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Smartphones in space: NASA life imitates Star Trek art
National Aeronautics and Space Administration is bringing to life in space a “tricorder” device similar to what futuristic Star Trek characters depend upon as much as we depend upon smartphones.
Infographic: Go solar, save energy, increase home value, earn 200% return
The sun's rays can warm you all over - from your head to your toes and to your pocket book in between. Solar energy systems - typically solar panels
Infographic: How home buyers use technology
When searching for a real estate agent, make sure he or she is tech savvy. You are. The point person in your quest for your dream home should be
Realtor-complaints.com shuts down after realty trade associations investigate
Realtor-complaints.com is no longer offering a recently launched online service, purportedly for consumers to file reviews and complaints about real estate agents. An investigation by real estate trade association
NAR: The Digital House Hunt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Google.com, recently released "The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real Estate" to
Infographic: Keep your house from taking you to the cleaners
Even when no one is home, your house can waste energy and that's big money. It's like your home throwing its own house party and chugging energy to get
Replace FEMA with a private disaster relief czar?
It looks like New York and New Jersey will suddenly need 20,000 to 40,000 emergency housing units as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Not since Hurricane Katrina has the
Where you are most likely to experience ‘connectile dysfunction’ and lose your grip on your iPhone
In an effort to sell you a protection plan for your iPhone, an electronics and appliance warranty provider scoped out where you are most likely to experience 'connectile
African Americans, young adults, Latinos hot on smart phone browsing for housing
A growing number of consumers use the cell phone as their primary internet access tool and that means buying and selling homes is more and more often about
Preparing for Hurricane Isaac, Republican National Convention
Preparing for a hurricane disaster is a lot like Republicans planning a national convention. Denial can end in disaster. Okay. Okay. Election year fairness from the press. Democrats express their
Neighborhoods that fit in a pocket
Raines Cohen lives in a 685-square foot home in Berkeley, CA where residents helped resurrect a 1900s-era farm property with 15 restored properties that house 32 residents. Called the
More than one in four Americans ignore evacuation orders, most don’t have disaster plan, survival kit
There is a clear opportunity for people across the country to better understand the importance of following evacuation protocols. One in four (21 percent) of Americans have had their
Keeping up with the Jetsons to remain iffy into 2020
The jury is still out on just how "smart" homes will become by the end of the decade, but the consensus is for the home to remain, well,
Flood insurance program reauthorization overshadowed by jobs, student loans
When President Barack Obama recently signed a massive, job-creating transportation bill, which also held down interest rates on student loans, the bill also extended the National Flood Insurance
High on digital dopamine, perpetually plugged-in tech users are succumbing to a new mental illness
Where's a Terminator when you need one? The machines are taking over, but not how you might have imagined. Our always-on, tweeting-texting-posting-friending-connecting addiction is unplugging our brains. That's the gist the
Earthquake exhibit shakes visitors into preparation mode
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Academy of Sciences' new earthquake exhibit recalls two of the San Francisco Bay Area's greatest quakes to help nudge visitors into preparing for
Technology, interior design symbiosis spawns ‘techorating’ trend
ARA Content - Some interior design trends are hard to understand. That jagged piece of cement that is supposedly a chair or headache-inducing paint color may look great
San Jose outdoor smoking ban extended to patios, waiting lines, condo commons
NEIGHBORWEBSJ - This summer, smokers enjoying a cup of coffee or a cocktail at a restaurant outdoor patio will not legally be able to light up. Patio smoking will
Video-on-demand due as next frontier for Realtor.com’s listings
Remote controlled access to Realtor.com's listings is the next big thing on the menu for digital access to homes for sale. Later this year, the Realtor.com Channel will
Infographic: Real estate agents and technology use
The real estate industry, once a technological laggard at the thought of providing easy public access to listings, is now, by some accounts, well ahead of the game,




















