Tag: HOME

Have you ever wanted a personal tour of a celebrity home? We're talking full-blown, 'MTV Cribs' style. Well, if you're a Microsoft employee with a fat wallet, that dream can become a reality. According to Tech Flash, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is auctioning off a personal tour of his gigantic house on Lake Washington as part of a yearly charity campaign within the company. Just how much ...

For today's frugal travelers, it might be hard to imagine a time when commercial flights were luxurious. But that's just what Pan Am offered back in the day. Anthony Toth, a global sales director at United Airlines, fell in love with this high-altitude decadence at an early age while flying to visit family in Europe. Now, Toth has taken his love to new heights. According to The Wall Street ...

Throw away those those frilly, lace pillowcases and those fluffy, white duvets, men. There's a change coming to the bedroom. At least, that's what manufacturers hope. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are incorporating more man-friendly features into beds and mattresses (video after the break). But additions like built-in TVs, 'muscle recovery' mattresses, and iPod docks don't come ...

Is there no end to what nerds will build? In what may be one of the craziest home additions you'll ever see, an unidentified man mounted a 747 cockpit to the side of his house, because he obviously intends on restoring the hull and building a flight simulator inside it. It may sound intimidating to rookie do-it-yourselfers out there, but this guy has already built a simulator in his basement ...

We're going to let you in on a little secret. The Switched "offices" don't really exist. It's really just a couple of cubicles (piled high with shipping boxes) that members of the Switched staff occasionally occupy. In reality, most of us rarely leave our beds, much less our homes. The laziness of the blogger breed is unrivaled, so we were understandably excited when we came across the Robotic ...

Self-cleaning kitchens may no longer be relegated to those overly optimistic, '60s-era video demonstrations of 'the Home of the Future.' Scientists have demonstrated a new Teflon-like coating that, when applied to counter tops, allows them to be wiped clean with nothing more than water. The new material repels oils yet holds water, creating a thin film that makes a surface easy to clean without ...

An English resort chain, once known for its low rates and quaint seaside cottages, has given an incredibly high-tech renovation to its reputation. The result is the impressive Butlins Ocean Hotel -- a seven-story, 200-room vacation destination in Bognor Regis, West Sussex that looks to be straight out of the Woody Allen movie 'Sleeper.' According to the Daily Mail, the brand new facility ...

Remember when everyone installed those neon lights underneath their cars, like in 'The Fast and The Furious?' We thought that trend had died out like Paul Walker's acting career. Now, thanks to LIT's LED lighting kit, you can relive those days in the comfort of your own home. These LED tubes can be installed around or under just about any piece of furniture in your house, giving it that sci-fi ...

Twitter, apparently, now appeals to inanimate objects. Not letting his house miss the Web 2.0 boom, Andy Stanford-Clark, a 43-year-old computer engineer, has wired his U.K. home with sensors to tweet status updates. According to The Daily Mail, Mr. Stanford-Clark, who is a "distinguished engineer and master inventor" at IBM, was worried about the upkeep of his home in the Isle of Wright. To ...

As we traverse the Web, we're constantly discovering incredible new gizmos and gadgets that we'd absolutely love to have. But, thanks to DVICE, today may have provided us with the most awe-inspiring technological adaption we've ever seen. Hybrid Space Furniture has engineered an entertainment center so awesome that it's sure to send men, and sports fanatics everywhere, into a full-on frenzy. The ...

For all you bathroom American Idols, an Italian company has just the product to take your morning routine to the next level. As profiled in DVICE, Stocco's Maitre bathroom mirror connects to an MP3 player, plays music through a set of built-in speakers, and features touchscreen controls on its surface. That's right; this product helps you sing and groom yourself at the same time. It also ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation/PlayStation_Home_launching_globally_tomorrow_December_11th'; We knew it was coming this month, now we have the day: tomorrow. Yup, PlayStation Home will launch globally on December 11th. The 3D virtual on-line community is like 'Second Life,' only with the risk of rootkit. Hot. All kidding aside, the new service gives PS3 owners a customizable place ...

We know you aren't going to believe it 'til you see it, but SCEA has confirmed to our brethren at Joystiq that PlayStation Home will hit the US market before 2009 dawns. In the words of PS Home director Jack Buser: "We've been saying it will launch by the end of calendar year 2008, and that's getting very, very close." He continued by affirming that "launch is imminent," but stopped short of ...

We're not totally opposed to building new nuclear plants to help ween us off of foreign oil, but we're not really comfortable with having one literally in our back yards. Hyperion, an energy company based out of New Mexico, has licensed technology from the U.S. government that will allow it to build miniature nuclear power plants capable of powering up to 20,000 homes for six to seven years ...

You know the routine. You wake up. Walk to the bathroom. Turn on the shower. Go to the Bathroom. Take off your robe. Step into shower. Curse at water that still isn't hot. All the while, water is being wasted by the gallons. It is a widespread ritual and consequently a widespread problem. Evolve, manufacturer of eco-friendly shower heads, has created a solution by introducing ShowerStart ...