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Gadgets
fromThe Verge
9 hours ago

Govee's new LED Lightwall comes with its own self-standing frame

Govee's Lightwall offers customizable lighting with 1,536 LEDs, smart home compatibility, and a self-standing design for $449.99.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
7 hours ago

The brands raising the bar in housing: The 2025 Exhibit Awards finalists announced

Branding is now a core competitive element in real estate and mortgage, influencing client loyalty and lead conversion.
Design
fromArchDaily
17 hours ago

What Textiles and Translucency Bring to Public Space: 5 Lightweight Interventions

Lightweight materials enhance public spaces through flexibility, visual permeability, and adaptability, fostering new relationships between the environment and human experience.
UX design
fromMedium
14 hours ago

AI, UX, and the factory model

The digital design landscape is shifting towards a factory model, redefining roles and metrics of success in software development.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Buying a Smart Smoke Detector Turns Out to Be a Little Dumb

Smart smoke detectors often lack ionization sensors, which are crucial for detecting fast-burning fires, making them less effective than traditional models.
#smart-home
fromZDNET
2 days ago
Public health

How my smart home became my best defense against brutal spring allergies - and pollen

Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Ikea's smart lamp is a sweet treat

The Varmblixt lamp offers color-changing, dimming, and Matter-over-Thread support, enhancing smart home aesthetics at an affordable price.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I let a smart planter maintain itself while I was away for 2 months - here's the result

The LeafyPod is a smart planter that simplifies plant care with app support and a rechargeable water reservoir.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

This is the one smart home product everyone should have, and it's on sale

Smart light bulbs enhance home ambiance without advanced technology, making them a preferred choice for those seeking simplicity.
fromZDNET
2 days ago
Public health

How my smart home became my best defense against brutal spring allergies - and pollen

Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Ikea's smart lamp is a sweet treat

The Varmblixt lamp offers color-changing, dimming, and Matter-over-Thread support, enhancing smart home aesthetics at an affordable price.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I let a smart planter maintain itself while I was away for 2 months - here's the result

The LeafyPod is a smart planter that simplifies plant care with app support and a rechargeable water reservoir.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

This is the one smart home product everyone should have, and it's on sale

Smart light bulbs enhance home ambiance without advanced technology, making them a preferred choice for those seeking simplicity.
Software development
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

Top Benefits of Using Structural Design Software (And Why Spreadsheets Won't Cut It Anymore)

Modern structural design software automates repetitive tasks, improving accuracy and efficiency while reducing errors and costs in complex engineering projects.
UK politics
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

Flood warning: How citizens' AI agents will swamp public services | Computer Weekly

AI has the potential to transform public services by reducing user friction and improving access for citizens.
New York City
fromInsideHook
4 days ago

Can Self-Driving Cars Help Fix the Nation's Potholes?

Pothole repairs are gaining attention, with NYC filling 100,000 potholes and Waymo partnering with Waze to identify potholes using autonomous vehicles.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Toronto's streetlights to be converted to LED lighting by 2035, officials say | CBC News

We will convert every street light to modern LED light in the next 10 years, more than doubling our current pace. To keep the system going, we will also replace aging infrastructure below ground.
Canada news
Agriculture
fromWIRED
6 days ago

Irrigreen's New Smart Irrigation System Promises Smart Watering Without the Hassle-Almost

Irrigreen's upgraded water printing system requires a complete irrigation infrastructure overhaul but offers advanced technology and new features.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
7 hours ago

Samsung SmartThings gets Now Brief integration

Samsung's SmartThings now integrates with Now Brief for enhanced home automation and family care features.
Graphic design
fromDesign Milk
6 days ago

Hikarigami Lighting Forges New Finishing Techniques

Hikarigami merges handcraft and robotics to create unique light fixtures from aluminum sheets through innovative design processes.
Remote teams
fromForbes
6 days ago

