1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (641+ words) A blow-up chair? Ikea has been here before. It attempted to make inflatable furniture in the mid-1990s, when designer Jan Dranger came to the Swedish company with a revolutionary idea to solve one of its biggest challenges: how to squish sofas…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (538+ words) The smartest homes don't have the most devices, just the ones that make the day-to-day easier. Increasingly, families are using smart home devices to make routines that feel calmer and a little more predictable. According to a 2026 survey from the…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (734+ words) Many pool owners avoid cleaning not because they dislike pool care, but because the setup feels time-consuming. Traditional cleaning often means dealing with hoses, cables, manual brushing, and long vacuum sessions. A battery-powered cleaner simplifies that process and makes regular…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (161+ words) The previous owners of our house installed a Mod Pool. It's a swimming pool built out of a shipping container, with layers of epoxy and paint lining the inside. It has a window and steps/ledges on both ends. It's…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (257+ words) 9: 00 am May 26, 2026 By Roland Hutchinson The shift toward smart home technology is driven by a simple desire for effortless comfort. We want spaces that react to our needs without requiring constant manual input. This is where the integration of motorized…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (781+ words) Hi there, I'm Jan, the Co-Founder of Animals Around The Globe and one of the two guys who run this site. As a little kid, I fell in love with nature, wildlife, and animals. Living in the USA, South Africa,…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago  (657+ words) My smart bird feeder is one of the best gadgets I own, and a go-to gift for my loved ones. Sure, I have fancy binoculars and bird books that I take out into nature any chance I get. But since…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (628+ words) I have never been the type of person who is good at keeping plants alive. Every house plant I've ever had has reached an untimely end, and I completely forgot to winterize the herb garden I spent so long taking…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (440+ words) For more than a decade, the bladeless tower fan has been dominated by one brand, Dyson. The current generation of that monopoly comes from the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 model that released in autumn 2025. It retails at a staggering "449. However, this…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (538+ words) Dyson has a slew of new cordless vacuums up its sleeve for 2026. Most of them are apparently being saved for the second half of the year, but one unique little machine was squeaked out in February. Whatever comes to mind…...