The collection of available Internet of Things products is growing, and with each new connected device it seems we also get a new automation tool. In our smart homes of the not-so-distant future, ...

All day every day, throughout the United States, people push buttons — on coffee makers, TV remote controls, and even social media posts they “like.” For more than seven years, I’ve been trying to ...

Every so often, a new car will come out with fancy, seemingly new technology that, in reality, was already attempted in the '30s, '40s, or '50s. Take the push-button door handles from the Lincoln ...

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Technology offers a modern approach to resolving life's classic rituals, and to be honest it makes life simpler. Emails have replaced snail mail, texts have replaced talking, and, oddly enough, social ...

The mechanical button or switch is that most simple of user interfaces. So simple that just about every electrical device in the home, from lights to coffee machines, will have one. With the goal of ...

This move, we'd say, is very welcome. While something like steering wheel controls seems a small matter but the return of the push button is good news for those who've long complained about the haptic ...