• HOME & GARDEN
    Amazon’s Alexa is now at home in new subdivisions, hotels

    Armida Rosales and her husband, Arnold, had not thought much about voice-activated technology in their new Maple Valley home, but Amazon’s Alexa was included and the family likes the convenience. Rosales is seen in an Echo “Spot” camera. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times) Amazon is working with homebuilders and hoteliers to make its smart speaker and […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    For $2.75M, a historic Prospect Lefferts Gardens home with a refreshing revamp

    Photos courtesy Warburg. Prospect Lefferts Gardens is no stranger to beautiful historic townhouses and this 120-year-old home, asking $2.75 million, is no different. The house dates back to 1898 and was designed by architect William Miller, but a full renovation has blended modern convenience with its historic charm. Spanning 3,800 square feet, the single-family abode offers five […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Japanese men no longer calling all the shots at home

    A Family enjoy cherry blossoms in Toyokawa, Japan CREDIT: GETTY Women are increasingly calling the shots in Japanese households, with the influence of husbands – not long ago the undisputed master of the home – in sharp decline. The latest edition of study conducted every decade by the Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living shows that more […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Turkey Home & Garden Products Market Demand and Growth 2018

    Turkey Home & Garden Products Market Research Report 2018 to 2022 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the Turkey Home & Garden Products sector. The Turkey Home & Garden Products market is expected to reach USD XX billion by 2022, from an estimated USD XX billion in 2018, […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Ottawa Home & Garden Show

    The Ottawa Home and Garden Show is this weekend at the EY Centre. Email [email protected] for your chance to win a four-pack of tickets to the Ottawa Home and Garden Show. Contest runs from Monday, March 19 at 5 a.m. to Friday, March 23 at 9 a.m.  The Ottawa Home and Garden Show is March 22 to […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    East Alabama Home & Garden Show this weekend

    Photo From right, Kaitlyn Gomez, 13, and Cody Lilly, 4, pot flowers at the Lee County Master Gardeners booth during a past East Alabama Home & Garden Show. The fourth annual event will take place Saturday, March 24. Opelika-Auburn News File Find everything you need for those upcoming home projects at the fourth annual East […]

  • CLOTHING
    Soon you may be able to 3D print clothing in your own home

    A 3D printed bomber jacket and dress by Danit Peleg.Daria Ratiner  Three-dimensional printing has changed the way we make everything from prosthetic limbs to aircraft parts and even homes. Now it may be poised to upend the apparel industry as well. Fashion designers have already unveiled shoes and clothing made via 3D printing, in which […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Budget 2018: Home Appliances Makers Call For Lower Taxes, More Incentives

    Panasonic is looking for a hike in the customs duty for ACE products category such as washing machines. New Delhi: Consumer durables and home appliances makers like Godrej Appliances, Panasonic, Philips Lighting and Intex want the government to lower taxes, give incentives to local manufacturing and increase customs duty on imports. Besides, the ACE (Appliances […]