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The Dustpan Vacuum

Call us crazy, but we actually love sweeping. Maybe it's the instant gratification or the fact that we are no longer stepping on dirt and crumbs throughout the house, but we just love it. What we d...

Eco-Friendly Envirolet Composting Toilets by Sancor

We've seen lots of hi tech toilet concepts here on Unplggd, but these composting toilets by Sancor are already available and in use today. The Envirolet line offers four designs for both home and comm...

Clean Up the Hi-Tech Way with a Vacuum Poop Scoop

I've had my new puppy, Bacon, for a week now. He's sweet and loyal, but sometimes he makes me wonder how a 4-pound bundle of cuteness could make such a big, stinky mess! It makes me think about actual...

Samsung Navibot: Sucking Up Roomba's Customers?

The Roomba is getting a rude awaking. So far it has been the ruler of the robot vacuum world and frankly, we think it's about time someone else steps up and tries their hand at this game. It's a hu...

Lithium-ion Battery Powered Miele Hyrbid Vacuum

Think of the Miele Hyrbid Vacuum as compact cleaning Prius. And like its auto fuel efficient relative, the Hybrid vacuum can operate free from usual constraints of a normal plug-in vacuum, thanks to...

Vacuum Your Desk All While You Surf

Imagine crumbs and dust magically disappearing off your pristine glass desk as you surf the web for cats with captions. With the USB Dust Vacuum Mouse, cleaning the desktop won't ever be a worry. ...

Waterproof Your iPhone for the Kitchen

Ok, so it's a temporary fix. But that doesn't make it any less brilliant for our at-home chefs who want to stay connected while they cook. ...

Meet the Neato Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

Love gadgets, but hate cleaning? This familiar robotic vacuum cleaner concept may not come across as very ground-breaking as when announced a few years back, but a little competition never hurt anybod...

Roundup: 6 Powerful Compact Vacuums

When space is at a minimum, a full size vacuum is simply isn't an option. Here are 6 compact vacuums that perform as well as, if not better than, their conventional counterparts....

The Energy Efficient Siemens Z6.0 Vacuum

What's so special about the Siemens Z6.0 canister vacuum besides looking like a handsome look-alike of a droid from the Empire cleaning crew? The new Z6.0 Power and the Z6.0 Eco models were designed t...

SEBO Felix Vacuum Converts From Upright to Canister Style

Upon first seeing the SEBO Felix Vacuum Cleaner, we found the fashion-influenced styling reminding us a little too much of our memories growin up around middle aged Korean golf enthusiasts dressed in ...

Samsung Tango Robotic Floor Vacuum

The team over at Engadget joke about the Samsung Tango being able to clean bedding alongside flooring, but as a two pet household, we'd love an automated helper that would keep both our floors and our...

In Need of a Good Handheld Vacuum Cleaner...
Good Questions

This one comes from a local reader in Bloomington, IN: Q - Okay, so I've got this terrible spider problem since my home's located in a more remote, forest-rich area of the city. I've been going aroun...

Re(al)view: The Electrolux UltraSilencer Green Canister Vacuum

Reviewers: Emily and Robert, Upper West Side, Manhattan Product: The UltraSilencer Green Canister Vacuum Designer: Electrolux Price: $299 Rating: Recommend* When Cambria suggested that my Manhatt...

Turn a 5 Gallon Bucket Into a Vacuum with BucketVAC

Designed for on-the-go use by workmen who need to cleanup after a project, we think the BucketVAC is a great idea for small space homeowners who have a spare 5 gallon buckets. The small former factor,...

Final Frame: Vacuum Heaven

Vacuum Heaven in San Francisco. ...

2B Vacuum Tube Radio Gets Limited, Receives Pricedrop

Tubes may have been a thing of the past, but it sure does stimulate our retro obsession and tickles our DIY habit as well. The Areaware 2B Radio received some play here at Unplggd a while back, but it...

Oreck XL Ultra In The Test Lab

Product: Oreck Ultra XL Price: $500 Rating: Recommend* Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...

Good Questions: Best Vacuum Cleaner for Small Spaces?

Jaime asks: I've been looking for a new vacuum cleaner ever since my Eureka died after 10 years of good use. I live in a 500 square foot apartment, so something that works for a small space would be g...

Hoover Xarion Allergy Care Plus Vacuum

Hoover is touting Airvolution as a new filtering technology which accelerates air flow in 3 stages, resulting in 97% separation efficiency, alongside a washable HEPA filter (this is a bagless unit) an...

Dyson DC31: Lets Men Vacuum Clean With Power

Getting your SO to do a bit of cleaning around the house can be sometimes problematic. In essence, that's the reasoning behind the Dyson brand of vacuum cleaners. They give a lot of manly attributes t...

Pia Wallen Designed Electrolux Ultrasilencer Vacuum

Scandinavian designer Pia Wallen's Ultrasilencer vacuum for Electrolux was supposedly inspired by her favourite sound in the world: the gentle sound of falling snow. The snow white vac is also highlig...

Final Frame: Who Ya Gonna Call?

The Ergonomic Backpack Vacuum looks awfully familiar....

How To: Dust Small & Hard To Reach Places

Dust and dirt is a never ending problem and if we were going to make a comic book with household villains, dust (along with static) would be right there leading the pack (or would it be posse?). Whe...

Super Tiny Vacuum: The Dyson DC26 "Japan"
Japan

Look at this tiny little Dyson canister vacuum! While strolling around Tokyo's largest electronics store, Yodobashi Camera we spotted this mini Dyson created specifically for the Japanese market......