips on the back. Those are just to throw off casual onlookers. According to our friends at Autoblog, there’s a good chance this is the electric car Porsche hopes to throw down against Tesla. Called Mission E in previous concepts, Porsche has talked about this car for several years though this is…
via Porsche’s Mission E caught testing alongside Tesla vehicles — TechCrunch
Does an incoming call send you scrambling to find your mobile phone?
You are not alone.
For a limited time Amazon is offering a special discount on their Echo Dot AI speaker. Continue reading “Echo Offer”
The bar has been raised. Again.
But this time it’s the new kid on the block— and the bar was raised a lot. Thermostat newcomer Ecobee has been catching up to the venerable Nest over the last few years. But they recently upended the game with their latest offering, the Ecobee4.
Clones of the popular Nest abound. But most, like this Honeywell Lyric, don’t offer the features or value of the original. Not so with the smart offerings from Ecobee!