When you're attempting to figure out the best room layout for your home, you could gather your furniture and decor and play around with placement, or you can simply use a room design app to do the ...

Five months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Today, the free iOS app is getting a big update that will bring a wave of new ...

If you’re thinking of giving your house a revamp, the hardest part is always visualising exactly how it’s going to look at the end. Because who wants to spend weeks painting and decorating and ...

Artificial intelligence can make smart homes smarter, help us manage our days, and even help us plan major life changes. This series looks at the new — and sometimes surprising — ways AI is being used ...

3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more ...

Back in 2013, assemble-it-at-home furniture giant Ikea allowed customers to preview furniture placement in their home thanks to a smartphone camera and augmented reality. Now the Kreativ tool takes ...

Just a few months earlier, Tim Cook said in an interview that he was so excited about augmented reality that he wanted “to yell out and scream.” He name-checked IKEA and cited buying furniture as a ...

Popular home renovation and design app, Houzz, is out today with an update to its augmented reality View in My Room 3D tool to let users on iOS and Android virtually tile their floors. The company ...

The Home app has gotten some great updates in iOS 16 with an overhauled design. Specific changes include a new UI and iconography, fresh wallpapers, improved customizability, and more. Let’s look at ...

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