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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......

Weird 2 in 1: A Lamp and a Sweeper?

So what do you do when have a small space? Invest in things that perform double duty right? Shelving that turns into a bed, coffee tables that double as a dining table. Good ideas no doubt. But what a...

Cordless Stick Vacuums Recalled by Electrolux

Posted this earlier over at Apartment Therapy LA, but thought it would be worth repeating over here at Unplggd. Some of you may remember our hands-on review of the Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Sweeper...

Stand Cleaner: The Minimalist Japanese Vacuum With a Braun Vibe

We are big fans of Braun's industrial design. The Dieter Rams Braun that is. The simplicity and minimalism of Braun has been credited with inspiring many of Apple's design....and now we see some of t...

Final Frame: Smitten With Kittens Roomba

James Dyson Interview: 5,127 Vacuum Prototypes, So It Would Suck in the Right Way

Dyson vacuums are one of those unique "things" that people either love or hate (let's just say we're more of a minimalist admirer of the Miele line). But there's no denying that James Dyson and his va...

Kitchen Cleanup: Mini Robo Vacuum

Now for something completely different. We saw this Mini Robo Vacuum at Fred Flare and couldn't resist. This little droid is a mini-vacuum for your tabletop and kitchen counters, zooming around to pic...

Tomy Dustbot: The Roomba of 1985

Roomba is a saving grace for anybody with a hairy pet or a penchant for potting plants (it also makes a pretty great PacMan mod, too). But back in 1985, the adorable Tomy Dustbot out-Roombaed Roomba w...

Electrolux Ergospace Green ZEG300 Vacuum
...yet another tech not available here

When it comes to industrial design of common home appliances, Europe and Asia has the States beat hands down, especially when it comes to vacuums. While the US market seems flooded with vacs that look...

Steampunk Clocks: Using Rare Vacuum Tubes To Give That Great Vintage Feel

Vacuum tubes scream Steampunk and old diodes. If you think that the 1500-LED digital clock is too fancy for you, maybe you should go for something older and more vintage. Recently, a dot-matrix number...

Henry Desktop Vacuum: World Cutest Desktop Vacuum

We're trying very, very hard to beat a bad habit of eating while working on the new computer. Although it was manageable and fairly easy to clean an external keyboard with the desktop, keeping the lap...

Miele EcoLine Green Vac Sucks Dirt, Not Energy

Ask several of the staff which vacuum we recommend and you'll undoubtedly hear the brand Miele. Both myself and Aaron over at ATNY have gushed about the tested and proven performance of the Miele vacs...