Family

An Amsterdam-based studio has built a home where every activity gets its own stacked box. Rooms sit above and below each other, connected by open voids, with lake views from the top floor.

Early last year, MyHeritage made use of deepfake tech to bring old photos of deceased loved ones to life, and more than 100 million animations have since been created. Now the company is back with LiveStory, which adds vocal storytelling to the mix.

The Hyundai Palisade is a replacement for the extended Santa Fe XL, but while the XL was a haphazard three-row, the Palisade was designed from the ground up to have three adult-friendly rows of seating.

It's one of those ideas that seems so simple that you wonder why no one's thought of it before: Gameboard-1 is a tabletop games console that could theoretically replace your board game collection – at least in part.

Smartphones and smartwatches for kids aren't exactly new, but China-based Abardeen has done things a little differently. The company has taken a modular approach with its latest offering – launched this week on Kickstarter – bringing considerable flexibility to the kids phone/watch space.

The Benjamin Button camera is a button-shaped and kid-tough wearable video camera designed for families. The camera, which is currently on Kickstarter, automatically selects the best recorded moments using sound, face and action recognition and edits them into short shareable Full HD videos.

Tech can help bring your family together over the holidays with group games that keep everyone entertained and getting along. Here's our picks for the best party games for phones and tablets.

The StoryHome is aimed at helping families to connect via storytelling. it allows family members to share stories with each other wherever they are in the world. If a grandparent records a story on one StoryHome device, it can be relayed to their grandkids as a bedtime story on another.

Connected devices firm Sen.se has debuted Mother at CES 2014. The system, which has been named an Honoree of the 2014 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards, is a benevolent-looking Weeble-esque figure aimed at monitoring different aspects of your home and family life.

ARCHOS has launched a 13.3-inch tablet designed for the family, called the FamilyPad.

The RowRay landcart concept is designed to bring a family fun element to physical exercise.

The Water Bomb Factory can make up to 10 water-filled balloons in a minute to make you the best backyard bomber this summer.