The scale will handle up to 11 pounds of foodstuffs. The top is glass, so it can be wiped down clean after weigh-ins. It has a kitchen timer built in as well.

Playfully designed for Alessi by renowned Finnish designer Eero Aarnio, the Yellow Duck Timer will add a whimsical touch to cooking and baking. A part of Alessi’s “A di Alessi” line, which provides superior design at an affordable price, the timer is made in a durable, easy-to-clean thermoplastic resin. The quirky duck harmonizes both modern and traditional timer technology.

CC Timer by Mathias Zieba and Alexandre Burdin.

Using the app, you can customize your cleaning cycle. Set the time per cleaning and intensity accordingly, which can be helpful if you find other electric toothbrushes’ intensity to be too much.

Duck Timer by Alessi, available for purchase at Dwell on Design 2013.

Large windows allow the lush, tropical garden to become a focus of the interior design. Ginger replaced the previous bulky shades with a sleek, motorized, exterior shade system. “They are on a timer,” she explains, “so that they automatically lower in the late afternoon for about four hours.”

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The Duck Timer by Eero Aarnio is a bright new kitchen accessory.

On-demand activities, countdown timers, and vacation mode add to the versatility of your automated lighting system.

Memorabilia from Full Metal Jacket (1987), such as Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, Kubrick's script notes, and Private Joker's original props.

An approachable Airstream for first-timers, Bambi offers all the creature comforts of home while also being small enough to be towed by a midsize SUV and fit into smaller campground spots.

Large vanity mirrors give an "infinity" view to a warm, inviting bathroom which boasts his and hers toe-heaters on timers below both vanity cabinets.

Karel Martens, Three Times (in Blue and Yellow), 2016. Painted aluminum, acrylic, 3D printed components, electronic timers, motors. 40x12x6 inches. Edition of 10.

The narrow kitchen highlights a ceiling concealed hood from Falmec, overlooking a black granite countertop with the domino mix of barbecue + gas + induction hobs from Siemens, sitting atop handle less grey wood cabinets. On the open shelves, the cups are characterized by Japanese brush strokes and Finnish form, designed by Norm Architects for Menu. The vase by Agnes Fries for Normann Copenhagen features contrasting brush strokes in black over a clean white form, and adorns the top shelf along with beautiful black lilies to go with. Among other details are the grey Birillo dispenser from Alessi for soap, the Tumbler Clock by Menu as the kitchen timer, and adding to the green is the Cacti from Hay Design overlooking the small window.

The lighting is via a solar panel and wired to a timer switch to ensure no one leaves them on and drains the batteries. Reading material was sourced from a now closed San Francisco vintage magazine shop. Most of it is from the late 1940s.

Timer-activated coffee makers have been around for years, so it's almost hard to believe it took this long to make the device smart. Finally, Belkin made one from a partnership with Mr. Coffee, and it goes beyond scheduled brewing.

"The native landscaping includes ocotillo, palo verde, desert willow, as well as many other beautiful, desert-tolerant species,” writes listing agent Bryan Wynwood. "The entire newly landscaped area has full irrigation with timer system."

The Signature Hub helps you take control of your kitchen, allowing you to upload recipes and preheat the oven, or alerting you when the timer is done or a door is left open. More features are on their way—as well as a newer generation of Signature Kitchen Suite products, hints Fuller.

Old-timers wanted them to resurrect the kitschy shack, but given the rigorous building requirements and resulting financial investment, that vision didn’t make sense. "If we were going to spend this much just for a foundation, we weren’t going to put a shack on top of it," Jessamy says.

The humidifier sends moisturized air throughout the room using the same technology you’ll recognize from the brand's line of space heaters and cooling fans. The units is made of polycarbonate and can be used as a regular fan, as well. It operates via remote control, and can be set to a sleep timer.

Automatic Pet Feeder Now when you go out for a long day, you do not have to worry about who will feed your pet. Automatic pet feeders can be set to a timer, and will release small amounts of food gradually throughout the day. Photo via Luxist.

