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Toshiba and Electrolux Brings the Escargot VC-Z100L – Snail Vacuum Cleaner

by Jay Garrett on July 12, 2009

Toshiba-Escargot-VC-Z100L-Vacuum-Cleaner_1Vacuum cleaners are usually pretty boring, well it seems that Toshiba and Electrolux have teamed up to produce a stylish looking vacuum cleaner, the Toshiba Escargot VC-Z100L Vacuum Cleaner.

It may even drag me away from my Dyson!

Weighing at lightweight 2.1-kg (4.6-lbs) the Escargot VC-Z100L (probably so-named because of its resemblance to our slimy garden-bound friend) puts a new spin on the cyclone vacuum cleaner. This compact vacuum cleaner sports a 50-watt high-suction power plant and can be easily moved from room to room via the attached shoulder strap – No more dragging your vac around your home.

The Escargot comes with plenty of accessories, making it adaptable to pretty much any vacuuming task. It’s also ear-friendly – producing 65-dBA maximum noise level. With its 6 metre (19.7-ft) long power cord, modern metallic design and reliance on industrial-strength materials, the Escargot just might make cleaning fun.

OK, probably not actual, real fun.

The Escargot is only available in Japan, so the rest of us will just have to wait.

Price for this Escargot cyclone vacuum cleaner is around 10,500 Yen.

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Dyson Add to the Decepticon Arsenal – Transformers: Vacuums in Disguise

by Jay Garrett on June 15, 2009

dyson-dc25-robot-transformerYou may be well aware that on Friday the 19th of June, the second Transformers film from director Michael Bay will be out to watch.

Well, as well as seeing Megan Fox in a pair of cut-off denim shorts you’ll also get to see a cute little addition to the robot arsenal: a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

Yup – Dyson, the company that produces probably the best cleaning implement I have ever owned, is rightly proud of their DC25 model, an upright vacuum cleaner using their famous ball technology to you can take corners at high speed whilst the no-bag system takes care of the dirt (or all the black hair that I seem to shed).

The DC25 has another trick up its hose as the bright yellow machine also transforming into a naughty Decepticon robot in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

There doesn’t seem to be any official images from Dyson or Paramount Pictures of the DC25-cum-robot yet.

Just 5 days then we can all see it – unless you’re lucky enough to get to a preview.

Pic from Filip Osowski

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Panasonic Fukitorimushi – Robotic Worm Floor Cleaner

May 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you have hardwood floors and love robots to do the tedious task of wiping up after you then the Fukitorimushia floor-cleaning robot should be on top of your wishlist.
It inches along wriggling your floor clean like a cleaning compulsive caterpillar.
The Fukitorimushi (“wipe-up bug”) has been thought-up by Panasonic and is wrapped-up in a sticky nanocloth sleeve which [...]

Blaze Keeps Your DSi Slots Clean

April 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you’ve joined the 100,000 others that have also purchased a Nintendo DSi you’re gonna want to keep it and the cartridges in tip-top condition.
BLAZE have launched the new Automated Cartridge & slot cleaner for the Nintendo DSi and DS Lite consoles to take care of half of it.
The new BLAZE battery powered cleaner ensures [...]

HAR – Robot Home Help Learns Not To Mop The Cat

October 27, 2008 Click to read more →

Fancy yourself a butler/maid/skivvy but can’t afford the wages?
Well, a one off payment of around $10,00 could score you the “Home Assistant Robot”.
The housproud bot is the product of joint research between Toyota and the University of Tokyo.  It stands 5-foot tall on its practical wheels and weighs in at 286lb.
The HAR uses five cameras and [...]

Washing Machine Seat Concept

July 10, 2008 Click to read more →

Now, I’m going to avoid any remark about spin cycles and sitting on the washing machine.
This cool concept works as a comfy chair and a washing machine; a washing machine that you can sit in the middle of your living room floor!
No water or detergent is required – therefore no plumbing.

Here comes the clever bit:
The [...]