The innovative Rinspeed Micromax concept has been revealed ahead of its world premiere at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The quirky Swiss Micromax concept blurs the line between personal and public transport, combining the ...
Blazingly fast WiFi at home is becoming possible with new ac routers that emulate the speeds achieved by fast category 6 Ethernet cable installed in a dwelling. Modem routers such as Netgear's D6300 and the R6300 router-only model seek to ...
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When the Alliance for American Manufacturing moved to new offices, they set themselves a challenge: could they furnish the office entirely with American-made equipment, electronics, and office furniture? After all, we’re in the midst ...
Upbeat housing forecasts, including a projected 22-percent increase in single-family housing starts for 2013, made for a giddy International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Our editors and analysts were among the 60,000 or so attendees there ...
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Minimal clutter and the utmost functionality, modest kitchens are all about spacious counter tops and clean looks. Whether it's a smaller nook or a grander space, modest kitchens may not have a bunch of accessories or bold colors but they ...
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Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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Getting filtered cold water from the refrigerator is nothing new—but hot water for your morning tea? That's the industry-first promise of GE's new Café French-door refrigerator on display at this week's International Builders' ...
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 ...
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The Samsung T9000 refrigerator, which debuted at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, prompted plenty of double takes from passers-by with its uniquely symmetrical four-door facade. Samsung calls it the next evolution in refrigerator design ...
TARDIS. Regeneration. Sonic screwdriver. Daleks, Cybermen, and Angels. Rose and Martha and Donna and River and Amy and Rory running along with the Doctor. Are you getting excited yet? If you don’t, it’s because you don’t ...
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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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The second I saw the email I jumped up from my desk, images of lights and warmth and refrigerated food dancing in my head. It was Thursday, November 1; four days after Sandy left much of the eastern United States, including my house, ...
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GE has pulled no punches in promoting its new 36-inch-wide French-door refrigerator. Earlier this year, as part of an online marketing campaign, the manufacturer strapped the new fridge to the back of a pickup truck and sent it on a ...
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The average American kitchen stands at about 300 square feet, up 50 percent from the early 1970s, according to the National Association of Home Builders. In some megahouses, the kitchen alone can top 1,000 square feet. At the other end of ...
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