Here's a compelling use of the iPad that's meant to encourage users to consider a more slow-paced life -- The Biome Smart Terrarium which can be controlled with an iPad or iPhone. Terrariums are ...

The flora terrarium is encased in a high tech capsule that works a little like a live Tamagotchi. Low energy lighting is integrated into the capsule to replicate sunlight, while sensors provide real ...

For those of us who aren’t blessed with a green thumb and who are perhaps a bit forgetful, plants can be surprisingly difficult to keep alive. In those cases, some kind of automation, such as [Justin ...

Meet Biopod, an app-controlled smart terrarium that lets you grow just about anything you want, from an herb garden to a rainforest-style home for frogs, right on your kitchen counter. Described as ...

If you’ve ever taken part in a freshman biology class (or seen Pauly Shore’s Bio-Dome, you know what a terrarium is: an enclosed space for keeping animals and plants by simulating that species’ native ...

You may love the green Earth and all its plants, but when it comes to caring for said plants, let’s face it — you just don’t have the time. It’s not that you don’t have a green thumb; it’s just that ...

For those of us who aren’t blessed with a green thumb and who are perhaps a bit forgetful, plants can be surprisingly difficult to keep alive. In those cases, some kind of automation, such as [Justin ...

With terrariums, there are two choices. Either leave the terrarium open to the elements or close it up with a stopper. If you aren't a botanist, it isn't immediately obvious why you'd choose one ...