Natt Garun
Former Digital Trends Contributor
An avid gadgets and Internet culture enthusiast, Natt Garun spends her days bringing you the funniest, coolest, and strangest news in tech to make the information overload a bit more digestible. She joined Digital Trends as staff writer after spending five months in Hong Kong and formerly working as an assistant travel writer. Her published works can also be found on Business Insider and Gizmodo. Natt hails from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism. E-mail her at ngarun@digitaltrends.com or tweet her @nattgarun.
Hands on: Dyson Hard vacuum-mop hybrid is better in theory than in practice
The idea of combining vacuuming and mopping in one device sounds amazing in theory, but did Dyson truly make the device that'll render Swiffers obsolete?
Hands on: What? Your showerhead isn’t also a Bluetooth speaker?
Those guilty of singing in the shower will find lots of to like about the Kohler Moxie, a showerhead and Bluetooth speaker combo that makes it rain music.
Stir’s Kinetic Desk learns your sitting habits, nags you into standing up for your health
Stir's Kinetic Smart Desk will quietly nudge you when it's time to stand so you will remember to switch between exercise and rest.
Pepsi to develop a ‘scent capsule’ so your drinks smell less like plastic, sugary death
A new patent by PepsiCo cites a scent capsule system to make smelling Pepsi product as invigorating as drinking it.
Holy crap, Dyson engineers just made things that can fly
The annual Challenge Dyson competition saw in-house engineers building things that not only suck and blow, but can now fly.
That Google Talk conversation you’re having? It’s not going to who you think it’s going to
Users who have not upgraded their Google Talk clients to Hangouts may be experiencing a glitch in which messages are being rerouted to the wrong recipients.
Staples Connect bridges all your ‘Internet of Things’ into one managing app
Smart devices are all the rage, but they also come with a million different apps. Staples Connect will link them all into one centralized hub.
Does your salad spinner need a turbo engine? Well, this one’s got it
If the idea of turbo anything tickles your fancy, perhaps you'll adore this Turboline salad spinner that promises to boost rotational speed by 50 percent.
Offering lo-fi fun for just $40, Bonzart Lit is the tiniest, cutest digital camera to exist
While other tech companies are making gadgets that are larger than life, the Bonzart Lit is a tiny digital toy camera that fits in the palm of your hand.
‘Hey Honey, I’m feeling hot’: Whisper sweet nothings to your Honeywell Smart Thermostat
Honeywell's latest model of the Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat comes with a voice command feature so you can speak to adjust the temperature from 25 feet away.
Better than Brita? Elegantly-designed Soma water filter sure wants to be
Kickstarter success Soma, a beautifully-designed water filter, has finally completed its funding and manufacturing phase.
Instagram selfies are apparently inspiring top fashion moguls
Fashion influencers from Anna Wintour to Jason Wu and Nanette Lapore are apparently using selfies as a source of inspiration for their upcoming projects.
Bulb flashlight uses built-in battery to keep things bright during power outages
The Bulb Flashlight from the MoMA store has a rechargeable battery that adds an extra three hours of light in case of power outages and other emergencies.
Grammy-nominated rapper Flo Rida wants to help you make music by slapping air
Rapper Flo Rida has unveiled a new theremin toy called Beamz By Flo so you can pretend to be a musician by strumming a few red lasers.
Twitter revisits #Music with an integrated Spotify app
Twitter has launched a Spotify app so users can discover what's trending, rising, and popular according to what's listed as #nowplaying on Twitter.
Cause a stir with app-connected cooking assistant Philips HomeCooker neXt
At IFA 2013, Philips announces plans for an Internet-connected autocooker to help users through recipes, auto-stirring and steaming food whenever necessary.
Dyson sues Samsung for ripping off its cylinder vacuum design
Dyson is not impressed with Samsung's new vacuum cleaner which seemingly "borrowed" Dyson's patented cylinder-shaped steering mechanism.
Facebook tests LinkedIn-esque ‘Professional Skills’ tab
Facebook is testing a new "Professional Skills" feature so you can boast about the things you're good at doing on a weekday afternoon.
Keurig for the common cold: Campbell’s to make instant K-Cup soups
Keurig single serve coffee machines will soon add chicken noodle to its product line thanks to a new collaboration with Campbell's.
Why use one clunky Roomba when you can enlist an army of tiny cleaning drones?
A concept from the Electrolux Design Lab imagines a cleaning system that enlists an army of tiny drones to clean all areas of your room at the same time.
Sony unveils two new camcorders geared for adventure lovers and musicians alike
Sony has announced two new camcorders to please action photographers or budding musicians looking to get more video exposure.
Underglow isn’t just for tuners anymore! Hands on with Philips’ new Hue LEDs
Philips expands the Hue smart lighting system with the LivingColors Bloom and LightStrips, both of which add to existing systems in interesting ways.
Bang With Friends gets ‘Down’ with its return to the App Store post-ban
Three months after it was banned from the App Store, Bang With Friends returns on iOS with a completely new name: Down.
If you still use film, you probably won’t mind snail-mailing yours to Ilford’s new US lab
The era of film photography isn't dead! Ilford has opened up a California-based lab to offer film processing services to stateside customers.
Spanish restaurant hacks a sandwich press to bake ‘hot’ ice cream. Say what?
The ice cream brioche at one Catalonian restaurant is made using a reconfigured sandwich press to bake bread with an ice cream scoop waiting inside.