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In a Design That Used More Than 2,000 Yards of Sunbrella Canvas Natural Fabric

May 6, 2013

The designers at Situ Studio worked with the renowned fabric company Sunbrella to create a monumental fabric display for the Brooklyn Museum. In an effort to show visitors and designers that fabric can change a space they created giant art ...

Tags: Define Space, Fabric

Some Advices of Pick The Best SUV

May 6, 2013

SUVs remain the most popular car type at ConsumerReports.org. And it is no wonder, with their all-weather, and, for some, all-terrain capabilities; command seating; interior versatility; and towing ability. But with the market overflowing ...

Tags: SUV, Transportation, Auto Parts

Using The Strap for Forward-Facing Child Restraints Reduces The Potential for Injury

May 6, 2013

Parents need to catch up to the safety advances in car seats and learn how to install them correctly, according to a study released this week by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Although all vehicles and car seats made since 2002 ...

Tags: Car Seats, Auto Parts, seat belts

How to Make Your Lawn Through a Dry Spell

May 6, 2013

With states in the Midwest bracing for flooding and a rare May snowstorm predicted in the Plains states, other parts of the country have been unusually dry this spring. It's been a tough start to the growing season for some lawns. During ...

Tags: Agriculture

A New Conveyor and Sortation System Behind The Order Fulfillment System

May 6, 2013

The Exchange; Waco, Texas Size: 650,000 square feet Products: General merchandise SKUs: 18,000 Throughput: Ships 25,000 cases per day Shifts: 2 shifts a day/5 days per week Employees: 400 A new conveyor and sortation system ...

Tags: Service, shipping

Despite Most People Saying Distracted Driving It's Dangerous,They Continue Do This

May 6, 2013

Distracted driving is a serious epidemic on the road with over 3,000 people killed each year and nearly 400,000 injured. A recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey found widespread use of cell phones behind the wheel. Despite ...

Tags: Auto, car, Distracted driving

Couples Are Prone to Lie to Each Other--at Least When It Comes to Damaging Their Car

May 6, 2013

It may come as a shock to newlyweds, but husbands and wives are surprisingly prone to lie to each other--at least when it comes to damaging their car. According to a survey from car-insurance adviser Insure.com, more than a third (35 ...

Tags: Auto, Auto Parts

Some Inexpensive Models Could Rack up Unexpected Additional Costs as You Use Them

May 6, 2013

When you're shopping for a new printer, the sticker price matters, of course. But that may not be the end to what you'll pay. In fact, some inexpensive models could rack up unexpected additional costs as you use them. One way to discover ...

Tags: Printers, Consumer Electronics, Office Supplies

The Asus Cube Being Offered for Sale by Newegg.COM for $140

May 6, 2013

Are you willing to give Google TV another go? If so, the latest option for adding the Google TV platform to your TV is the Asus Cube, which is now being offered for sale by NewEgg.com for $140. We first heard about the Asus Cube (then ...

Tags: Google TV, Media Player

A Small Clever Device to The Headset Cables:The Earbud Yo-Yo

May 6, 2013

At the time, the kitchen drawer appeared to be the safest place to store iPod headsets. Yet unknowingly, whenever the drawer is opened and closed, the wires take a beating. They get shuffled around, knotted and twisted into a ridiculous ...

Tags: Junk Drawer Tangle, Consumer Electronics

Turn off Wi-Fi Due to It May Give Away Your Private Information

May 6, 2013

Wi-Fi can be so tempting, making it easy for you to do just about anything online when you're away from home. But you should be thinking before clicking, because most public Wi-Fi could make your private information a bit too, well, public. ...

Tags: Smart Phone, Consumer Electronics, Internet Security

Many Once-Premium Features Have Moved Down to Lower-Priced Stock Cabinets

May 6, 2013

New cabinets can make a huge impact on your kitchen—and an equally huge dent in your budget. Consumer Reports' surveys have shown that readers who hired contractors paid an average of roughly $9,000 for new cabinets, with about a ...

Tags: Kitchen Cabinets, Furniture, Furnishing, Drawer Cabinet

The Problem of Home Depot's "New" Homelite Chain Saw

May 6, 2013

Consumer Reports recently went to a Paramus, New Jersey, Home Depot to buy a chain saw for an upcoming test, using secret shoppers just as we do with everything from cars and refrigerators to detergent and toilet paper to avoid skewing our ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics

Aerosol Fire Sprays Can't Be Replaced by Fire Extinguisher

May 6, 2013

With their low prices and ease of use, aerosol fire sprays are a tempting purchase. But the sprays are no substitute for a fire extinguisher. In fact, in Consumer Reports' tests the sprays sometimes made a grease fire flare up, which could ...

Tags: Fire Spray, Fire Extinguisher, Security, Protection

Over 190,000 Businesses Sell on eBay, Reaching Some 17 Million Customers in The UK Alone

May 6, 2013

When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...

Tags: Toy Industry, Toys