This is a wild story that we doubt anyone saw coming, where an advert on a Samsung fridge caused a woman so much distress that she had to be hospitalised after suffering what’s been described as a psychotic episode.
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Smart Appliances: Spare Parts
Spare parts are our world; it’s a subject that we know incredibly well, and so, when we started exploring the topic of smart, connected appliances, it was of course something that we carefully considered and thought about. Primarily, we wondered what the implications of these connected machines…
D&G Acquired By Asurion
Domestic & General (D&G) has changed hands again; this time it’s been acquired by Asurion, a US warranty company that’s pretty big in the tech space across the pond.
WTA News
We’ve not reported on the WTA for some time, largely because not a lot has been going on that was worthy of any real reporting, but hopefully that is set to change in the coming months.
Areclik Shutters Plant
Areclik, better known as Beko in the UK, has shut down its refrigeration plant in Rayon, Thailand as part of a program to reduce costs and improve efficiency due to shrinking demand.
Smart Appliances: Privacy
How your personal details and data are things that many of us rarely, if ever, think about, but in the modern world, they are becoming an increasingly significant issue. If you are one of the people that don’t care, that’s fine but a lot of people are growing more concerned about how their da…
Cookology Acquires IceKing
Cookology has announced the acquisition of the IceKing refrigeration brand from Domestic Appliance Distributors Limited (DAD), which fell into administration a few months ago.
Fotile In-Sink Dishwasher
Chinese company Fotile have launched an innovative in-sink dishwasher that looks quite neat but when some of the techs looked at it they only had one comment to make…
AMDEA Lobbies Government
AMDEA has been reported to have attended the House of Commons at the end of last month to promote policy recommendations for government on the theme of on the theme of ‘Appliances bringing home the circular economy’.
Are Air Fryers Dangerous?
ITV News have investigated air fryer fires, and some of the things they raise here are concerning, as well as could apply to other cooking appliances.