If you’ve ever seen a lamp or chair that you liked and wished you could just take a picture and find it online, well, GrokStyle let you do that — and now the company has been snatched up by Facebook to augment its own growing computer vision department.
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Xiaomi’s five-year plan is a $1.5 billion bet on smart homes
Xiaomi, the Chinese company best known for budget phones, is betting big on a future of connected homes. It plans to plough at least 100 billion yuan, or $1.48 billion, into the so-called “AIoT” sector over the next five years, founder and chief operating office Lei Jun announced on Friday. AIoT, short for “AI + […]
View More Xiaomi’s five-year plan is a $1.5 billion bet on smart homesIkea quietly rolls out smart shades in Europe
Who said a minimalist home can’t also be a smart home, eh?
Spotted by the blog Zatz Not Funny, Ikea has quietly debuted smart blinds that pair with voice assistants on its German website. That means Ikea customers in Europe will soon be able to c…
Ikea’s smart window blinds leak, to be compatible with Alexa, HomeKit and Google Assistant
Meet KADRILJ and FYRTUR. They’re Ikea’s upcoming smart window blinds and they look great. The two product lines are battery-powered shades that can open and close through a dedicate app. They also interact with IKEA’s TRÅDFRI lighting gateway allowing homeowners to control the shades through Alexa, HomeKit and Google Assistant. Pricing is aggressive: 99 to […]
View More Ikea’s smart window blinds leak, to be compatible with Alexa, HomeKit and Google AssistantGjemeni puts your couch in a box
Gjemeni, pronounced Gemini, is a new furniture-on-demand service from founder Sean Pathiratne. The company offers decidedly tech-forward furniture that comes in a single box and can be assembled by anyone in a few minutes. Pathiratne sees his company as a fashionable and agile furniture company that brings stylish stuff to your living room in the […]
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These four ideas for DIY charging stations will keep your gadgets all in one place, ready for the next day — so you won’t be tempted to use them during family time or when you should really be sleeping. Read more…
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View More 4 sleek charging stations that hide your phone to keep your family off their tech — Optimize ThatTaskRabbit kicks off Canadian expansion
TaskRabbit is kicking off its Canadian expansion in the greater Toronto area before rolling out in Vancouver in October and Montreal sometime in 2019.
View More TaskRabbit kicks off Canadian expansion9 best Ikea hacks to help upgrade your home
The only thing better than Ikea is Ikea hacks.
The Swedish furniture chain has everything you could ever need, from sofas to salt and pepper shakers. What you may not realize is Ikea’s bountiful home goods are also super easy to customize and alter.
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The first IKEA store opened in India and it was intense
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IKEA is ready to let those rupees roll in. The Swedish furniture giant just opened its first store in Hyderabad, ready to cater to the furniture and meatball needs of the world’s fastest growing middle class.
The store opened its doors on Thursday, drawing a huge crowd that reportedly caused a massive traffic jam in the HITEC City area of Hyderabad, where the store is located.
How #Ikea brought #Hyderabad to a haltpic.twitter.com/Wh6QPdUQDW
— Raj DEVARAKONDA (@rkdevar) August 9, 2018
Inside the 400,000-square-foot store the scene nearly escalated into a stampede as people were allowed in. Video footage circulating on social media showing just how intense things became in the queue: Read more…
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Clear out your living rooms and get ready for an upgrade: Solange is collaborating with Ikea.
Saint Heron, the art collective founded by Solange Knowles, announced the collaboration on Thursday. According to the announcement, the collection will explore “architectural and design objects with multifunctional use.”
The announcement didn’t include any photos or release date, but the kaleidoscopic video accompanying the tweet might hint at the aesthetic Saint Heron has in the works.
Saint Heron is excited to announce an upcoming creative collaboration with @IKEAtoday, exploring architectural and design objects with multifunctional use. Stay tuned for more information! #saintheron pic.twitter.com/hNsWUPk28c
— SAINT HERON (@SaintHeron) June 7, 2018 Read more…
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View More Drop everything, Solange is collaborating with … IkeaEven IKEA stores are succumbing to e-tail death
Apparently, not even all the cutesy indie dates in the world could inundate IKEA from the growing threat of e-commerce.
On Tuesday, the Tennessean reported that Ikea had nixed its plans to open a superstore in Nashville. The decision apparently was d…
How did Thumbtack win the on-demand services market?
Earlier today, the services marketplace Thumbtack held a small conference for 300 of its best gig economy workers at an event space in San Francisco. For the nearly ten-year-old company the event was designed to introduce some new features and a redesign of its brand that had softly launched earlier in the week. On hand, […]
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