Pool season has a way of arriving before you feel ready for it. The cover comes off, you stare at a winter’s worth of grit settled across the floor, and suddenly that “I’ll deal with it later” energy evaporates. If you’ve been manually vacuuming or relying on a pressure-side cleaner that’s older than your last […]
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The baby monitor aisle used to be simple. You picked up a box with a camera and a screen, maybe debated whether you needed night vision, and called it a day. That version of the market still exists, technically. It just happens to sit inside a category that Renub Research now values at $1.22 billion
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Most styling tools work the same way: heat your hair until it bends into shape, then hope it stays. Effective, sure. Also the reason your ends feel like straw by March. Dyson built the original Airwrap around a different idea, using fast-moving air to wrap and shape hair instead of frying it into submission. The
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The Hisense CanvasTV lineup just got a little more accessible. The company has added a 50-inch model to the S7 series, the 50S7SG, giving the art-focused TV a size that fits smaller rooms and tighter budgets. It doesn’t lose any of the features that made the larger versions popular, either. The CanvasTV now comes in
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Every smart home camera on the market right now forces you to pick an ecosystem first and figure out compatibility later. Aqara just changed that equation with the Aqara Camera Hub G350, the first indoor security camera to earn Matter certification, which means it can work across Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung
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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
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Every major appliance expo promises the future, but most of what you see on the show floor stays there. AWE 2026 felt different. The Appliance & Electronics World Expo ran March 13 through 15 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, pulling in over 1,200 brands across 170,000 square meters. The theme was “Smart AI,
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ARTICLE – The smart home category spent years chasing convenience for people who didn’t really need it. Dim the lights from the couch, start a playlist without touching your phone, check who’s at the door while you’re upstairs. Nice features, but not exactly life-changing for most households. That calculus is shifting now, and the reason
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LG’s 2025 C5 was the OLED that finally made big-screen buyers feel like they weren’t getting ripped off. Now the company has gone and replaced it with something that makes the C5 look like the compromise it always quietly was. The 2026 LG C6 and C6H are here, and they’ve brought a pricing structure that
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Air purifiers have an image problem. Most of them look like they belong in a dentist’s waiting room: white plastic towers humming in the corner, doing important work while contributing nothing to the room they’re supposed to improve. The category has gotten smarter about sensors and quieter in operation, but the physical design of the
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Every wireless doorbell company sells the same pitch: a camera on your door, a notification on your phone, and a clip you watch after the moment already passed. Most of these devices are glorified peepholes with Wi-Fi. The Ring Battery Doorbell Pro isn’t interested in that formula. It uses 3D radar to build an overhead
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ARTICLE – Most people don’t think of their house as a tech product. It’s where you sleep, where you eat, where you argue about what to watch on a Tuesday night. But somewhere between the smart speaker on the counter and the doorbell that texts you when a squirrel walks by, your home quietly became
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IKEA wants to be the brand that makes smart home tech as easy to buy as a BILLY bookcase. And on paper, the pitch is irresistible: door sensors for $8, motion sensors for $10, water leak detectors for $10, all running on Matter, the protocol that’s supposed to make everything just work. Price: Varies Where
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People have spent years waiting for robot vacuums to handle everything on the floor. The fantasy is simple: the smarter these machines get, the less you’ll ever need to bend down. Yet after all the AI mapping, obstacle avoidance, and self-emptying bases, you still pick up your own socks before the vacuum runs. Price: $1,299.99
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ARTICLE – Every flat iron on the market works the same way. Two ceramic plates heat up, you clamp your hair between them, and the heat forces it straight. It’s effective, it’s simple, and it’s been slowly cooking your hair for decades. Dyson looked at that entire concept and decided to throw it out. Price:$549.99
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The smart home space kicked off 2026 with more interesting hardware than most people expected. CES brought the usual flood of announcements, but this time, a surprising number of products feel ready to ship. Not concepts. Not renders. Actual devices with prices attached and pre-order pages live. Palm vein scanners, battery-free locks, a robot that
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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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NEWS – Kitchen layouts have quietly dictated appliance choices for decades, and the tradeoff has always felt non-negotiable. You measure the gap, pick the fridge that fits, and accept that the doors won’t swing all the way open if a wall sits too close. Samsung’s latest Bespoke lineup, unveiled at KBIS 2026 alongside its broader
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NEWS – Most people don’t think about kitchen appliances until something breaks. Fridges hum. Ovens heat. That’s the gap Samsung is going after with its AI-first strategy, and it’s a well-timed bet on changing habits before they’ve fully taken shape. The pitch isn’t repairs or quick upgrades: it’s that a connected kitchen solves problems you
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