Tag: HOUSE

House Republicans are moving forward with their plan to repeal the FCC's new net neutrality regulations. Yesterday, the GOP-controlled House Commerce Committee voted to overturn the rules by a 30-23 vote that split along party lines. The vote comes less than a week after a House Subcommittee approved the measure by a similarly partisan vote. The FCC is also facing legal challenges from Verizon and ...

In the past, an alarm system's siren has really just served as a two-minute warning: "Hustle and grab that TV, Mr. Burglar, because the cops are on their way." Well, England's Alarm Monitoring Company has decided to quit coddling these bloody crooks, and intends to give them some Cromwellian justice instead. Behold the VuVutech 5000. If a thief can withstand five blaring vuvuzelas, he's earned ...

Share Clark Griswold's power-sapping, aircraft-guiding Christmas light extravaganza once represented the pinnacle of overzealous Holiday displays. The last few seasons have witnessed an evolution of progressively elaborate home illuminations, though, including one brilliant and blinding arrangement from Delaware's Faucher family. The Fauchers have apparently adhered to a Griswold-style ...

Acting on an impulse familiar to many young people these days, Dai Haifei, a 24-year-old architect in Beijing, said to hell with high rents, and built himself a house. The six-foot-tall, solar-powered, egg-shaped abode is made of bamboo, wood and grass seed, and fits easily on a sidewalk. "The seeds will grow in the natural environment and it's cold-proof," Dai told China Daily. He then added ...

The Roomba may be an efficient and discreet way to tidy up your filthy shoebox of an apartment, but don't you wish it had a little extra personality? Wouldn't you like to actually see your robotic housekeeper doing work, instead of just making dust and snack shrapnel mysteriously disappear? Well, now you can, with WowWee's Roboscooper. As Engadget reports, the wide-eyed robotic maid runs on ...

Houses built from recycled materials are a popular trend, but the materials for one woman's house came from an unlikely source. According to Treehugger, Francie Rehwald's Malibu Hills, California, home is being partially built with parts from a Boeing 747. Architect David Hertz is charged with converting the 230-foot-long and 63-foot-tall airplane into a house that will sit on 55-acres just ...

It doesn't take a 'Desperate Housewives' enthusiast to know that in certain suburbs, status reigns supreme. Whether it manifests itself in luxury vehicles, expansive home additions, or silicon-infused body parts, it's nearly impossible to live in Pleasantville and not maintain appearances. And now, homeowners across the country have begun latching onto the latest must-have item: luxury lawnmowers. ...

The story is always the same. You wake up the morning after a rough night, head pounding, eyes bloodshot, mouth parched. You're in need of some early morning sustenance to start the recovery process, but it would take a Herculean effort to move your big toe -- let alone to interact with the near-stranger snoring away next to you. Well, now your Sunday morning breakfast woes are over, thanks to ...

When an Israeli family recently left their vacuuming robot to tidy up, they received more than just a clean house. According to Bot Junkie, Efi Frida found a deadly viper wrapped around the brushes of the Roomba 560 that she and her husband had purchased to help with household chores. The startling discovery happened when Frida returned home to find the robot angrily beeping and getting stuck. ...

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 ...

Are you having a tough time finding something to do with that perfect photograph you took while on summer vacation? What about that picture of your significant other sitting on the front porch? Still searching for just the right spot in the house to place that photo of your dog swimming in the lake? Well, if you're struggling with these questions, the folks over at PhotoShowerCurtain.com (which ...

Have you ever wanted to live in a tricked-out cave? Was the tricked-out cave in your fantasy located in Festus, Missouri? If you answered yes to one of these questions, and have $300,000 lying around, you may want to check out eBay. The Sleeper family of Festus, Missouri is selling their unique, 17,000 square-foot home on eBay. The eco-friendly abode, complete with kitchen, laundry room, party ...

Looks like Congress is getting a little jealous of the rest of us. The Chief Administrative Office, which controls communications systems for the House, has started a pilot program for lawmakers who wish to use the iPhone instead of the standard BlackBerry. The updated iPhone 3G implemented a number of enterprise friendly features, including Microsoft Exchange support, but it lacks compatibility ...

Wouldn't it be nice to have a portable home without the stigma attached to RVs? That's sort of, well, not really, the idea behind this walking house, designed by Danish art collective N55 and MIT engineers. The domicile sits on six hydraulic legs that can move at walking pace over any terrain. The legs are controlled by a computer inside the house, each moves independently and three are always ...

The stock market wasn't the only thing that tanked yesterday following news of the failure of the $700 billion bailout bill in the House of Representatives. In the hours following the collapse of the political compromise (meant to save Wall Street firms), curious news junkies managed to bring the Web site for the House to its knees. Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the House Chief Administrative ...