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FirstBuild designs for the future, but which of its appliances will get there?

The FirstBuild microfactory set up shop in 2014. Backed by GE Appliances. FirstBuild’s mission is to harness crowdsourced product ideas and design input, then make limited batches of small appliances. Since product concepts come directly from FirstBuild’s online community, new

Smart Home

LG pushes hands-free help in the kitchen with Google-powered smart display

A line of Wi-Fi-enabled kitchen appliances from LG will connect directly with the manufacturer’s Google Assistant-powered smart display. The companies launched the new appliances Friday during the IFA trade show in Berlin. LG’s Signature Kitchen Suite appliances will work with

Priscilla Chan at the TechCrunch Distrupt Conference in September 2018

Digital Media

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative rolls on despite Facebook’s problems

Priscilla Chan wants to make it clear that Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are two different things, despite their family ties. Chan, a pediatrician and co-founder of the philanthopic initiative with her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. addressed

Digital Media

YouTube’s last 18 months have been ‘the growing-up years,’ CEO says

YouTube’s have a rough couple of years, but that’s just because it’s been growing up, its chief executive said Monday. CEO Susan Wojcicki, speaking at the Wired25 conference at SFJazz in San Francisco, called the past 18 months YouTube’s ‘growing-up years.’ ‘We

Tony King, Police Association of NSW president, says the police don’t want this rule to be treated like a ‘speed trap’.

Innovation

Call to change controversial road rule

The road rule requiring NSW drivers to slow down to 40km/h around emergency vehicles has caused a lot of controversy since being introduced last year, with the Police Association of NSW (PANSW) and NRMA now voicing their concerns. A 12-month

Smartphone of the near future? Picture: Grzegorz Petrykowski/Shutterstock

Gadgets

Smartphone revolution is finally here

WE RARELY see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen. Imagine, a tablet display you can fold up

‘Get away from the door!’ Clem Ho’s warning sends the men running. Picture: YouTube

Gadgets

Man stops attempted break-in — with his doorbell

A HOMEOWNER has shared incredible video footage of the moment he was able to stop two men from allegedly breaking into his home with the help of a tiny hidden device. Clem Ho lives in Edmonton, Canada and installed a

Digital Media

Roku removes Alex Jones’ Infowars after hearing from ‘concerned parties’

Roku pulled conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars from its platform amid user backlash early Wednesday, shortly after it was spotted on the streaming service. The Infowars channel’s appearance was highlighted by Digiday early Tuesday, six months after Jones and his controversial show were

Cheap thrills: The Mitsubishi Mirage is the cheapest new car to operate in Australia.

Innovation

Surprising cost of owning a car

NEW car buyers are paying thousands of dollars to keep their car on the road each year — and rising fuel prices are only a small part of the picture. The biggest hidden cost is depreciation, which can add 00

Smart Home

New WeMo Light Switches connect with Apple HomeKit at CES 2019

The Belkin-owned WeMo brand of Wi-Fi smart home gadgets usually brings an announcement or two to CES each January. This year, at CES 2019, it’s keeping things simple and unveiling a refreshed WeMo Light Switch that’ll connect directly with