“Samsung plans to launch its robot vacuum cleaner in Europe early next year. And for the first time ever for a cleaner you’ll be able to control it over the web. The Crubo (VC-RP30W) is equipped with ‘cruise missile mapping technology’,which enbables it to draw a 3-D map of the environment to ide…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Christmas is coming but it’s too soon for Dixons to celebrate
Christmas trading is crucial for any retailer. For Dixons, the electricals shop that also owns Currys, this festive period will be watched especially closely
RFID Tags and the Question of Personal Privacy
Refrigerators soon will be able to read the RFID tags of their contents. These “smart ice boxes” then will alert their owners to fetch another carton of milk, toss an out-of-date product or cut back on unhealthy dietary items.
The Really Cool Appliance
Hooking up the TV to the Net doesn’t seem like much of a stretch. But connecting the fridge to the Web?
Maytag Men(TM) Talk Conservation with School Kids
NEWTON, Iowa, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Wash your hands. Tie your shoes. Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Habits formed in childhood tend to stick with us for the rest of our lives. Many kids haven’t learned that there are lots of simple things they can do to help conserve our precious …
Dixons warning on growth
ELECTRICAL retailer Dixons today warned it had seen no pick up in the pace of sales growth though profit margins were slightly ahead of last year.
Cast away culture to be binned
THEY are the miracles of modern technology that make our home lives easier and more fun, somehow get cheaper every year and are thrown away without a backwards glance when their useful life is over.
Broken electronic gizmos: Repair or replace?
Microwave oven “” A new one can be had for about $50 but repairs could make sense if your machine is a special size for a niche in your kitchen.
Electronics makers face patent infringement suits
Korea’s electronics makers, which have expanded their global market shares in recent years, face a slew of challenges from foreign rivals in the washing machine segment, one of Korea’s key home-appliance exports.
Hope rises to save jobs at threatened Hoover plant
(Sorry this is a bit late in being posted ) AN ELEVENTH-hour deal to save most of the threatened Hoover factory jobs at Cambuslang is on the negotiating table after unions confirmed that a rescue package be presented to employers by the end of next week.