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Smart homes of futures past

Smart homes of futures past

Did they get it right in 1932? Or 1982?
Meural Canvas 2

Meural Canvas 2

Connected art comes at a price
How roommates handle smart assistants

How roommates handle smart assistants

We find out who's concerned that speakers are listening in on kitchen bitching
Smart Mirror gets personal

Smart Mirror gets personal

Work out in front of your mirror
Lyric Speaker Canvas is pure muso aesthetic

Lyric Speaker Canvas is pure muso aesthetic

Visualize lyrics on a virtual record sleeve
Sony's latest art installation is bonkers

Sony's latest art installation is bonkers

Milan Design Week takes an arty turn, as Sony ponders the future
We're smitten with this e-paper poster

We're smitten with this e-paper poster

Smart art could be heading to your home
​Seven of the world's smartest hotels

​Seven of the world's smartest hotels

Check in to check out these robo butlers, doodle showers and VR rooms
The Ambient Hotlist 2019

The Ambient Hotlist 2019

Our take on the big year ahead
Samsung's new TV inspirations for 2019

Samsung's new TV inspirations for 2019

CES 2019: To the window, to the wall
Smart home ideas: Then and now

Smart home ideas: Then and now

We compare concepts at the Design Museum's Home Futures to the 2018 reality
The wireless kitchen is coming in 2019

The wireless kitchen is coming in 2019

The folks behind the Qi standard have their sights set on your toaster
Inside John Lewis' Google powered home

Inside John Lewis' Google powered home

Get some smart home ideas as you shop
Tour Lennar's South Carolina smart home

Tour Lennar's South Carolina smart home

This home is fully automated before you move in
Inside the smart home of 2019

Inside the smart home of 2019

It's not all about assistants, cameras and smart lights, you know
Super stylish Mui goes live

Super stylish Mui goes live

Now on Kickstarter, the connected wood panel boasts an array of integrations
LG and Natuzzi's Colosseo smart sofa

LG and Natuzzi's Colosseo smart sofa

Talk to Google Assistant and this couch will set up just how you like it
Smart home health starts with seniors

Smart home health starts with seniors

How voice and automation can help the people who need it most
​Can AI therapy benefit mental health?

​Can AI therapy benefit mental health?

Mindscape is designed to offer calm and conversation in moments of panic
David Lynch does Bang & Olufsen speakers

David Lynch does Bang & Olufsen speakers

Just stop for a little second and think about it
Smart home tours: Automate the finer things

Smart home tours: Automate the finer things

We're talking connected fireplaces
All the home tech at London Design Festival

All the home tech at London Design Festival

Our picks of this year's fresh design ideas and luxe home tech
7 ways smart homes make parenting easier

7 ways smart homes make parenting easier

…and three ways it could make it even better
Playing DJ with Moodo's smart smell box

Playing DJ with Moodo's smart smell box

Scents and sensibility
Panasonic lights know how you're feeling

Panasonic lights know how you're feeling

These light up pebbles tap into your emotional state
Your next home might already be smart

Your next home might already be smart

We take a look at the latest tech trend in home building
Just look at the Beosound Edge

Just look at the Beosound Edge

Stick this in the middle of the room - and what
Moodo is a smart smell box

Moodo is a smart smell box

Here's... something
The smart dorm room is a thing now

The smart dorm room is a thing now

Echo goes to University
B&O's Beosounds get Google Assistant

B&O's Beosounds get Google Assistant

These luxury speakers get all smart on us
Aura smart frames use machine learning

Aura smart frames use machine learning

Wi-Fi frames also boast gesture control and facial recognition tech
Where your fear of robots comes from

Where your fear of robots comes from

Robo dystopias abound – but can Japanese culture show us another way?
Smart home tours: A lakeside home

Smart home tours: A lakeside home

Life goals achieved with a remote controlled hot tub
Philips' Hue Adore lights up bathrooms

Philips' Hue Adore lights up bathrooms

Bright light for brushing those pearly whites
How to style TVs and soundbars

How to style TVs and soundbars

Tips to prettify what are typically big, bulky bits of tech
We played an Alexa powered board game

We played an Alexa powered board game

An evening in with Voice Originals' hybrid game When in Rome
Netatmo wants to connect all your kit

Netatmo wants to connect all your kit

Even the windows aren't safe
AR home concepts for everyday objects

AR home concepts for everyday objects

Swift Creatives get… creative with how we could augment our homes
Tours: A connected Lake District bungalow

Tours: A connected Lake District bungalow

Control4, Ring and a Cup of Tea button inside
How to style and show off your home tech

How to style and show off your home tech

Tips and tricks for even the most house proud
Samsung launches Ambient Mode design comp

Samsung launches Ambient Mode design comp

Ideas for what could fill a TV sized space - wanted
Five visions for future smart cities

Five visions for future smart cities

The ambient home needs an ambient city to live in