The Shift From Place To Performance In Workplace Design

The future of work focuses on workplace performance metrics rather than just location, emphasizing adaptability and efficiency.
#sustainable-technology
fromEarth911
1 week ago
Digital life

Guest Idea: Why Sustainable Home Tech Choices Also Need Cybersecurity Awareness

Sustainable technology adoption is rising, but security risks of connected devices are often overlooked, impacting both environmental and digital safety.
fromDesign Milk
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

This Compact Space Heater Pays its Users

Heatbit redirects heat from bitcoin mining into home heating while paying users and purifying air, addressing technology's hidden environmental impact.
Digital life
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Guest Idea: Why Sustainable Home Tech Choices Also Need Cybersecurity Awareness

Sustainable technology adoption is rising, but security risks of connected devices are often overlooked, impacting both environmental and digital safety.
#architecture
Design
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

What Lies Beneath: 10 Projects Reshaping the Ground Level

Architecture's pursuit of lightness often leads to fragmented public spaces rather than continuous, accessible ground areas.
UX design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

how wutopia lab's 'magical realism' turns everyday spaces into ethereal interior atmospheres

Wutopia Lab creates immersive architectural experiences that transform ordinary spaces into imaginative environments, enhancing perception through design elements like light and geometry.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Mapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories

Architecture must be viewed as interconnected with technical networks that support modern life, requiring new approaches and understandings.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Light, Lighter, Lightest: ArchDaily's April Editorial Focus

Building lightly is an ecological and ethical imperative shaped by environmental concerns and technological advancements.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

What Lies Beneath: 10 Projects Reshaping the Ground Level

Architecture's pursuit of lightness often leads to fragmented public spaces rather than continuous, accessible ground areas.
UX design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

how wutopia lab's 'magical realism' turns everyday spaces into ethereal interior atmospheres

Wutopia Lab creates immersive architectural experiences that transform ordinary spaces into imaginative environments, enhancing perception through design elements like light and geometry.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Mapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories

Architecture must be viewed as interconnected with technical networks that support modern life, requiring new approaches and understandings.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Light, Lighter, Lightest: ArchDaily's April Editorial Focus

Building lightly is an ecological and ethical imperative shaped by environmental concerns and technological advancements.
fromTelecompetitor
6 days ago

Brightspeed introduces EasyMove to help people relocate simply

"For too long, our industry has treated moving customers like brand new ones. EasyMove flips that model. Our customers shouldn't lose their history, their pricing or their trust just because they're changing addresses."
Alternative transportation
Business intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Wilson Connectivity, Autonomous Systems team for in-building wireless service | Computer Weekly

Wilson Connectivity and Autonomous Systems partner to automate in-building wireless infrastructure management, enhancing deployment and ongoing optimization.
Remodel
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

I didn't have to drill these renter-friendly smart lights into my wall - and I love them for it

Poplight wall lights offer stylish, renter-friendly lighting solutions without damaging walls, featuring a variety of colors and easy assembly.
#smart-home-technology
Apple
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Ikea tried to build a smart home for everyone - here's why it's not working yet

Ikea's affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home products face significant connectivity and onboarding issues across multiple platforms despite promising accessibility and reliability.
Apple
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Ikea tried to build a smart home for everyone - here's why it's not working yet

Ikea's affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home products face significant connectivity and onboarding issues across multiple platforms despite promising accessibility and reliability.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Architecture of Water: Disappearing Fixtures in Contemporary Wellness

Advanced bathroom design emphasizes minimalism by making fixtures less visible, allowing water and light to shape the experience.
European startups
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Fast, modular, and solar-powered: a better way to build data centers

A modular data center powered by solar panels and repurposed EV batteries operates 99.2% of the time, showcasing a sustainable alternative to traditional data centers.
Remodel
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

I didn't have to drill these renter-friendly smart lights into my wall - and I love them for it

