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How Does Your Garden Grow? With ROOT.

root-systemIf you dream of having an herb gardens but don’t have a backyard, patio, or access to a super sunny climate, meet ROOT, a countertop irrigation system that uses automated lighting and watering controlled through your smartphone.

ROOT is the brainchild of organic growers Ohneka Farms. Since it’s a [Read More]

April 7th, 2015|Stuff|

Get Better Skin with Spruce

spruce-appThough many of us would like to think we left acne in high school, the reality is, a lot of us still suffer from breakouts. There are a million reasons zits pop up that have nothing do with hormones, from falling asleep in your makeup (yeah, we’ve [Read More]

April 6th, 2015|Hot, You|

Safeguard Your Smartphone Photos with Bevy

bevyFamilies today often have more photo-taking devices than family members, which has led to the problem of people having massive numbers of photos and videos, none of which are properly organized and shared.

It’s time for spring cleaning, tech version. And that’s where Bevy comes in.

It’s a tiny, network-connected [Read More]

April 3rd, 2015|Fam, Hot, You|

Eero is the First Care-free WiFi System

EeroLinksys, D-Link, Netgear, and Belkin—no matter which router you use, getting wireless internet working in your home—your entire home—is often a miserable experience.

Eero wants to make it better.

A new breakthrough in the world of routers, Eero has been dubbed the carefree Wi-Fi system–and not without [Read More]

April 1st, 2015|Hot, Stuff, You|

Put the Smartphone Away and Embrace OSOM

safe_imageBy Amy Heinz

One night last week I caught myself cooking up taco meat, declining the fifth pitch of the week I’d received from a company who desperately thinks I need to diet and share my experience with the world, and getting a ballet demonstration from my [Read More]

March 27th, 2015|Fam, Stuff|

Radio Show Recap: Kickstarter Campaigns

photo-originalOn yesterday’s Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg, three Kickstarter Staff Pick project founders sat down to discuss what it takes to make a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Tyler Tate Founder of Crema

“We set a goal of $25k, we need a big push in the last 10 days.”

“We [Read More]

March 26th, 2015|Hot|

The Ellen Pao Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Ellen-Pao_pan_20822The Silicon Valley sexism lawsuit brought by Ellen Pao against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has rocked the tech world for the last two weeks. Currently the interim CEO of Reddit, Pao says a male partner made her life at the firm difficult by retaliating against her after [Read More]

March 25th, 2015|Hot, Job|

Monica Lewinsky’s Powerful TED Talk

maxresdefaultMonica Lewinsky is one of very few people over the age of 40 who has no interest in being 22 again.

“At the age of 22, I fell in love with my boss,” she says bluntly as she began her talk on the TED2015 stage on Thursday. [Read More]

March 23rd, 2015|Hot|

Radio Show Recap: Peer-to-Peer Businesses

buzzcar-page_enseigneThe collaborative consumption model—known as peer-to-peer, or P2P—is based on the sharing, swapping, trading or renting of products or services allowing customers to have goods without having to claim ownership. This business model enables peers to buy and sell products from each other and gives businesses the opportunity to bring [Read More]

March 20th, 2015|Hot, You|

Having More Isn’t Always Better

imgresBy Joree Rosenblatt

We all want more of the good things in life. Who wouldn’t?

As soon as we have a taste of something delicious we are reaching for the next bite. When visiting a beautiful vacation destination, we say, “I can’t wait to come back,” often [Read More]

March 18th, 2015|Fam, Help, You|