Winning Final Frontier “tricorder” team consists of Harris family members, including brothers (left to right) George, Basil and Gus. XPRIZE A half-century ago, the television series Star Trek introduced the world to the idea of…
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3 Perks That Will Push Smart Home Tech Into the Main Stream
Despite all the buzz over technologies like Amazon’s Alexa, Google Home and Nest, the market for smart home tech remains in the nascent stage. BI Intelligence places it in the “chasm” of technology adoption, having…
Greg Gianforte’s slam drives home intersection of tech, politics
Ben Jacobs claims Montana GOP candidate Greg Gianforte “body slammed” him after he asked about the latest CBO score. A Buzzfeed reporter confirmed the account saying she heard a loud crash and saw his feet…
Greg Gianforte’s slam drives home intersection of tech, politics
On a national scale, the election in Montana is considered a gauge of President Donald Trump’s influence, with whom Gianforte has aligned his political views since Trump’s win. The president made a robocall on behalf of Gianforte…
Can smart-home tech stop a roommate from stealing your food?
Getting your roommates to stop stealing your food can be harder than it sounds. Usually it involves awkward confrontations, time wasted labeling all your leftovers, or worse. Plus, if you live with a couple friends,…
Tiny house rich in smart-home tech can go off-grid
Tiny houses don’t generally come with a lot of gadgets and gizmos installed, but Portland, Oregon’s Covo Tiny House Company goes all-in on smart home technology with its Covo Mio tiny house. The recently-completed dwelling…
Can smart-home tech stop a roommate from stealing your food?
Getting your roommates to stop stealing your food can be harder than it sounds. Usually it involves awkward confrontations, time wasted labeling all your leftovers, or worse. Plus, if you live with a couple friends,…
Google Home review Has the Amazon Echo finally met its match
Google Home has finally launched in the UK, months after it debuted in the United States, bringing some much-needed competition to the Amazon Echo. For anyone who has used the Amazon Echo or Echo Dot,…
Meet your next therapist: the smart home
Joanna Shears has everything to live for. But the 34-year-old is already fixated on death. Shears is an accomplished artist and taxidermist. Sometimes, she marries her interests in elaborate video installations that are meditations on…
Meet your next therapist: the smart home
This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. I was sitting in an office in the back of the Centerstone mental health treatment facility in…