Piper Smart Home System

A home automation and security device that keeps an eye on everything from light and sound to temperature

While the quantified self continues to be a major trend in consumer tech, the smart home sector is quickly picking up speed and attention as well. A standout among the many presented at this year’s CES was Piper, which launches to the public today. The comprehensive device works as a stand-alone home security and automation system with three security modes, a 180-degree HD camera and …

Moment Mobile Lenses

Two effective ways for phone photographers to enhance their images

As the phone continues to become the most widely used camera in the Western world, we’ve seen everything from moldable tripods and clever lens adaptors to the comical monopod

Tricycling to the South Pole

Stylish toking, coffee with Louis C.K., neuromorphic computer chips and more in our weekly look at the web

Three wheels, 400 miles, ice crevasses and Antarctic weather (meaning 50 mph winds)—these are the conditions that 35-year-old Maria Leijerstam of Great Britain will face as she pedals with two other traditional cyclists from Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica to the South Pole, potentially setting a record for the first trike to ever reach the South Pole. Check out the recumbent trike’s specs in the …