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Two Million Dehumidifiers Recalled Over Fire Hazard After 107 Incidents and $23 Million in Damage
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on two million dehumidifiers, sold under at least 20 brand names, over concerns the products can overheat and cause fires. At least 107 incidents have been reported to the CPSC, totaling $US17 ($23) million in property damage.
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GE Wants To Hang A 27-inch Screen And A Camera Over Your Stove
Screens dominate almost every room in our homes, but to date they have only made minor inroads into the kitchen. You’ll mostly find them sequestered onto tiny fridge doors, but GE wants to change that with its new Kitchen Hub range hood that hangs a 27-inch interactive screen over your stove.
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Now You Can Buy A Chromebook For Just $US150 (And They’re Getting Better)
Five years ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt proclaimed that laptops would become disposable. We’re nearly there. Starting today, you can buy a new Chromebook for just $US150 — the cheapest price ever. And this spring, there’s a $US250 Chromebook coming that looks pretty incredible.
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Haier’s Eye-Controlled Display Could Be The Future Of Super-Lazy TV Watching
Why spend the effort messing around using a Wiimote-like remote, or even shouting at the TV, to get it to change channel, when you can just stare at what you want and blink to select? Well, that’s Haier’s theory anyway, and, amazingly, it actually works.