Trying to remove the piles of snow currently falling on a wide swath of the country can be a frustrating affair. The heavy wet snow can jam even the best snow blower. But don't be tempted to clear a jam with your hands. Doing so is almost ...
Tags: Snow Blower, safety, safety risks
This week's early Nor'easter came just as we were testing this season's snow blowers at our Yonkers headquarters in New York. The latest batch comprises models from Craftsman, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, and Toro. Some new features, such ...
Tags: snow blower, tests, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, Toro
The day after Thanksgiving is Roto-Rooter's busiest day of the year. In fact, the folks at Roto-Rooter refer to it as Black Friday—an all-hands-on-deck day as plumbers repair drain pipes and garbage disposals done in by the remains of ...
Tags: Black Friday, plumbers, drain pipes, garbage disposals
If you went shopping for a Toro snow blower last winter,yours was a single-stage model or a significantly larger and more expensive two-stage model with a 28-inch or larger auger.To find a more compact two-stage machine,which adds an ...
Tags: Toro, new twoStage snow blowers, 28inch or larger auger
iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced the Mirra 530 Pool Cleaning Robot and Looj 330 Gutter Cleaning Robot. These robots – and others – will be displayed at the Consumer ...
Tags: iRobot, Pool Cleaning Robot, Gutter Cleaning Robot International
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Actuated Medical's TubeClear system that clears patient feeding and decompression tubes. The CE-marked TubeClear system, which comprises of reusable control boxes and ...
Tags: FDA, TubeClear system, medical technology
In Wenchang County of Hainan Province in southern China, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, there has always been a custom to wear clogs. Although the clogs are in the danger of being gradually eliminated, to be replaced by cloth ...
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic illness that affects the lungs and digestive systems of 30,000 adults and children in the United States today.To combat this statistic,a local father created and just today launched a phone app to help him ...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, genetic illness, phone app, Jason Phipps
UK-based Kimal has entered into an agreement to distribute Actuated Medical's TubeClear system throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The FDA and CE marked TubeClear system incorporates reusable control boxes and single-use ...
Tags: TubeClear system, mechanical system, decompression tubes
NXP is using a DSP and measurement of both output current and voltage to push 2.6Wrms through phone speakers. The product,called TFA9887,is a single chip intended to replace standard audio amplifier ICs in phones. Loudspeakers inside ...
Tags: NXP, DSP, smartphone
Project overview Installing a new light fixture is a great way to instantly change a drab room into a dazzling one. Lighting showrooms and catalogs have a wide variety of fixtures to tempt you. And even though the bag of parts included with ...
Tags: Learning Center, ceiling light
Project overview Installing a new light fixture is a great way to instantly change a drab room into a dazzling one. Lighting showrooms and catalogs have a wide variety of fixtures to tempt you. And even though the bag of parts included ...
Tags: Ceiling Light