Xiaomi isn’t just making phones anymore. The company’s smart home lineup has quietly grown into one of the most complete ecosystems in consumer tech, covering everything from robot vacuums with triple-camera AI systems to espresso machines that wouldn’t look out of place in a specialty coffee shop. While brands like Google and Amazon grab smart […]
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The past month on The Gadgeteer covered a lot of ground, and some of it got weird in the best way. Smart rings that control AR glasses, a wine fridge with its own AI sommelier, headphones running a real vacuum tube, and a digital camera that won’t let you see your own photos. That’s the
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iaomi has added another appliance to its growing smart home lineup, and this one takes aim at a concern most rice cooker brands quietly ignore. The fluorine-based non-stick coatings inside conventional rice cookers have drawn increasing scrutiny from health-conscious buyers who want to know exactly what’s touching their food at high temperatures. It’s a conversation
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Most smart kitchen appliances add a touchscreen and call it a feature. Wine collectors don’t need another screen. They need something that understands why a 2018 Burgundy shouldn’t sit next to a chilled Riesling. Samsung thinks its newest product can figure that out on its own. The company launched the Infinite AI Wine Refrigerator in
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Heat pumps don’t get the attention they should in the smart home conversation. Most of the buzz lands on thermostats, voice assistants, and app-controlled lighting. But the actual hardware that heats your water and warms your rooms is where the real efficiency gains live. LG’s stepping into that gap with three new indoor units for
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Dreame showed up to AWE 2026 in Shanghai and basically said “we do everything now.” The company that built its reputation on robot vacuums took over an entire exhibition hall to unveil its full product portfolio and over 100 new technologies across eight dedicated zones, spanning home cleaning, personal care, smart home appliances, and mobility
Dreame Stopped Being Just a Vacuum Brand and Nobody Noticed Read More
Most kitchen gadgets get replaced the moment something newer shows up. Coffee makers especially live on borrowed time, cycling through trends like fast fashion with a heating element. So when one espresso machine quietly remains one of the best sellers in North America for over a decade, something unusual is happening. Price: From $664.49 Where
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Dyson just announced the PencilWash, a wet-and-dry floor cleaner that looks more like a broom handle than a cleaning appliance. It’s the company’s thinnest wet floor cleaner, it’s slimmer than anything else on the market, and it somehow costs less than Dyson’s own dry-only vacuum. Here’s everything worth knowing before it goes on sale. Price::
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LG Electronics didn’t just show up at KBIS 2026. It showed up with a luxury laundry line nobody expected, a cooktop that literally vanishes into your countertop, and three new design collections celebrating a decade of its SIGNATURE brand. The exhibit runs February 17 through 19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, and
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ARTICLE – Tower heaters have trained us to accept a design limit that doesn’t need to exist. They stand upright, blow heat forward, and expect you to arrange the room around them. That works fine if you’ve got an open corner, but it breaks down when you need heat under a desk or along a
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ARTICLE – The IKEA GÅTEBO doesn’t look like much sitting on your counter. It’s a black box with a dial, some buttons, and a door that swings open to reveal a 26-liter cavity and a spinning turntable. Nothing about it screams revolution. But plug it in, toss in the included air fry grid, and suddenly
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NEWS – If you’ve ever wrestled a sloshing dehumidifier tank up basement stairs, or wondered why your smart fridge and smart oven don’t talk to each other, or given up on Hisense washers because they were too small for American households, this CES lineup is aimed directly at you. Hisense showed a dehumidifier you empty
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REVIEW – Several years ago, a family of four refugees joined my 4-member family for the better part of a year. With eight in the house, without a tankless water heater like Thermomate’s, someone would have been taking a cold shower. How does the Thermomate CZ422NG perform? Please join me for a closer look! ⬇︎ Jump
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REVIEW – In 2023, I tested and reviewed the Waterdrop WD-A1 Countertop Reverse Osmosis System. Although I loved the system, I had no idea that it would become the go-to source of drinking water in my home and that the kids would use it so much that they behaved like they could not do without
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REVIEW – When we lived in Europe, our home had a heated towel bar in the bathroom. It seemed like such a decadent little thing, but as fall turns to winter I recall just how nice it was to step out of the shower and reach for a warm towel. When the Comfier towel and
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REVIEW – SoCal has HARD water. Enough so that we have mineral deposits on the water fixtures and our fridge’s ice maker refuses to function. Every now and then a review opportunity comes along that simply could not be timed better. This was exactly the case with the E-3000UV from Kind Water Systems. My wife
REVIEW – At the beginning of this summer, I decided to convert half of my garage into a gym, so I could move the gym equipment out of its current space in my basement in order to make space to build my new home office/studio. As I was designing the space, I decided to install
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REVIEW – I didn’t live in a dorm in college, nor did I live in apartments that had laundry facilities. Keeping clothes clean was daunting, inconvenient, and sometimes destructive. On one occasion, a timed lock on a laundromat door stranded me without my clothes, belongings, and car keys, resulting in a close encounter with the
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REVIEW – Doing laundry isn’t one of my favorite jobs, but it’s as sure as death and taxes. Clothes get dirty, and keeping them clean can be a pain. LG’s WM6998HBA Washer/Dryer Combo makes the chore easier with a boatload of fancy features. I liked it so much I bought the companion “Sidekick” washer! What
REVIEW – Last year I tested and reviewed a countertop water filter system that has now become a daily usage appliance in my home. We went from buying cases of water monthly to buying one case every 2 months. In my basement, I have a media space and a bar where we entertain. On the
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