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This Normal-Looking House Is Fake And Actually Hides A Pump Station
If you’re just strolling down the street or driving in your car, you’d never notice anything weird with this house in the US state of North Carolina. It looks like a house is supposed to look. You can imagine the family that lives there and the weekday dinners they throw for the neighbourhood. You can…
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Rumour: Google Is Trialling New Smart-Thermostats
The Information is reporting that Google is testing a new kind of internet-connected thermostat, which allows homeowners to track energy activity and adjust usage remotely. If that sounds at all familiar, it’s because (a) it’s the same as Nest and (b) Google has already given it one shot already. A couple of years ago it…
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Nest’s Next Big Product Will Reportedly Be A Smoke Detector
Some three years ago, Nest changed the way we think about thermostats with a feature-rich sculpture of an object that works as a smart thermostat. Now, the company is going to conquer the world of smoke detectors, according to a scoop from former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin.
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New Home Automation System May Very Well Usher In The Jetson Era
Ok, so Rosie the Robot may still be a few iterations away, but the rest of your house, from your doorbell to your toaster, is about to get much, much, smarter.