Category: Smart Home

Those of you who were hoping to fill (very large) stockings with the Apple HomePod this Christmas are going to have to wait until next year. On Friday, November 17, Apple announced that it was pushing the release date of the $349 speaker, initially set for December, to 2018. A statement put out by the company this morning noted that Apple… Continue reading "No HomePod for Christmas: Apple pushes release of smart home speaker to 2018"

It sounded too good to be true from the start: A lock that allowed deliverymen and service providers in without a key, all while promising to be perfectly safe and monitorable. We’re talking, of course, about Amazon Key, a system that allows folks into your home once they have scanned a unique barcode. We called it “invasive and creepy” once… Continue reading "Researchers already found a way to fool Amazon Key and shut off your camera"

You can’t quite reach through your computer and retrieve a freshly cooked meal yet, but it seems like we’re inching ever closer to such a (slightly alarming) reality. The latest innovation hoping to validate your decision to cook rather than order comes in the form of AmazonFresh’s latest partnerships. Both Allrecipes and EatLove now boast integrations with AmazonFresh, allowing customers to search, plan,… Continue reading "EatLove and Allrecipes partner with AmazonFresh for cooking convenience"

Your morning coffee routine doesn’t need to be mundane. And here to help ensure that it isn’t is a new drip coffee contraption that, if nothing else, is one seriously attractive appliance. Meet the Atmos, heralded as a “new way to enjoy cold drip espresso” in the comfort of your own home. Ideal for coffee and design connoisseurs alike, the… Continue reading "The Atmos will whip up a cup of cold drip espresso and look good doing it"

The internet is a bit like the Wild West, but much to the relief of concerned parents, there is a new sheriff in town. Netgear partnered with Circle Media Labs to provide smart parental controls of your home network. While it may not be a solution when it comes to determining what young internet users can and can’t see across the… Continue reading "Decide who sees what and when with Netgear and Circle’s parental controls"

Airbnb is now trying to become the most accommodating rental service on the market. On Thursday, November 16, the short-term rental company announced the acquisition of Accomable, a London-based startup that seeks to provide folks with disabilities with suitable accommodations on their vacations. Airbnb will also be revamping its native accessibility features to ensure that the platform can cater to any kind of… Continue reading "Airbnb accommodates those with special needs with new rental listings"

If you get bored chomping on kale or hate the taste of apples but know they keep the doctor away, you probably need a juicer in your life. Somehow, consuming your daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables in juice form makes these good-for-you foods, well, easier to swallow — and helps you to adhere to a healthier lifestyle. Whether… Continue reading "These are the best juicers to make your morning a little greener"

You’ve taken great pains to ensure that your home is smart, but implementing the same technologies in your home away from home is a bit more challenging. After all, you’re not exactly in a position to tell an international hotel chain how to outfit its rooms. But luckily, you won’t have to, now that Marriott International has teamed up with… Continue reading "Marriott Guestroom Lab brings cutting-edge smart tech to your hotel room"

You’ve always known that your pet is a member of your family, despite having four legs and being decidedly hairier than the other members. And now, your pet can sleep like a member of your family, too — which is to say, on a smart mattress. Meet Petrics, heralded as the world’s first smart pet bed and pet health ecosystem,… Continue reading "Your pet can sleep on its own smart mattress with Petrics"

The love of your life deserves the best food of her life as soon as that life begins. And no one understands that better than Little Spoon, the baby food and nutrition brand behind Blueprint, heralded as the first tech platform to optimize a baby’s nutrition. Founded with the understanding that your baby’s eating habits during the first 24 months… Continue reading "Your baby deserves a meal kit too, and Little Spoon is here to provide"