There are plenty of times when you could probably use a heads up as to what is going on inside your home, like when the basement floods (again), or when the back door gets left ajar, and there are a slew of home automation solutions that can help with that - but none of them as simple as Twine. More

One often annoying, but critical necessity is our passwords. We use them several times a day, juggle through different ones for work and leisure, and have to change them often to keep our data secure. Have you ever considered making those series of keystrokes productive? Maybe even using them to serve as perpetual reminders? More

Derek Low, a student at Berkeley, set out to create the most ridiculously automated dorm ever. After watching the video of his room, we'd say he succeeded. From automatic drapes and a morning alarm to a lighting set-up that can be switched to party or romantic-mode, this dorm is like something out of the future. Check out the video after the jump… More

Imagine this: You wake up in the morning, get ready for work, and as you're grabbing your keys and jacket, you scan the weather and traffic forecast on the screen of your connected home device. You punch in your security code and arm your house alarm; automatically the blinds close, the temperature lowers and all the lights turn off.

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It was two nights ago around 2am while reading a tech thread about the reappearance of the OS X Trojan malware known as Flashback I began feeling this dreadful concern about my MacBook Pro. I had recently updated my Flash player via pop-up notification, a big no-no, as the Flashback Trojan was named for its fake Adobe Flash Player installer, complete with Flash player logos. I literally jumped out of bed and went through various steps to check if my machine was infected, as I had noticed some instability issues... More

Got a spare grand or two lying around and want to upgrade your home theater? An automated projector lift is an effective, albeit expensive, option to hide your projector hidden inside your ceiling while not in use. The retail models out there are ridiculously expensive so you can try your hand making your own as well… More

It's a thought everyone dreads happening to them: being burglarized. But that's exactly what's happened to three of the homes next door to my mom's since the beginning of 2012. Apparently someone (perhaps a team) is scoping out homes during the day while people are away for work or running errands, and breaking into homes for jewelry and other smaller valuables...
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After a long, tiring day, there's nothing like crashing into bed for some solid, undisturbed rest. Here are a few tech tips to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up worry-free. More

Finding your way to the door in the darkness of night can range from frustrating to downright dangerous, depending on the situation. The LEDoorHandle, designed by Kun-hee Kim, Kei Shimizu and Nguyen-vu Dang, helps solve that problem with an innovative light up door handle. More

When you hear about "connectivity", you probably think of gadgets. But according to this infographic, derived from a GSMA commissioned study by Machina Research, over 30% of connected devices are actually home appliances. The figures foreshadows the "networked ecosystem" of connected devices by 2020, highlighting a day when everything in your home will be speaking to one another: smart refrigerators, computerized blinds, tablets used as surveillance devices, and more. More