Denmark’s luxury hi-fi brand Bang & Olufsen has unveiled a new outdoorsy member of its portable speaker range called the Beosound Explore, which rocks an eye-catching aluminum shell for durability and IP67 waterproofing for all-weather adventuring accompanied by B&O’s signature sound. “We created Beosound Explore to be our toughest speaker that can withstand the outdoor elements,” said the company’s Christoffer […]
Bang & Olufsen Outdoor Speakers
Click And Grow A Veggie Patch
The company behind the Smart Herb Garden we reviewed back in 2014 has launched a new indoor garden on Kickstarter. The Click & Grow 25 system promises to grow “substantial amounts of greens for everyday use, without becoming a time-consuming hobby.” “I started the company with a dream to make fresh food available and accessible for everyone and with the […]
RSAAW Double-Height Library
Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to include a double-height library, all-white interiors and a treehouse in the garden. The project, called Berkley House, is a two-storey house with a dark facade surrounded by trees in North Vancouver. Local firm RSAAW transformed the family home into a bright and airy space by connecting its previously separated two […]
Grow Fragrance Offers Non-Toxic Plant Based Candles
Everyone enjoys a fresh-smelling home, hence the expansive fragrance market. However, this industry is loosely regulated, which opens the door to false claims about “natural” ingredients. Furthermore, most fragrance products are created with the inclusion of harmful chemicals, and consumers often don’t even know it. Enter Grow Fragrance, a company planning to change the industry with its non-toxic products complete with […]
SmartCocoon Improves Comfort Of Home
Heating and cooling systems that are controlled by a single thermostat are simple to use, but take something of a scattergun approach to keeping your home comfortable. A more optimal solution would be to use strategically placed fans that add a little warmth or cold to the rooms that need it, just like the SmartCocoon Smart Register Booster Fan. The […]
Moving Bed Designed For Faster Printing
Quite often when objects are being 3D printed, they have to include supportive structures that are subsequently cut off and discarded. A new print bed, however, is designed to minimize or even eliminate the need for such structures, thus reducing both waste and printing time. Commonly used FDM (fused deposition modelling) printers build objects from the bottom up, by extruding […]
Google Nest Hub Tracks Your Sleep From Side Of Bed
The new, second-generation Google Nest Hub is here, with one big change from its 2018 predecessor: it can track your sleeping patterns from a bedside table, with no wires or wearables required, besides offering all the smarts of Google Assistant. Sleep monitoring is made possible by the same Motion Sense technology that we’ve seen before in the Pixel 4 and […]
Golf Simulator Right At Home
If you’re a golf enthusiast but just haven’t been able to play as much as you’ve wanted due to course closures, PhiGolf: Mobile & Home Smart Golf Simulator may be your solution. Plus, it’s now $59 off with code GOLF10. Successfully funded by Indiegogo, Phigolf WGT Edition brings the glory of the golf course straight into your living room. Powered […]
Wazai Smart Plant
Have you ever found yourself with a struggling houseplant, demanding to know why it won’t thrive? Let the Wázai 2.0, the world’s smartest bonsai, turn you into a master home gardener. Finally, you can have a plant that tells you exactly what it needs and when. This smart bonsai plant comes with its own monitoring app to update you on […]
Slide Socket Outlet Extender
Chances are that somewhere in your home, you’ve got at least one electrical outlet that’s hidden behind a couch, desk or other piece of furniture. The Slide Socket is designed to make those outlets accessible again, by telescoping out from them. In a nutshell, the Slide Socket is a device with a three-prong plug at the bottom, a telescoping neck […]