Control the Sense with Voice sleep device with, what else, your voice
Getting a better night's sleep now starts and ends with your voice. The newest product to emerge from Hello is the Sense with Voice
Honeywell’s versatile, Alexa-savvy security system now available for purchase
Honeywell's Smart Home Security system is now available. Starting with the Smart Home Security Camera Base Station, the Alexa-friendly system can operate as a stand-alone security module or connect with a variety of sensor and smart home devices. Alexa-awareness enables full smart home component control.
Instacart and eMeals are working together to help you cook healthier at home
Online meal-planning company eMeals is collaborating with grocery delivery service Instacart to create "the ultimate meal kit alternative."
The Amazon Echo will now narrate your books for you with Alexa
Amazon's Alexa can now narrate Kindle books by way of the Echo -- just say, "Alex, read [title]," and you'll be able to enjoy the latest pages of your book.
Amazon Prime Now to merge with AmazonFresh, resulting in layoffs
Recent layoffs at Amazon were triggered by a decision to merge AmazonFresh and Amazon Prime Now, reports claim.
Amazon Fresh or rotten? Customers complain of declining delivery quality
Amazon Fresh is being seen as anything but by some unhappy customers. Amazon Fresh is now being plagued by complaints of low-quality or rotten produce, incorrect orders, cancelled or delayed deliveries, and frequently missing items. In essence, it seems that Amazon Fresh is being seen as more trouble than it's worth.
Amazon Fresh says goodbye to its local third-party vendors
Participating in Amazon Fresh just got a lot harder -- at least, from the vendor side. Amazon will stop allowing local third-party sellers to offer their goods on the platform. Previously, these vendors were given the opportunity to take part of Amazon Fresh's Local Market Seller initiative.
Amazon Fresh spoils in several markets, shuts down in all but the biggest cities
Amazon Fresh, the grocery delivery service, is closing in at least nine states, including parts of California and New York.
Google Inceptionism may be cooler than the real thing
Google has effectively trained artificial neural networks by showing them millions of images whose features are recognized by layers of artificial neurons.
Developing with Apple’s HomeKit just got easier, which could spur innovation
At the latest WWDC, Apple announced that any Apple developer with interest can start playing around with HomeKit.
Charcoal is the secret to a cleaner mouth with the Burst toothbrush
Meet Burst, a distinctively modern looking sonic toothbrush whose black charcoal coated bristles promise to leave you with shining pearly whites.
The Abode starter kit is an Alexa-compatible DIY home security solution
You're a strong, independent (wo)man, so why depend on a security company to take care of your home? Just use the Abode starter kit instead.
London is setting up a police force to deal exclusively with online trolls
The London Mayor's office recently announced the creation of a new specialized police force charged with investigating digital hate crimes.
Facebook apologizes after banning this photo of plus-sized model Tess Holliday
Facebook tried to block an image of plus-sized model Tess Holliday, claiming that the photograph depicted "a body or body parts in an undesirable manner."
U.S. energy usage captured with insane detail in this Otherlab flowchart
All the data about our energy usage -- and believe us, there's a lot of it -- is presented in the form of this interactive, zoomable flowchart.
This smart garden can give you organic produce year-round
Meet the Nectar by Hummingbird, a system that wants to help you garden regardless of where you are.
Elmo smart thermometer will tell kids if they’re feverish — and to feel better
Kinsa's Instant Wireless Smart Ear Thermometer combines trademark its one-second readings and smart features with messages from Sesame Street's Elmo.
Give your digital photos an Old Master look with eWilner Frames app
Start framing your digital art with the eWilner Frames app, the tool that lets you elevate your selfies and cat photos with frames fit for a Picasso.
The best way to get rid of mosquitoes? Turn them all into males
There's new talk of eradicating moquitoes altogether. And the way to go about doing it? Turning them all into males.
Seeing a cloaked woman on Mars? It’s probably your pareidolia acting up again
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but someone's gotta tell you -- you're not actually seeing Jesus in your toast. It's just your pareidolia acting up.
Elon Musk’s answer to making Mars more like Earth? Just nuke it
"The fast way is to drop nuclear weapons over the poles,” the Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal founder told Colbert.
NASA delays InSight mission, says we won’t be going to Mars again until at least 2018
Following the discovery of minuscule leaks in a vacuum sphere that contains the lander's seismic instrument, NASA has been forced to delay its Mars mission.
Lockheed Martin's new magic school bus wants to virtually take kids to Mars
Lockheed Martin is bringing STEM education to the next level with its Generation Beyond program, a new national education initiative.
A city on Mars? Elon Musk and SpaceX say absolutely
Elon Musk, the ambitious SpaceX founder and CEO, is known for his (literally) out of this world ideas, and the latest is a city on Mars.
Expandable habitats may be our new homes when we get to Mars
As humanity gets closer to finding a new home on the Red Planet, what exactly are we going to live in? The answer, it seems, lies in expandable habitats.
The Curiosity rover is going to look for water on Mars
NASA has suggested that the Curiosity rover will be beginning its quest for water on Mars.
Crops grown on Martian soil have been deemed safe to eat
We'll be able to grow crops in Martian soil. And we know this because we've already done it here on Earth.
A teenager may select the site where NASA’s next Mars Rover lands
It's not every day that NASA allows a teenager to potentially pick the landing site for the next Mars Rover.
Elon Musk will soon tell the world how he plans to colonize Mars
Elon Musk is over Earth and onto Mars. That, at least, appears to be the thesis of his planned talk at the 67th International Astronautical Congress.
NASA collaborates with Amazon’s Alexa to answer all your questions about Mars
NASA has added its own skill to Amazon's AI-based assistant, marking the first time that the space agency collaborated with Alexa.