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This Treat-Dispensing Roomba Could End the War Between Dogs and Vacuums
One of thousands of made-up holidays invented by marketers that’s actually worth celebrating is Pet Appreciation Week, which is happening now and goes on until Sunday. To help mark the occasion this year, engineers at iRobot have created a Roomba accessory that dispenses treats to help make the device a friend, and not an enemy,…
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Someone Turned the macOS Folder Icon Into a Real-Life Wallet
If you’re using a Mac, take a quick peek at your desktop. It’s probably filled with lots of confusingly labelled folders full of random files as a result of a half-hearted attempt to organise your digital life. You can now add one more unlabelled blue folder to the chaos, except this one slips into your…
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John Deere Takes Another Step in the Right Direction With Its First Electric Ride-on Mower
Sometimes, the convenience of a ride-on mower you don’t have to push is outweighed by the inconvenience of maintaining what is essentially another vehicle. But John Deere is promising no more oil changes, no more gas cans, and no more spark plugs with its first all-electric zero turn mower.
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This Charging Dock Gives Its Mopping Robovac a Heated Sauna Treatment to Prevent Mould and Smells
As happy as we are for robovacs to add floor mopping to their cleaning skillsets, we also know that a soggy mop head parked in a charging dock for hours on end is a recipe for bacteria, mould, and odours. To ensure the new Roborock S8 Pro Ultra isn’t just spreading dirty water across your…