Tag: APPLIANCES

When electronics quit working, getting good tech help is never easy. You've got the Geek(y) -- but also shady -- Squad, helplines based on other continents and your go-to friend whose best suggestion is always, "Have you turned it on and off yet?" At the end of the day, most issues could be resolved if communication were better between tech support and customers. LG seems to understand and ...

The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never progress from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over them, nevertheless. We thought ...

As the world continues to partake in the effort to avoid environmental disaster, individual consumer behavior has become increasingly important -- especially when it comes to energy consumption. With this in mind, Belkin has just introduced a new line of gadgets to help you kilowatt-hour counters out there to be a little more vigilant about consumption. Included among the lineup of Belkin ...

The Cash for Clunkers program drove Americans to go out and buy cars en masse. But cars aren't the only aging and inefficient products that people tend to retain long past their expiration dates. Appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines are often kept until they become a pile of replacement parts, jury-rigged to function only if you know the secret. ("You have to duct tape this switch ...

Home appliances generally haven't been at the forefront of the green movement. While the Energy Star rating on some household gadgets has helped eco-warriors reduce their carbon footprint (and saved homeowners some money), it doesn't hold a candle to the devices that are designed to be green from the get-go. Switched.com decided to dig a little deeper – and found a dozen products that ...

What it is: Those who still think a vacuum's a vacuum have yet to encounter Dyson. The funky-looking, English-engineered line of bag-less, suctioning masterpieces is a far cry from the clunkers lining the shelves of Bed, Bath & Beyond. (You'll even find several in modern art museums around the world.) The DC22 Motorhead is the newest addition to the line of Dyson canister models. It takes ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Gorenje_debuts_Made_for_iPod_fridge'; It may not be ensconced in Swarovski crystals like some of its other fridges, but Gorenje seems to think it has a winner on its hands with its new Made for iPod fridge, which it says will conquer contemporary kitchens just as "iPod has conquered the world." Apparently designed specifically for what Gorenje describes as the ...

In an effort to ruin everything good about coffee, Starbucks has bought out what many consider to be the greatest evolution in coffee since espresso, The Clover. "What's a Clover?" you might ask. Well, it's an $11,000 coffee brewing machine that controls the precise time, temperature, and amount of beans that go into an individually brewed cup of Joe. This machine's unique ability to replicate ...

Is the rising cost of fuel driving you to make changes in your lifestyle -- and we mean beyond just how far you drive your car? The new place to make changes in energy conservation is inside the home, where appliances like air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines draw significant amounts of power. Is the answer a return to washboards? Perhaps not, as manufacturers are designing ...

Dyson D24 Vacuum Cleaner digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/04/12/hype-check-dyson-dc24-vacuum-cleaner/'; What it is: Even those of you who wouldn't consider yourselves vacuum cleaner fetishists have heard of Dyson's line -- you know, the one you see advertised on TV, that promises to change your (vacuuming) life. Well, the ambitious designers at Dyson have released their latest, ...

Hype Check: CulinaryPrep What it is: CulinaryPrep is a device built to prepare your food and eliminate food-borne bacteria, including in the process. How it works: You put your food (non-ground meat, pork, poultry, veggies), eight cups of water, and an all-natural powder (citric acid, salt, etc) into the canister, screw on the top, and use the included tube (which stretches from the main ...

Since we all know there's nothing funnier than suicide in the morning, a Japanese company called Nodaya has come up with a source of endless laughs: the creatively-named "Western Dryer" -- a hair dryer shaped like a six-shooter. And yes, it blows real hot air. This gives new meaning to the term "hair trigger". *groan* From SciFi.com Related posts: Home laser comb thickens hair Pimp out ...