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Smartphone-Operated Zipel Oven Hits the Market

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/2/2012 - 01:12] - 0 - Household Phones

Zipel, Samsung’s High-end household brand is announcing today that it will, on certain Ovens like the “Grande Style 36″ be able to let you control remotely basic temperature and cooking time settings from any Samsung [...]

Smartphone-Operated Zipel Oven Hits the Market

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JVC introduces their first iPod and iPhone Nightstand Speaker

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/2/2012 - 08:42] - 0 - Audio Systems Household Speakers

You know what? This is actually totally makes sense at least to me! Here you re ladies and gentlemen JVC’s first 2x30W Speaker for iPod and iPhone, the N-BX3 that is in fact designed to replace your actual nightstand! Available in both[...]

JVC introduces their first iPod and iPhone Nightstand Speaker

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Samsung Launches Mini Refrigerator with Style and Practicality

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [31/1/2012 - 08:32] - 0 - Household

Samsung Electronics is to launch a new mini refrigerator with differentiated style and enhanced practicality. Samsung’s new one-door mini refrigerator, coming in two colors of Mint Blue(197ℓ) and O’Hara Red(177ℓ), is highlighted with s[...]

Samsung Launches Mini Refrigerator with Style and Practicality

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Bubbleshot Washing Machines Become Smarter With Smart-Care

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/9/2011 - 05:52] - 0 - Household

Samsung has applied Smart-Care functionality to all its Bubbleshot washing machine models which are to be released in the latter part of this year. The Smart-Care function enables customers to check by themselves the condition of their[...]

Bubbleshot Washing Machines Become Smarter With Smart-Care

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Toshiba introduces voice control for air conditioners

By Tiago Santos - [15/9/2011 - 08:21] - 0 - Household

Toshiba has just announced not one, not two, but 13 new Air Conditioners in the new series coming up throughout the rest of this year and 2012. The new series will feature a voice controller capable of recognizing up to 26 words. Now w[...]

Toshiba introduces voice control for air conditioners

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LG announced the Roboking Triple Eye with Wireless Internet and CCTV

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/8/2011 - 04:02] - 1 - Household Robot

The Roboking Triple Eye (Bad translation) or the VR6180VMNC is LG’s latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner. While this model comes with the rather, nowadays, basic 51 sensors, it also integrate three cameras that will not only analyze [...]

LG announced the Roboking Triple Eye with Wireless Internet and CCTV

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Toshiba introduces the Smarbo VC-RB100, its first Roomba-like vacuum cleaner

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/8/2011 - 04:23] - 2 - Household

Since Roomba changed the way we vacuum dust around the house, LG and Samsung have since released many models similar to the Roomba, but yesterday Toshiba decided to jump into the autonomous robot vacuum cleaner world with the Smarbo VC[...]

Toshiba introduces the Smarbo VC-RB100, its first Roomba-like vacuum cleaner

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Panasonic new series of Nanoe Air Purifier now comes with human sensors

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/8/2011 - 03:02] - 0 - Healthcare Household

Panasonic has introduced today four new Air Purifier with the F-VXG80, F-VXG70, F-VXG50 and F-VXG35, a new Series of Nanoe Air purifier that comes for the F-VXG80 and F-VXG70 with a new Human sensor that will catch and nuke virus in th[...]

Panasonic new series of Nanoe Air Purifier now comes with human sensors

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TIS & Partners develops “CO2 Structure”

By DigInfo TV - [11/8/2011 - 02:33] - 0 - Press Conference Environment Household

TIS&Partners has developed a construction material called CO2 Structure, which hardens quickly and delivers 2.5 times the tensile strength of concrete. “When CO2 is blown into silica, it instantly converts the silica into a m[...]

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Sharp LED Ceiling Light Is The World’s Most Efficient

By DigInfo TV - [10/8/2011 - 09:56] - 4 - Press Conference Environment Household

Sharp announced the latest in their series of energy efficient LED lights, a square ceiling light. Available in three models for small, medium, and large sized rooms, the light is 1.6 times more energy efficient than previous LED ceili[...]

Sharp LED Ceiling Light Is The World’s Most Efficient

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Prismate BIG-18, your very personal LED candles

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/8/2011 - 01:10] - 0 - Household

Prismate, a Japanese reseller of gadgets and other LED goodies, released the BIG-18, an LED candle that comes in 12 different colors and controlled by a remote. With a weight of 205g and for a seize of 75x75x100mm these candles are sol[...]

