The best design effortlessly merges function and form—and that’s the premise behind Eeyo, the first electric bike from the e-scooter pioneers at Gogoro. Built for agility, this ultralight e-bike can be thrown over your shoulder, charged on the go,…

The New Gogoro Eeyo Is the Sports Car of the E-Bike World

Biking is back. It’s one of the few approved outdoor activities in many cities—and with fewer cars on the road to spoil the fun, millions of people are hopping on bikes to enjoy the sense of freedom that only spinning on two wheels with the air…

The Best New E-Bikes Are Smart, Stylish, and a Blast to Ride

It’s well known that houseplants are good for the mind, body, and soul. But did you realize that they’re also the perfect quarantine partners?
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The Beginner’s Guide to Propagating Houseplants

If you want a smart lock but don't want to (or can't) replace your entire deadbolt, August's line-up has always been your best option. Just swap out your thumb-turn for this retrofit smart lock and you're good to go. But, as with all smart locks,…

August WiFi Smart Lock review

The latest smart home energy storage systems pack plenty of power into sleek, barely visible forms.
When architect Richard Schuh installed solar panels on his Mayacamas Mountains home in northwestern California two decades ago, going completely off…

We Charge Our Phones and Our Cars. Is it Time to Charge Our Homes?

Door hardware is a small design detail, but as with all decor choices, a wise one can effortlessly elevate the overall aesthetic. From hardware style to finish and form, that doorknob you put your hands on every day can really make a statement.
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Staying clean is all the rage these days—and now that we’re all religiously washing our hands like our mothers always told us to, we should also be keeping our clothing spic and span.
Thankfully, unless you’re working in a contaminated environment,…

How to Safely and Efficiently Tackle Laundry During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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The smart home is complicated. Since I started installing home automation gadgets almost ten years ago barely a weekend has gone by when I haven’t had to troubleshoot one thing or another. But when it works, it’s great. And that’s the…

​Vivint Smart Home review: An excellent all-in-one smart security system

Ask a child to draw a house, and you’ll get three straight lines with a gabled roof on top, two big windows, and a door, sort of in the middle. Most any parent has seen and treasured one, but when architect Kevan Hoertdoerfer saw his daughter’s…

Exploring the ‘home is art’ concept in Wagener Terrace

We spend a third of our lives in our bed, so it’s worth dedicating some time to choosing your covers. We suggest starting with a duvet—the most versatile piece of bedding you can buy. Comfortable, cozy, and easy to clean, a duvet can be a centerpiece…

How Much Should You Spend on a Duvet?

Finding the ideal place to raise a family is never easy, but for Cate and Hugh Leatherman it became a quest that encompassed every square inch of Charleston County, three homes South of Broad, and an 18-month renovation—only to find their happily…

Bright & Airy South of Broad

Nine years ago, Jessica Helgerson turned a former goose check station into the perfect tiny house for her family. Today, it’s been repurposed once again—to house a surgeon during the coronavirus pandemic.
When Jessica and her husband Yianni bought a…

A $70K Remodel Turns a Tiny Oregon Cabin Into an Idyllic Home for a Family of Four

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Apple HomeKit is booming. The Cupertino company has made it easier than ever for smart home companies to get their products working with HomeKit in newer versions of iOS, and the list of compatible devices is growing fast.
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The best Apple HomeKit devices: Compatible smart lights, plugs, thermostats, cameras, sensors and more

In this new normal, as we all try to squeeze our work life, school life, and home life into one big communal life (in one very small space), reliable ways to keep the kids occupied and at peace are as valuable as jumbo-size rolls of toilet paper. Our…

How to Fight Cabin Fever With Family-Friendly Alexa Games

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Alexa has Skills for almost everything now, even useful news information, but is it a reliable source of COVID-19 updates? Everyone is suffering from information overload these days, but it’s important not to fall prey to rumor or even potentially…

We Tested 14 Coronavirus-Related Alexa Skills. Don’t Bother With Any but These Two.

Yves Béhar has created some of the most attractive smart-home devices on the market as the founder of fuseproject, the San Francisco–based design and branding firm he established in 1999. More recently, Béhar co-founded the next generation home entry…

Industrial Designer Yves Béhar Reveals His Thoughts on the Future of Smart Home Tech

The humble doorknob has become a symbol of danger in recent weeks, as we’ve learned exactly how long viruses can live on surfaces—COVID-19 can survive for two to three days on stainless steel, according to unpublished studies. This discovery has also…

Copper’s Known to Combat Viruses—Can it Help With Public Health?

A new generation of pantry gardens takes local produce to the next level, but do they have a future in every kitchen?
Should your kitchen be a farm? With food transportation and waste accounting for as much as 30 percent of a home’s carbon footprint,…

Are High-Tech Tabletop Farms the Future of Food?

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