Swich Wireless Phone Charger

A Qi-powered stand made of natural materials in Slovenia

Similar in concept and material to the Orée Pebble 2, the Swich wireless phone charger uses both natural wood and stone in delivering a wireless charge to smartphones and other such devices. Unlike the Pebble, the Swich proffers a more elegant structural form; favoring a sculptural shape topped with a slanted surface coated in micro-suction cups to keep your device in place while charging—”like riding …

Wink, A Smart-Home Ecosystem

The Quirky-owned company teams up with The Home Depot to make connected appliances available Nationwide

With the introduction of soon-to-launch smart-home ecosystem app Wink, the connected abode will soon be much more than a group of intelligent appliances with independently operating apps. The new Wink platform will connect close to 60 products and appliances from 15 manufacturing partners to a single source: your smartphone. Wink brings everything from GE ovens, automated Bali blinds and Philips Hue LED lightbulbs to the …

Charged: High-Tech Summer Essentials

Five smart new products that will help you beat the heat and get the most out of summer

Whether your summer plans have you headed overseas for a safari or only as far as the backyard, smart tech is getting more clever and more seasonally conscious. From air conditioners that know when you’re on your way home and can be operated by smartphones to speakers that can hold their own in the deep end, these five high-tech products will help ensure the ultimate …