Poplight wall lights offer stylish, renter-friendly lighting solutions without damaging walls, featuring a variety of colors and easy assembly.
#energy-efficiency
Remodel
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Map Appliance Power to Identify and Tame Your Home's Top Electricity Consumers

Appliance power mapping identifies individual device energy consumption, revealing phantom loads and inefficiencies that waste up to $183 annually per household through targeted, low-cost solutions.
Remodel
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Map Appliance Power to Identify and Tame Your Home's Top Electricity Consumers

Appliance power mapping identifies individual device energy consumption, revealing phantom loads and inefficiencies that waste up to $183 annually per household through targeted, low-cost solutions.
Roam Research
fromTheregister
4 weeks ago

Water company spins out homegrown AI after LLMs failed it

Large language models provided confidently incorrect information about materials science, causing a water desalination startup to waste four months and $200,000 validating a material choice that ultimately proved inferior.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Designed Comfort, Purchased Comfort: Passive Design and Air Conditioning in Hong Kong

Widespread reliance on air conditioning has significantly altered architectural design incentives, particularly in Hong Kong.
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Ikea's New Smart Home Gear Is Taking Over My House

Ikea's new lineup of smart home gadgets is entirely Matter-compatible, allowing seamless integration with Amazon, Apple, and Google devices, enhancing user experience.
Gadgets
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Light from Above: Measuring and Designing Daylight Under Sloped Roofs

From Alpine chalets shedding snow to Mediterranean roof tiles mitigating summer heat, the slope responded to climate and construction challenges long before it became an aesthetic code. Although modern architecture has favored horizontal planes and orthogonal plans, the pitched roof requires a project to be conceived in section.
Miscellaneous
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

How Architecture Is Learning to Generate Its Own Energy

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy represents a modular technology that can be manufactured in large-scale facilities, generating economies of scale, while also being adaptable to small-scale applications. From residential rooftop systems to large-scale power generation installations, photovoltaic solar energy has established itself as a cost-effective option for electricity production in many countries around the world.
Environment
Gadgets
fromSlashGear
2 weeks ago

10 Smart Gadgets To Help Upgrade Your Home Office - SlashGear

Investing in smart gadgets for a home office can enhance productivity and organization for remote workers.
Artificial intelligence
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Compute Isn't Weightless: AI Infrastructure and the Architecture of the City

AI development is reshaping urban infrastructure and spatial planning in the Greater Bay Area through government-led initiatives that translate computational needs into physical zones, data centers, and specialized districts.
fromReadWrite
4 weeks ago

From Reactive Repairs to Smarter Home Protection: How Technology Is Changing Roof Care

In the past, roof inspections mostly focused on what could be seen from the outside. Contractors looked for broken shingles, worn flashing, or areas where water might enter the roof. The problem is that roof damage does not always show clear signs right away. Water can move through roofing layers before it becomes visible inside the home.
Renovation
Wearables
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

motion-activated IKEA nightlight sticks to any surface and glows without plugging in

IKEA's ANKARLÄGGA is a battery-powered LED nightlight with motion sensor that attaches to surfaces without wires or plugs, activating for 30 seconds when movement is detected in darkness.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

A New Standard for High-Performance, Energy-Generating Facades

Building-integrated photovoltaics embedded in the facade generate 513 kW of the facility's 632 kW solar capacity, producing 420,000 kWh annually and meeting the 20% renewable energy mandate.
#smart-lighting
Gadgets
fromgizmodo.com
3 weeks ago

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Ikea's Varmblixt lamp offers a colorful, practical smart lighting solution compatible with various ecosystems, balancing aesthetics and functionality.
fromKotaku
2 months ago
Gadgets

Govee Is Offering Its Updated RGBIC Smart Lamp at a Major Discount, Now Cheaper Than a Standard Lamp - Kotaku

Gadgets
fromgizmodo.com
3 weeks ago

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Ikea's Varmblixt lamp offers a colorful, practical smart lighting solution compatible with various ecosystems, balancing aesthetics and functionality.
fromKotaku
2 months ago
Gadgets