BareBands Digital Watch, $40 at the Dwell Store BareBands is an innovative watch that is designed for a variety of occasions. Featuring a digital face and typical sport functions like a timer and illuminating light, the watch can be used for athletic activities like running, biking, and—with twenty meters of waterproofing—swimming.

With the U by Moen smartphone app, users can customize up to 12 presets, including name, greeting, outlets, temperature, shower timer, and notifications. Each product has an encrypted key to keep the connection secure, and the Wi-Fi-connected system prevents the showers from being tampered with when the user isn't at home.

With the U by Moen smartphone app, users can customize up to 12 presets, including name, greeting, outlets, temperature, shower timer, and notifications. You can remotely turn on the shower and set it to automatically pause after heating up, adjust the temperature, or turn the outlets on and off—all from your phone.

If all that isn’t enough, the extra capabilities will blow you away. Most notably, you’ll be happy to find an automatic heat-up option, a precise timer, variable cooking zones, safety shut-off functions, intuitive control panels, pan size recognition, and an EasyClean Ceran surface that’s designed to resist heat transfer.

BareBands is an innovative watch that is designed for a variety of occasions. Featuring a digital face and typical sport functions like a timer and illuminating light, the watch can be used for athletic activities like running, biking, and—with twenty meters of waterproofing—swimming. The octagon-shaped face gives the watch a geometric, modern look that will communicate with daily wear.

Automatic roller sun shades and custom blackout curtains provide privacy. “They’re on a timer,” Shively says, “so throughout the day they move and adjust to the sun.” A chair by Le Corbusier, dresser by George Nelson, and vintage side tables outfit the space. “If the house is going to be so architectural, everything in it needs to be special. I have a lot of vintage things,” Shivley says.

Like its peer, the Nest, it takes into account information like bedtimes and the sunrise to use heating and cooling systems efficiently. Honeywell expects that you will control it mainly through the app itself, which lets you change the temperature from any location, or set it to a timer so the house gets warmed or cooled according to your expected arrival time.

A smart sprinkler controller knows the weather forecast and uses irrigation science to decide when to water. This should mean no more sprinklers going on right before or during a rainstorm. For smaller areas, smart hose timers like the Eve Aqua or Orbit B-hyve make hoses and portable sprinklers smart. They can be controlled via an app or voice command.

Windowfarms, $199-399—Watch your herbs and vegetables grow before your eyes with the space-efficient, organic, and easy to assemble Windowfarms system. Designed for common home windows, the Windowfarms will mount to sill or hang from typical plant hooks. No time to water your plants? No worries! A simple automated timer will quietly pump water when need be.

Thingk Designs: The GKILO Scale and CLOGK These two devices from the new Thingk design collective—GKILO, a scale and clock with a subtle LED display that switches functions when flipped, and GLOGK, a wooden object that flips between clock and timer when touched—are a vision of what the kitchen may look like in the Internet of Things era. They're both available on indiegogo. Photo courtesy of Thingk

Traditional incandescent bulbs give off 90 percent of their energy as heat, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Trading these for newer options will not only reduce your electricity bill, but also make your home feel cooler and more comfortable. Energy-efficient bulbs include halogen incandescents, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), and light emitting diodes (LEDs). To further cut down on electricity output, choose lamps with timers or dimmer functions.

A rolling cart equipped with full-spectrum grow lights allows seniors to continue to garden regardless of the season whether they have outdoor space or not. With Stand-up Gardens, which are wheelchair-accessible mahogany carts with brakes, they can raise fresh vegetables and herbs or ornamental plants indoors or out. Options include a timer for the grow lights, a set of gardening tools and a storage shelf. For more information, see Stand Up Gardening.

Besides being shown the basics of woodworking by his father as a child, Michael Rupich is completely self taught, mostly through a process of trial and error. “It's a tough way to learn, but you never forget something once you figure it out,” he says. “I am still learning every day, though, and any time I have the chance to talk the ear off an old-timer, I will jump on it.” Photo by: Esther Nisanova.