It's never been wise to play around with lead paint, the kind kicked up during the renovation of homes built before 1978. Nowadays, doing so can be costly in more ways than one, as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to fine ...
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A hot summer forecast—and air-conditioner prices that are going up with the mercury—could mean an early run on window units. But you needn't wait and sweat it out: Consumer Reports testers just named 15 top room air conditioners ...
The Nest Learning Thermostat is already one of the smartest devices on the market, learning your habits and controlling your home's climate accordingly. Thanks to Nest's WI-Fi capability, the $250 gadget can also receive IQ-enhancing ...
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 ...
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GE has added two new assembly lines to its plant in Appliance Park and for the first time will manufacture front-loading washing machines and their matching dryers in the U.S. The folks in Louisville, Kentucky are happy because the move ...
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With more and more delay-start options to choose from on today's dishwashers, you might assume that a cycle called "overnight" would be quiet enough not to disturb your slumber. But when Consumer Reports tested the overnight cycle on the ...
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May 3, 2013 - Saying it will enable its engineers to design, develop and deliver new products faster than ever, GE announced the opening of its $1.5-million, 17,000-sf New Product Introduction (NPI) Accelerator Lab at the business' HQ in ...
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May 1, 2013 - Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MoL) reports Algoma Tubes Inc.—a manufacturer of steel pipe products based in Whitehorse, Yukon—has been fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act ...
May 2, 2013 - Belden Inc., a player in signal transmission solutions, has realigned across four global business segments, in an effort to capitalize on new market opportunities and to bring innovative solutions to a growing customer base, ...
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May 2, 2013 - The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) has launched the a call for nominations for the 2nd biennial Red Seal Award of Excellence, which honours the contributions of provincial/territorial/federal ...
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May 2, 2013 - Friends of Science East Inc. (dba “doing business as” Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe) announced that it has completed the purchase of the last remaining laboratory of scientist, visionary and inventor Nikola ...
Canada scooped up three awards at this year’s GE Edison Awards competition, an international contest to lighting professionals who demonstrate creative and significant use of GE light sources (lamps and/or LEDs) in a lighting design ...
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UL is warning consumers, electrical installers and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) that the duplex receptacle identified below may pose a fire or shock hazard. It does not comply with UL’s safety requirements and is not ...
Bem Wireless's three pack of speakers could be a cheap and easy way to blast music all around the house, but the package is marred by transmission shortcomings. The design is quite neat. There's a combination charging and transmission ...
UBM Tech is announcing a call to present lectures, roundtables and panels at the inaugural App Developers Conference? (ADC) and the inaugural Game Developers Conference Next? (GDC Next) – with submissions open from now through ...