Govee Is Offering Its Updated RGBIC Smart Lamp at a Major Discount, Now Cheaper Than a Standard Lamp - Kotaku

Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 months ago

7 ways AI could change architecture in 2026

AI will streamline early-stage architectural design, removing friction, enabling rapid exploration of contextual options, and enhancing collaboration without replacing human creativity.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 month ago

How to set up a smart switch to power your home (and what to avoid when you do)

SwitchBot is a battery-operated robotic finger that automates switch pressing, eliminating the need to manually flip switches through smartphone app control via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Ikea's Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US

Ikea's Matter-over-Thread smart bulbs are now available in US stores and online, starting at $5.99, offering affordable alternatives to premium smart lighting options.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

When Light Meets Energy in Glass Ceilings

From the large industrial roofs and galleries of the 19th century to the contemporary atriums of museums and public buildings, glass has been a recurring material in shaping large and monumental interior spaces. More than a technological or engineering solution, these horizontal glazed planes introduce a distinct luminous quality: light that comes from above. Unlike lateral daylight entering through façades, zenithal light is more evenly distributed, reduces harsh shadows, and lends spaces a sense of continuity and openness that is difficult to achieve otherwise.
Design
Renovation
fromInverse
2 months ago

55 Cheap, New Things That Upgrade Your Home & Are Einstein-Level Genius

Affordable, innovative products can solve common home problems quickly and cheaply, upgrading aesthetics, storage, and repairs with minimal effort.
Gadgets
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

Grow Lamps No Longer Need to be Unsightly Afterthoughts

Aura Ambient Grow Light combines ambient warm lighting with full-spectrum plant-growth technology in a Scandinavian-inspired table lamp for modern interiors.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Smart Homes Are Terrible

All of the appliances and systems are brand-new: the HVAC, the lighting, the entertainment. Touch screens of various shapes and sizes control this, that, and the other. Rows of programmable buttons sit where traditional light switches would normally be. The kitchen even has outlets designed to rise up from the countertop when you need them, and slide away when you don't.
Gadgets
Gadgets
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Brighten Your Darkest Time (of Year) With This Smart Home Upgrade

Smart light bulbs are easy, affordable, and convenient, with favorites including GE Cync Dynamic Effects, Meross for Apple HomeKit, and TP-Link Tapo for budget.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

The Best Floodlight Security Cameras for Your Home

A floodlight security camera is a great way to add light and video surveillance to your property, and they work extremely well for dark areas. They can serve like motion-activated lights when you or your family are taking out the trash, adding safety and convenience to your property. The addition of a security camera enables you to receive alerts about intruders, record video events that you can review later, and drop in and check on the videofeed whenever you like from wherever you are.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

These unassuming devices promised to lower my electricity bills - only this one was legit

They do nothing to save you power Scam "power saving" devices are rampant online. These devices plug into an outlet and promise to "improve the use of energy," "extend the life of electrical equipment," and even "avoid illegal electrical waste." Sounds great, right? Also: This USB power meter I tested is shockingly accurate - especially for how cheap it is Well, despite the bold claims and the sticker on the front of the unit, they are too good to be true.
Gadgets
Gadgets
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Smart Plugs Don't Always Make Sense. Here's When You Should Actually Use Them

Smart plugs provide remote power control and automation for simple devices, enabling schedules, voice control, and integration with smart-home hubs.
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

LeafyPod Is a Self-Watering Smart Planter That Saves Your Sanity

Enter the LeafyPod, a self-watering smart planter that utilizes AI to understand your leafy companions, and keep them well cared for. The system is simple: a connected app monitors hydration and nutrient levels, noting what's best for that specific type of plant. Recently named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025, the hydroponic system allows users to grow herbs, greens, or flowers all year long. LeafyPod is adaptive, responding to plant health and to changes in environment.
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