August Smart Lock: Keyless, codeless and completely secure home entry from your phone, designed by Yves Behar

August Smart Lock


We’ve seen everything from robots that work autonomously to clean your windows, to iPad apps that change your lights’ hue, but the latest home improvement technology to deservingly catch our attention is the August…

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Citi Bike App: NYC’s city-wide bike share program gets started with a comprehensive app for iPhone and Android

Citi Bike App


In the past few weeks, NYC-based readers may have noticed clusters of grey columns popping up left and right in nearly every neighborhood in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Those familiar with bike share programs in numerous metropolises around the world will recognize the…

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Deko: Create your own abstract patterns with the swipe of a finger

Deko

You may never tire of turning on your iOS device to find a picture of your adorable puppy staring back at you, but if you’re interested in creating a less loquacious background try the new app, Deko. Programmed by designers Jaakko Tuomivaara and Johan Halin, whose experimental music app,…

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RØDE iXY: A new compact mic that hooks seamlessly into your iPhone for on-the-go recording

RØDE iXY

At CES this week RØDE announced a new product to their lineup, the iPhone-compatible iXY microphone. This miniature stereo microphone snaps into your iPhone’s docking port and using RØDE’s Rec app lets you capture high quality audio directly to your device. Every year we see innovative tools emerge for…

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Allied Maker: The young woodworker releases an iPhone 5 shelf and more handmade goods

Allied Maker

After a relatively quiet start in August 2012 young woodworker Ryden Rizzo—producing under the moniker Allied Maker—quickly found his supremely simple homeware designs garnering much attention around the web. Now with the holiday media rush behind him, Rizzo returns to his workshop to update some of his stately designs…

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Apps for a Productive 2013: Resolve to stay organized and get stuff done this year

Apps for a Productive 2013

Resolutions can be hard to keep, especially when you aren’t equipped with the right tools. In the spirit of being productive in 2013, we’ve decided to share 11 of our favorite apps that we use to stay organized and get stuff done. Whether you are looking to streamline your inbox,…

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Node Chroma: Hands-on with the color-sensing tool sure to be a designer’s new best friend

Node Chroma

The buzz surrounding the release of Node and Lapka this year—two sensor systems that link with iOS—proves that multi-purpose sensors are finally ready for the open market. Thermometers, accelerometers and pedometers are just a few of the sensors we use every day. Unfortunately, they’re almost always hyper-specific. The open-ended…

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Mailbox: A hands on look at the smart new email management app for iOS and Gmail

Mailbox

The volume of email we all receive has gotten out of control and managing messages can become a full time job. To wrangle the task and keep subsequent anxiety levels in check, we welcome the soon-to-launch iPhone app Mailbox. After a few short weeks of testing we’ve come to…

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The New Swivl: Turn your iOS device, Android or DSLR into a motion tracking personal cameraman

The New Swivl

After a successful run at crowdsourcing in late 2010, the Swivl was brought to market completely funded through Kickstarter. While the iPhone dock was met with much praise, the question of compatibility has driven the product’s designers to develop the new Swivl. The second iteration—launching today on Kickstarter—builds on…

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This Is Not an App: Spark your imagination or just kill time

This Is Not an App

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a journal, a dream catcher, a sketchpad or even a thought recorder with This Is Not an App. Designed as an interactive adaptation of Keri Smith’s thought-provoking “This Is Not a Book,” the imagination-driving mobile app from Penguin Group for Apple and Android…

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