The Wild West era of 3D printing, which early adopters like me have enjoyed for so long, is fading away. But as the industry ...

To find the biggest leaks in your home, move a candle or incense stick around door and window frames, ideally on a windy day.

Millions of current Google Nest, Google Home, and third-party smart speakers devices will soon receive new Gemini-powered ...

Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for “Freedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was ...

Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it ...

North Dakota is in for a colder-than-normal winter. This could also mean higher-than-normal heating costs, but there are ways ...

It's time once again for a final look back at the technology that said farewell in 2025. From stalwarts like Skype to AI devices that never had a chance, everything on this list made its way to the ...

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Last month Google pulled the plug on cloud features and services for the first and second-gen Nest Learning Thermostats. That means that while you could still use them for basic functions like ...

A security researcher found that discontinued first- and second-gen Nest Thermostats are still sending extensive data, including motion and temperature logs, to Google. This data stream continues ...

TL;DR: When Big Tech companies turn against their customers' best interests, you can always count on dedicated hackers to step in and keep abandoned devices alive. Case in point: Google's recently ...

As of last month, the older Nest Thermostats have effectively died, as Google has pulled the plug on most of their features. While many will end up replacing the decade-old hardware, a clever new ...