Charday Penn / iStock.com Living frugally doesn’t mean going without, but there are certain types of tech products — especially high-end products — that might not be that necessary. Sometimes, it’s a simple matter of the price being too high for what you get. Other times, your existing tech […] Click here to view original […]

Artie Beaty/ZDNET What’s the deal? The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget ice maker is on sale for $399 during Amazon’s Black Friday sale — that’s $150 off the usual price. Also: The best Black Friday deals so far Why this deal is ZDNET-recommended The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget […] Click here to view original

A Daikin R32 heat pump unit is seen outside a home on Gastineau Avenue in Juneau. (Alaska Heat Smart) Andy Romanoff directs Alaska Heat Smart, a Juneau-based nonprofit that helps Alaskans reduce their heating costs, often through the conversion to heat pumps. “Most people come to us and they […] Click here to view original

Smart lights are smart in more ways than one, they save energy, can be left up year-round and can be controlled with a phone app. Article content Gone are the days of freezing to the bone while putting up the lights and taking them down each year Advertisement 2 […] Click here to view original

In 2021, city officials in Malibu, California, denied a family’s request to attach a 460-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to their home to accommodate an immunocompromised grandmother in her 80s. As the California Globe reported, they believed that "because of its status as a coastal city, it was free […] Click here to view original

Bob Marshall is on a mission to prevent electrical fires. Several years ago, his sister-in-law’s house burned down after a fire sparked in the walls, prompting Marshall, an engineer, to come up with a way to detect the early warning signs. He devised a device called Ting , which […] Click here to view original