The Washington Post has reported that the Trump administration has announced plans to scrap the Energy Star program in the USA.
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Robot Vacuum Cleaners
Many, many moons ago, we tried out a robot vacuum, a couple of them in fact. At the time, it was a Roomba, as that was really the only show in town, and they weren’t all that great. Perhaps somewhat stupidly, we dismissed them as a gimmick and got on with our lives, that was a mistake. Rise Of …
Bagged Or Bagless Cleaners
This has been an ongoing debate, discussion, argument, whatever since Dson really took off back in the day and, these days, most all main domestic brands have gone down the bagless cleaner rabbit hole because, it’s what sells. That’s not to say that it’s actually better. Until the late 1990…
Power And Energy
In the past, we have had times when people don’t quite get the difference between what “power” and “energy” are, as it can be a bit confusing when people who deal with this sort of stuff (like us!) often fail to explain well. We thought it might be a good thing to offer a better explana…
Will Tariffs Affect Us?
We were wondering if the whole tariff war thing would have any effect on our minions in the industry in the UK and for consumers, and there’s a clear answer: we don’t know. We’ll explain that.
Magnetic Fridges
Those of us who are old enough and have decent memories will recall some innovative stuff that’s been mooted over the years, such as ultrasonic washing machines from Japan and the like; the latest is refrigeration powered by magnets.
Whirlpool Layoffs & Tariffs
Last month there was a snippet of news about layoffs at Whirlpool in the US and this was reportedly just some administrative jobs and not a lot so no big deal.
£1K Haier Washer!
This one slipped under our radar and, it seems everyone else’s as well but Haier have launched a washing machine that costs over £1000 here in the UK. Which is mad to many of us.
Appliances, Automation, Monitoring & More
For many years, there has been a steady rise in interest in making homes smarter. This can be for to several reasons: in fact it can be one, some, or many. It all depends on what the user wants and the goals of it are. This makes the conversation about smart appliances a bit of a hard one as, dif…
CES 2025
Another year, another CES in Las Vegas and you might have noticed that yet again, we’ve not said anything on the show again, pretty much because there’s not a lot to say in terms of domestic appliances.