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Instead of making smart lights, a new startup named has decided to make smart light switches — transforming your regular lights into smart ones and ensuring you can turn lights on however you’d like, by a timer, by your phone, or by tapping a switch. This is called a “room director” switch, where all the smart stuff happens. You can turn lights on or off using your phone or a switch, without breaking anything.

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New York City is never quiet, but most of the city's residents prefer to walk around with their own private soundtrack blaring in their ears. Nearly everyone you see on the street is perpetually in an aural bubble, separate from the outside world.

Wireless headphones make those bubbles even more pronounced without tethers to a separate device, and I think I've found the best pair for city life: Nuheara's IQbuds, a set of "true" wireless buds with solid sound, touch controls, massive battery life, and augmented hearing features that put them in a class above just about anything else I've ever put in my ears.

This light-up rainbow keyboard looks like it could quite literally step up your game and right now, it's 29% off.

It boasts a classic keyboard design, but it still features all of the keys you need for any form of modern entertainment. It's got macro support to streamline any of your longer keystrokes so you can get an edge on opponents in any game you're playing. The backlights themselves are also completely programmable. You can highlight the keys that you use to play games, or you can simply decorate your keyboard to fit your aesthetic.

This keyboard typically goes for $119.99, but you can pick one up now for $84.99 and save $35.

Let's state the obvious: long distance relationships aren't easy. Whether it's a significant other, a best friend, or family member, being away from someone you care about can seriously suck.

Until teleportation is a thing, fill the void with some nifty gadgets that can make you feel a little more connected. These long distance touch lamps will let your loved one know you're thinking about them in real time.
After each person connects their lamp to WiFi, a quick touch of the hand sends a message. When one lamp is touched, the other gives off the same radiant glow, regardless of how far away you are from each other. You can get these lamps in a pair for you and your best pal or boo, or as many as you need to keep the whole fam connected.

Leap-frogging Development: Innovation and Growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Rapidly evolving technology offers Africa the potential to accelerate development significantly. The ubiquitous presence of mobile phones has radically changed the landscape for financial sector development, reaching segments of the population who have never had access to financial services.

4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. That’s quite a mismatch. It’s hard to imagine that a success rate that low would be tolerated in any other business function.

Facial recognition technology is coming of age. The new iPhone can be unlocked simply by looking at it, and accessing your smartphone is just one of many ways that facial recognition will change our daily lives. Soon we’ll be using our faces to pay for groceries, catch trains, pass through airport security, and more.

Etta Ng, daughter of Hollywood star Jackie Chan, has come out publicly on Instagram.
The 30-year-old online personality, who also lives in Hong Kong with Ng, said in her caption: "We've encountered a lot of discrimination from family, friends and the Hong Kong society...But none of it matters when I know every morning [you're] going to be next to me."

Ng is the child of Jackie Chan and Hong Kong actress Elaine Ng. She has said in previous reports that she is not in contact with him, and that the martial arts star has "never been in [her] life."

Cleaning the floor sucks — get a robot to do it

Out of all the household chores you can do, mopping may be the most worst — it's boring, it hurts your back, and moving furniture to clean underneath? It's a no from me.

Some engineers realized how time consuming and tedious of a job this can be and created an insanely cool solution via Kickstarter: meet Everybot, the ultimate robot mop cleaner.

We've seen numerous autonomous smart vacuum cleaners, but a smart mop that freely roams your home and gives your floors the wet scrub they need? Game changer.

Carabao Cup: Jose Mourinho says clubs would be fresher without competition

English clubs in Europe could benefit by not playing in the Carabao Cup, says Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese manager made nine changes but still fielded a strong side as the holders beat Championship side Burton 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Apple keeps sending notifications to iPhone users about iOS 11 features

Mashable Tech Editor Pete Pachal and other users started seeing the notification on Tuesday. If you removed the app (like I did because I know how to use my phone, thank you very much) from your iOS device, you will not receive the notifications.

Meet the woman called "the wizard of camera-based VR"

Kate Wurzbacher is Head of Camera at Here Be Dragons — a specialized production company dedicated to bringing the latest and greatest in virtual reality to fruition.

Wurzbacher's job is to help filmmakers create their vision by building custom rigs that capture interactive content in seemingly impossible situations. Wurzbacher and her team have done it all: Stuck a camera on a car going 200 miles-per-hour, shot a man on fire at 1,000 frames-per-second, and captured a journey through the wilderness behind a herd of elephants.