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The Share TV Could Save Marriages

What's the number one subject couples fight about? Television. OK, so we're sure that the answer is actually 'money,' but 'TV' has got to be way up there. But where there's a problem, somebody's inve...

Sound Carpet: Surround Sound and a Lounge

When I was a kid, there was nothing better to me than turning on the radio and laying on the carpet between my two stereo speakers. But now, even though I've upgraded to better music and better speake...

Concept: Philips Incredible Linked Biosphere Home Farming

When you are living in the suburbs or the country side, it's easy to grow your own food. Veggies like tomatoes and some fruits like apples tend to grow quite easily. However, the closer you move to a ...

Smart Measuring Cup Concept Makes it to Stores!

We can show you cool home tech concepts all day long, but the reality is: No matter how much you dig it, you won't have it anytime soon. That's why we love this news: A 'smart' measuring cup concept d...

Final Frame: Laser + Sound

This demo video of smart laser scanner technology developed by Alvaro Cassinelli, Daito Manabe, Kuribara Yusaku and Stephane Perrin has us dreaming of some amazing interactive gaming possibilities. ...

The Wall Mounted Touchscreen "Fruity Speaker"

Here's a space saving home audio solution concept which might appeal to those of us who only have wall space in an apartment or dorm. The Fruity Speaker consists of six variable sized speakers and wit...

Solar Powered UV Onion Lamp

This new design by Shanghai design student Yun Li is a unique take on a solar powered lamp. The layered device absorbs solar power during the day, then gives it off when the device is separated in ...

LED Display Plant Pot Monitors Your Plant's Age

This is one of those future concepts common to academic creative exercise, but nevertheless notable for it's merging of nature and technology for the home. The plant pot renders were designed by You...

Electrolux Volare: Modular Kitchen and Lighting System Concept

Now this is some future forward thinking for the kitchen: The Electrolux Volare is a concept aimed specifically for smaller space urban dwellers (us!); an entire kitchen tucked away inside a form that...

Dag Designlab: Alarm Controller Goes Minimal

As a remedy for a world of overcomplicated home security measures, Dag Designlab has created one of the simplest solutions we've seen yet. Combining two of man's most basic instincts - sight and sound...

Final Frame: The Outlet Wall

The Outlet Wall is part wallpaper, part largest wall outlet....

Richard Hunt's Sound Seed Ceiling Speakers

Normally we do everything in our power to hide away visible cables and wires springing forth from our home audio and video equipment. But in the special case of Richard Hunt's Sound Seed ceiling speak...

'Smokey' Concept Silences Smoke (False) Alarms

You know how sometimes when you're in the kitchen cooking a big meal, the smoke alarm goes off? And then you have to wave an oven mitt around in the hallway until the excruciatingly annoying thing sto...

Recycled Cardboard USB Flash Drive: Go Green!

If you ever wanted to have a green USB flash drive, you'll want to have this one. It's a USB flash drive that's actually made out of recycled cardboard. Now, when technology evolves, you can just recy...

Zip Up Earphones: No More Messy Wires

We all have this problem. The wires of our earphones connected to our iPods or MP3 players always get all tangled up. There is no way to get around this, unless you take your earphones off and put the...

Look! Kyocera's Foldable Phone: Folds Up in Your Pocket

Wouldn't it be cool to be able to fold up your phone when you don't need it? How about only partially unfolding it in order to make a quick call or to send a text message? That's the concept that Kyoc...

Help Choose Which Futuristic Alarm Clock Design Is Manufactured

click for more pics Love 'em or hate 'em, Tokyoflash definitely pushes the borders of traditional time keeping with their unique and unusual array of wristwatches. They're now sponsoring a competition...

MacBook Mini: Perfect Looking, But Fake or Leak?

Let's be honest. A lot of us want to get Apple computers, but in the end, they are quite expensive compared to similarly specced PCs. We call it the Apple tax. Then again, Apple users and fan boys wil...

Weird 2 in 1: A Lamp and a Sweeper?

So what do you do when have a small space? Invest in things that perform double duty right? Shelving that turns into a bed, coffee tables that double as a dining table. Good ideas no doubt. But what a...

E-Pod Dock: Cramming a Lot of Features in a Small Form Factor

Ipod docks are a dime a dozen. It seems that every week or every few days a new one comes out. That being said, not all of them are equal. Docks are pretty useful, especially if combined with an alarm...

The Ruby Rocking Chair: Ergonomic and Freaky Looking

I enjoy rocking chairs. Actually I tend to rock on chairs that aren't even supposed to rock. Not all of the time, but it's something that I like to do. Sometimes, it just feels good to rock around a b...

Retro Phone: Combining the Old with the New

Buying phones is always something problematic. There are so many phones out there with so many features. As a base rule, cordless phones are cool, but they rarely have the same reception as a corded m...

Identita: A Perfect Home Theater Seating Solution

Getting the right furniture for your home theater room isn't always easy. There are a lot of choices out there, but not all of them are good. Usually, seating in a home theater amounts to getting some...

Titanium Iphone Concept: Just Like a MacBook Pro

If you think about it, you can imagine that the iPhone is very MacBook-like for the moment. Does that mean that Apple will expand these product lines to include Nano and Pro models? To us, this would ...

Studio FRST's HDTV: Sculpture or Technology?

Most HDTVs look the same: black and big. There isn't much distinction between models. I've always thought that the best way to hide a HDTV is to masquerade it as a picture frame. Well, Studio FRST had...