Prismate BIG-18, your very personal LED candles

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Feltone the sound-Absorbing Blinds by Tokyo Blinds

By DigInfo TV - [4/8/2011 - 08:35] - 4 - Household

This sound-absorbing blind called Feltone, is available from Tokyo Blinds. Made of felt, it absorbs the sound waves, converting them into thermal energy through repeated reflection. The blinds can reduce an 89dB source by 4dB, resultin[...]

Feltone the sound-Absorbing Blinds by Tokyo Blinds

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[Techno-Frontier 2011] Rohm introduces transparent High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells for in-house solar Harvesting

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/7/2011 - 06:20] - 0 - Household Wireless

Rohm is working since several years in Japan in in-house Energy Harvesting where their High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells or DSC will be capable to harvest your average room light within a 400 to 800nm wavelength to power low p[...]

[Techno-Frontier 2011] Rohm introduces transparent High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells for in-house solar Harvesting

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Mirai SANZO, Sanyo Home’s first Android-based Smart Home Robot

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/7/2011 - 09:18] - 0 - Household Robot

Sanyo Home, a company in the Home/Building business here in Japan introduced a new Android-Based Robot for Smart Homes : Mirai SANZO. Connected to your home network and other appliances ranging from your home solar panels, PC, Intercom[...]

Mirai SANZO, Sanyo Home’s first Android-based Smart Home Robot

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Sony and Daiwa House Brings Power Saving Game Concept to your House

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/7/2011 - 03:19] - 0 - Press Conference Environment Household Software

Today Sony CSL (Sony Computer Science Laboratory) and Daiwa House demonstrate at Daiwa House D-TEC Plaza a new entertaining concept to help people to better manager their energy consumption as well as their Home appliance. Thanks to a [...]

Sony and Daiwa House Brings Power Saving Game Concept to your House

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Toyota Housing bring EV’s power to home

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/7/2011 - 10:27] - 2 - Electric Vehicle Environment Household

Toyota Housing builds an experimental house in Toyota City (Aichi Prefecture) that comes with the possibility to be powered by any EV or PHEV Cars (Electric Vehicle / Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) in case of emergency. Equipped with[...]

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iRemocon, let you control your gadget away from home via your iPhone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/7/2011 - 04:34] - 0 - Home Entertainment Household

Glamo Inc released iRemocon “Old Meet New” gadget a network remote controller that will allow you to take control of most of your IR controlled goodies at home while away and from the comfort of your iPhone. The system is pretty straig[...]

iRemocon, let you control your gadget away from home via your iPhone

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Panasonic releases a new portable Solar Battery Charger with the BG-BL01

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/7/2011 - 03:31] - 2 - Press Conference Environment Household

Panasonic has introduced this morning in Japan a new solar emergency LED Light and battery Charger the BG-BL01 that comes with the same HIT Solar panel that can be found on most Houses nowadays. In just 150g and with a size of 152x104x[...]

Panasonic releases a new portable Solar Battery Charger with the BG-BL01

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LG introduces a new Vacuum Robot with Self Voice Over Diagnostic

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/7/2011 - 03:49] - 0 - Household Robot

LG announced this morning a new Vacuum Robot with the VR6172LVM. Beside the usual and basic autonomous vacuuming thingy and low noise design (48dB) this Vacuum Robot comes with a new Self Voice Over Diagnostic features called “Smart Di[...]

LG introduces a new Vacuum Robot with Self Voice Over Diagnostic

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Get your EVA 1.0 slippers on!

By Ike LEUS - [1/7/2011 - 02:50] - 0 - Household

Admit it, summertime is hot, your feet are sweating so shoes are the last thing you want to wear when you get back at home. Say hurray to Cospa’s latest release in Evangelion goods: EVA 1.0 slippers. These slippers are manufactur[...]

APSJ update its NoPoPo Water battery, the only batteries running on water

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [26/6/2011 - 08:28] - 3 - Environment Household

Introduce for the first time in 2007 by APS-J, the NoPoPo (Non Pollution Power) water battery are like its name want you to believe, runs on water. Thanks to a chemical reaction, these batteries will be able to give you from 3 to 10 mi[...]

APSJ update its NoPoPo Water battery, the only batteries running on water

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Sharp begins to test “Ultimate Power Saving” House in Osaka

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/6/2011 - 01:13] - 0 - Environment Household

Starting this June, Sharp will start a series of test of its eco technology including but not only solar panels, Eco Powered Equipment like fridge, LED Lights, AC and other Power Monitoring and management system on a real size House bu[...]