The house was large but odd-shaped bony and tall and narrow, like a cereal box, with the narrow side to the street, the wide side a wall of windows.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones

Shaped like a game controller, it's designed to be used out of the box without extra parts since it comes with many sensors and actuators already on it.

ENGADGET: Arduino Esplora helps you learn microcontrollers without the pesky breadboard