Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:34pm
While we were in Japan last week, Panasonic took us on a tour of its Eco Ideas House, a home built on the idea of generating as much (if not more) energy as it consumes. While the home isn't proven...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 6:14pm
Tonight the Dyson company officially unveiled its Air Multiplier, a fan with no blades (you can check out our hands-on review here). Hosting the event was James Dyson himself, who explained how the new device works and invited those in...
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 3:01pm
Putting it kindly, the Dyson brand has made a name for itself by taking tired product categories and reinventing them, making things like vacuums and hand dryers more effective, high-tech and sexier. Putting it unkindly, it's a company based on...
Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 8:05am
Most of us dream about having super powers, and having the ability to climb walls like Spiderman is high on most people's list. Instead of dreaming, BBC TV presenter Jem Stansfield has done something about it. His custom made...
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 1:07pm
This handy Proton Pack ergonomic backpack vacuum will have you bustin' dust high and low with its telescoping Neutrona wand. Except for the whole backpack thing, it's more or less what you'd expect a vacuum to be with a couple...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 10:16am
Here's an attractive Hoover vacuum that looks like it's powerful enough to suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. The Hoover Xarion is a bagless model with some magic technology inside that Hoover calls "Airvolution." Hey, it's Airvolutionary! It's especially...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 6:42am
If a robot is good enough to vacuum your floors, why not have one to swoop up breadcrumbs from your kitchen table, too? Designed for tables and kitchen countertops, the Mini Robo Vacuum will pick up breadcrumbs, pencil shavings, ice...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 3:26pm
Most of the concepts for lunar bases we tend to see are dome-shaped, built locally here on Earth and then transported. The "Masons of Regolith," a team of seven Virginia Tech students named for the rock that is present on...
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 12:15pm
Too often, folks seem pleased enough with simply blasting all of the fallen leaves off of their property and into someone else's, into gutters, or just wherever they won't be seen. Well, if a cheap rake just isn't industrial...
Friday, November 7, 2008 - 8:43am
For most food items, sealing them up in a Tupperware container is fine and will preserve them for a decent amount of time. But what if you're just crazy about food preservation? What if you're looking to eat your leftovers...
