When Apple designed Siri, they made it so that iPhone owners (and now iPad owners) could perform tasks on their phones simply by using their voices. This included the ability to make calls, write messages, set reminders, set alarms, make restaurant books and etc., although we’re not sure if home automation was what Apple had in mind. One particular developer, Brandon Evans, discovered that Siri could be expanded to do just that and in the video above, he demonstrates it by controlling his Philips Hue IP-controllable light bulbs, which we have to admit is pretty cool! Now the good news is that if you were planning on outfitting your home with the Hue light bulbs, Evans has put up the code and instructions on GitHub whereby you will be able to get the same system up and running for yourself!
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Green seems to be the emphasis that many companies are going for these days, and if you’d like to do your part for the environment, then perhaps this biodegradable toothbrush could be a good place to start. After all we brush our teeth on a daily basis and several times as well, so a biodegradable toothbrush would make perfect sense. Dubbed the 
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For those who have taken the time and trouble to make use of Google’s voice search tool, if you were to look at it in a fair and objective manner despite owning all sorts of Apple devices at home, would have to (grudgingly perhaps?) admit that it works far better than what Siri offers. Well, Google themselves have integrated Google TV functionality into its voice search tool, with some rather futuristic results to boot. The setup is not as simple as that of talking to an omniscient computer as though aboard the USS Enterprise though. Just how does it work? Speaking into the remote and saying “CNN” will send CNN to your TV, while ordering streaming TV shows is a simple matter of speaking into the remote.
Logitech has announced that the Logitech Alert Commander application for Mac is now available to the public. As its name indicate Alert Commander is the “brains” of the surveillance setup and can turn a computer into a surveillance center capable of tracking many Logitech security cameras. This functionality was previously available only to Windows computers. The new app is compatible with all Logitech alert hardware and is a free program in the Mac App Store.
Refrigerators are a necessity – they keep fruits and vegetables fresh, prevent the milk from going bad, making ice, and etc. However when you have truckloads of money to spend, we guess having a fridge that does more than just cool your beers and freeze your ice creams is to be expected, and this is exactly what the Meneghini La Cambusa fridge is all about. Priced at a staggering $40,500 (fully decked out option), as you can see in the photo above, this is no ordinary fridge and comes with a modular design that allows its owner to customize to their heart’s content.
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Americans might be up in arms after hearing that the federal court has taken sides with the Justice Department on enabling police to use concealed surveillance cameras on private property, and they are able to do so without having to have a search warrant in the first place. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled that this was a reasonable thing for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents to enter rural property without prior permission nor a warrant, installing multiple “covert digital surveillance cameras” as they hope to discover and record evidence of 30 to 40 marijuana plants being cultivated.
Dutch multinational electronics company, Philips, is introducing a new LED home lighting system that will enable users to control light wirelessly through an app for smartphones or tablets. Philips hue, as it is called, features pre-programmed lighting settings that are based on Philips’ research surrounding the biological effects of light on the body. So how does it work? Basically, Philips hue has a starter pack that includes three bulbs, a bridge that can be plugged into a Wi-Fi router, and an app that can be downloaded into your iPhone or iPad.