Category: Samsung

In the United States the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) issued a notice last week clarifying its position on the distinction between “devices” and “pesticides” with regard to ion-generating equipment. The notice explains why such equipment, including silver-ion-generating washing machines …

Samsung Electronics has unveiled what they claim to be the world’s first refrigerator that features four climate zones with adjustable temperatures that allow for customised food storage in each zone. As far as we are aware this machine is only currently available in the United Arab Emirates alth…

Samsung have lauinched a new washing machine incorporating “VRT” which stands for Vibration Reduction Technology which is claimed to reduce noise and vibration on the washing machine’s spin cycle.

South Korea could face fierce global competition that threatens entire industries in four to six years, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee said. “Not only Samsung but the whole nation should wake up. Otherwise we may face a chaotic situation in four to six years,” Lee said at a meeting of busines…

Earlier today I got a note that Samsung had launched an “Air Wash” system to compliment their previous nano-technology, “Silver Nano”, washing system that is now banned in some countries and this is the release to with that. Basically the machine looks like the previous “Hauzen” machine that was …

We always thought that the old Dyson washing machine was the ugliest washer that we’d ever seen and, in all honesty, we didn’t think that the humble washing machine could be made more unattractive. Samsung and designer Andre Kim have proved we were wrong.

A washing machine that both recycles water and gives consumers the option to “air wash” clothes has been unveiled by Sanyo at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The AQUA Washing Machine, reports Yahoo! Tech, has been launched in Japan and uses a device called Aqualoop which recycl…

A refrigerator equipped with RFID technology that informs the owner when food needs to be replenished is being developed by Samsung Electronics. The fridge aims to identify when products such as eggs or milk are running low and notify the owner accordingly via their mobile phone, the Korea Times …

Wrangles over a washing machine have pressured the US’ Environmental Protection Agency to regulate commercial products containing silver nanoparticles. But it is not yet clear how the surprising policy, which has been called a ‘kneejerk reaction’, will be enforced. Under the EPA’s regulation, any…

The German branch of Friends of the Earth, Bund f¼r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) has warned consumers not to buy a new type of washing machine that uses silver nanoparticles.