Southern Living

Should You Actually Leave Your Washer Door Open After Each Wash?

Even leaving the door open a crack can keep smelly odors from getting on your clothes. Keeping your washer door open can also ...

A tug-of-war explains a decades-old question about how bacteria swim

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...
CNET

I Watched a Robot Slowly and Inefficiently Load Laundry at CES

I watched Switchbot's Onero H1 attempt the first two of these tasks, and I wasn't impressed, especially since, unlike most ...

Hisense just released a modular washing machine — is this the future of laundry?

CES 2026 is the home of innovation and Hisense displayed its newest offering to the washer-dryer market, the futuristic X-Zone Master, a multi-wash system that takes the main drum and adds in as many ...

Why every new washing machine sold in Australia is about to change forever

A new rule was established for a household appliance after a small child was found dead in a home in Christchurch, New ...
SlashGear

Valve Confirms What Everyone Feared About The Steam Machine's Pricing

Valve made waves last month upon the announcement of a slew of new Steam hardware. The company launched a sequel to the Steam Controller and course-corrected the metaverse with the Steam Frame. But ...
PC World

Japan invents ‘human washing machine’ that cleans and calms in 15 minutes

An unusual household appliance has been launched on the market in Japan: a washing machine for people. The 7.5-feet-long capsule (that’s 2.30 meters) was unveiled at the World Expo [PDF], which took ...
New Atlas

Biometric 'human washing machine' cleans, dries and adapts to your mood

"The 'