There are literally thousands of products you can interact with through the Google Assistant, and the list is constantly growing. Recently, Google opened up the APIs needed for smart blinds to connect ...

Opening and closing your blinds is such a trivial process that you may never have thought about automating it, but it can make your home more energy efficient and secure. A new device called the ...

Meet (yet) another gizmo aiming to convert dumb old school technology into smarter connected tech that can be controlled via a smartphone. Jalousier, currently bidding for crowdfunding on Indiegogo, ...

A new Kent State University spinout company in Kent, Ohio, knows how to make windows switch from clear to opaque and vice versa. Flexible ITO Solutions, which goes by FITOS, has an informal ...

If you give it enough time, you can always count on an interior design detail to resurge in popularity. This year, we've seen the rise of chainmail and the revival of chandeliers. But what I didn’t ...

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