The Internet is crawling with cat videos but it's a video of a Canadian brown bear that's lumbering up YouTube's most-watched list. It's a clever way to get viewers—more than 13 million so far—to watch an ad for a washing ...
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Many of the goals outlined by President Obama last night in his State of the Union speech will take time, and the cooperation of Congress, to meet. But work on his challenge to Americans to save energy at home can begin right away by taking ...
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High-efficiency top-loading washers usually offer several advantages over front-loaders, including faster wash time. But not the Frigidaire Affinity HE top-loaders Consumer Reports just tested. They took almost two hours. That's twice as ...
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Front-loading washers use less water than top-loaders but have longer wash cycles—some take 100 minutes or more. That's not the end of the world, but it may be the beginning of laundry pile-up. That's one reason the Whirlpool Duet ...
When the Super Bowl was plunged into darkness after Beyonce's electrifying halftime performance, Twitter lit up. In a play on her hit, "Single Ladies," one Twit-wit wrote, "If you liked it, you should've put a backup generator on it." And ...
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Dirt not only interferes with the beautiful, but also contains let aggressive chemical composition of metamorphic sandstone. In order to prevent contamination and deterioration, easy to scrub, prevent water infiltration or to make sandstone ...
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The best washers in Consumer Reports' tests are frontloaders, thanks to their superb performance and efficiency. But they require a lot of bending over to load and unload laundry, unless you spring for the pedestal available with some ...
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The dryer's tumbling sound reminds you that it's doing its job, but that reassurance can be annoying if it's too loud and the dryer is near a bedroom or family room. Consumer Reports tests of 100 electric dryers found that 53 were ...
When my husband and I first bought our home, we knew that at some point the kitchen was going to need a complete makeover. After a few years, with a lot of planning, saving, and dreaming, we finally made it happen. Good-Bye to the Old ...
Tags: Kitchen, Renovation, Construction
It can talk to your car, your refrigerator, water your plants and help you stay fit and healthy: the smartphone is becoming the consumer's remote control for life. That was the message delivered by dozens of firms at the International ...
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Take a look at online promotions for laundry appliances and you'll often see a woman beaming as she breezes past her stylish matching washer and dryer. At Consumer Reports we value substance over style and typically recommend that you buy ...
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Our latest tests turned up another dazzling couple,a matching washer and dryer from Samsung that performed so well they made our recommended list.The Samsung WF457ARGS[GR]front-loading washer and the electric ...
What if a front-loader is great at getting your laundry clean and its capacity is large enough that a comforter fits comfortably--would you buy it? This front-loader costs less than most, is stingy with water, and extracts a lot of it so ...
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January is the traditional time for belt-tightening and waist watching. To offset your holiday expenses, you may also want to take a look at ways to trim your bloated utility bill. Adjusting your home heating to your schedule is one way as ...
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IDG News Service - At the CEATEC show that opens in Japan this week, the country's electronics manufacturers will show a host of products that are probably a few years from catching on, as well as a few design concepts that will need a bit ...
Tags: high-definition TV sets, new concept TV, Ultra High-Def TVs, Smart INSECT