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Slices | June 28, 2012

Land of the Free. Home of the New Google Thing.

There's a lot of cool things about Google's new "Nexus Q," a billiards ball-sized streaming player that can stream music and video from the cloud, hook up to televisions, connect Android's tablet or phone to home entertainment systems, and even has its own speakers. But the coolest might be the Nexus Q's country of origin: the United States. It's true. While other electronics manufacturers are flocking to China, Google has chosen to produce the Nexus Q in California ... Discuss

 

Review | June 5, 2012

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Here

On its second album, the band finds its sound. Read More
 

Slices | June 5, 2012

The Best Kind of Mobile Home

An Oregon man has begun constructing his dream home. Tthis one happens to be made out of a vehicle, except it doesn't move. That's because it's made out of a decommissioned Boeing 727-200. It has a tiny bathroom and a semi-public shower, and apparently the wings can be used as a deck ...

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Slices | May 8, 2012

AT&T Debuts "Home of the Future"

AT&T has debuted its "home of the future," which actually looks pretty cool. Appliances, security and lighting are all controlled via wireless adapters that plug into outlets and a tablet computer. You can also watch live video feeds from cameras in the house. Since it's AT&T, it also might stop working if too many people are in the house at the same time ...

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Slices | March 28, 2012

Is It a Museum or a Theater?

There's a house in the U.K. that has been completely outfitted to look, sound, smell and feel as if it is an 18th-century home. The level of detail is crazy—half-eaten apples litter some of the tables, soot covers the ceilings from heating fires, and even some of the chamberpots are in use. It's either the strangest or coolest museum you could ever go to ...

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Slices | January 13, 2012

Bank of America Paints Over Garage Door

Everyone knows the mortgage crisis has resulted in some bad blood between banks and some homeowners. One conflict in Arizona got even uglier than the usual war of words. The owner of the home was foreclosed on by Bank of America for reasons he claims are invalid, so he spray-painted "B of A Stole My Home" on his garage. Bank of America's response? They painted over it ...

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