Spanish restaurant hacks a sandwich press to bake ‘hot’ ice cream. Say what?

Ice cream sandwiches never looked so good. The ice cream brioche at a Catalonian restaurant is made using a reconfigured sandwich press to bake bread with an ice cream scoop waiting inside. We'll take 20, please.

Underglow isn’t just for tuners anymore! Hands on with Philips’ new Hue LEDs

Philips expands the Hue smart lighting system with the Friends of Hue line, starting with the LivingColors Bloom and LightStrips. They don't do much on their own, but combine well with an existing system.

Better than Brita? Elegantly-designed Soma water filter sure wants to be

Kickstarter success Soma, a beautifully-designed water filter, has finally completed its funding and manufacturing phase. Looks like Brita's got some competition from the little guys.

Google Glass’ European release may be years away, thanks to a problem with accents

Google has recently taken its Glass smart specs to Europe, where they were demonstrated to regulators, however due to issues surrounding Glass' voice control, they may not be released there for several years.


‘Hey Honey, I’m feeling hot’: Whisper sweet nothings to your Honeywell Smart Thermostat

Feeling hot? No need to keep that information to yourself. Now you can tell Honeywell's latest model of the Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat and it will use your prompts to adjust the temperature from up to 25 feet away.


Ping helps iPhone email feel more like text messaging

We try out Ping, the latest attempt to reinvent email. This time, it's focusing on mobile, and its innovative method of categorizing messages and conversational message style means it comes pretty close to managing it.

Apple hiring music experts to give iTunes Radio human touch

While music streaming services like Pandora rely largely on algorithms to power song selection, Apple is hoping the human touch will give it the edge with iTunes Radio, which launches today.

7 things we love about iOS 7 (and 7 things we hate)

We've been using iOS 7 for a while now, and for the most part, we like it. Here is our review, which is split up into our seven favorite features and seven biggest frustrations with Apple's new iPhone OS.

Awesome smartphone covers with Kindle-like E Ink screens are on the horizon

Traditional ebook readers like the Kindle seem to be losing some popularity, but their screens will live on. New smartphone covers could turn any phone into a working epaper reader.


How to prepare for and download iOS 7

Apple’s new iOS 7 platform has arrived, but are you ready to roll? We take a look at how to prepare your iPhone or iPad, and how to download and install the newest update.