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Which? warns against buying ‘cheap’ appliances that rack up huge energy bills

Kettles, like this one from Cookworks, are very cheap to buy but very expensive to run, Which? research has found Some ‘cheap’ freezers, ovens and washing machines that cost under £500 could be pricier in the long run by adding hundreds of pounds to your energy bills over a year, Which?…

9 November 20238 November 2023 Chris Price Energy & Efficiency, Home Appliances, News

How to Save Money on Appliance Running Costs

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, many households are worried about the impact of rising energy prices this winter. The new energy price cap is set to push bills up by 80 per cent from 1 October for those on variable energy tariffs. Together with Which? we bring you this guide to…

5 September 20225 September 2022 Chris Price Home Appliances, News

Cold callers swindling vulnerable people in direct debit con, study reveals

Cold callers mis-selling appliance cover are conning vulnerable people into signing up to extortionate direct debits - charging some victims thousands of pounds to insure appliances they do not even own.Direct debit is a trusted way to pay for bills, subscriptions and ongoing services, but Which? found that unscrupulous companies are using it as a…

30 November 202130 November 2021 Chris Price Retail

Which? reveals eco-friendly products that can save you £120 on energy bills

More than half of consumers now consider sustainability when buying and using common household appliances, Which? research has found, as it unveils its latest Eco Buy products that can save customers up to £120 on their energy bills. A £180 oven and £470 fridge-freezer are among more than 60 products to be awarded a Which?…

1 June 20211 June 2021 Chris Price Home Appliances, News

REVIEW: iRobot Roomba 780 robot vacuum cleaner

The future promised a lot, and while robot butlers and hovercars are still pipe-dreams, robot vacuum cleaners are very much a reality. Hot on the heels of its IFA 2011 unveiling, Tech Digest got to spend some quality time with our very own clean-freak R2D2, the iRobot Roomba 780 vacuum cleaner. Read on to see whether or not it's time to send the Dyson to the dumpster.

5 September 201122 December 2015 Gerald Lynch Features, Gadgets, Home Appliances, IFA 2011, Reviews, Tech Digest news

The Tech Chair deck chair looks ill-equipped for British summers

Experts from the computer retailer PC World have created this concept of a new breed sun longer; one designed for the modern gadget-dependent consumer.

10 July 200818 December 2015 (Display Name not set) Gadgets, Home Appliances, Wi-Fi, Wireless home

IEC's vision for home appliance communications: it's good to have a talking washing machine

IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) has developed a new specification designed to allow various networked home appliances to communicate with one another, and with you. The complicatedly-named Home Network Communication Protocol over IP for Multimedia Household Appliances specification really boils…

14 September 200722 December 2015 Andy Merrett Home Appliances

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