Aros Smart Air Conditioner

The interface between your appliances and your smartphone continues apace with the Aros smart air conditioner ($300). The air conditioner itself is pretty much what you’d expect: fits in a window, retractable wings, three cooling settings, three fans. Here’s the neat part: not only can you control it with your … Read More

PowerQube

Well, now we’ve done it: we’ve gone and outgrown the power bar. So what’s next? PowerQube ($70), because living in the future means requiring more power and spelling things oddly. PowerQube supports up to nine devices at once—six from regular power outlets, three from USB ports. Also, we can’t really … Read More

The HotTug

Let’s say you like the lake, but would prefer water without fish poop. That’s also heated. By a wood-fired stove. Ordinarily, we’d point you towards the hot tub boat offered by Hammacher Schlemmer (for $42,000), and then we’d wonder what else you’d be willing to spend your money on. Here’s … Read More

Card Table

Your friends won’t stop fondling their phones when you’re hanging out? That’s too bad—but if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Card Table ($ free) gives you a virtual deck of cards that works between multiple phones over Bluetooth or wifi. Blackjack, poker, gin rummy—you can do it all. Also, … Read More

Aesent Tent

We keep asking ourselves: why can’t camping be more comfortable? We aren’t looking for expedition tent levels of comfort—just an air mattress. Well, Dan Robertson of Utah had the same though, and he did something about it and invented a tent that has an air mattress as a base. It’s … Read More

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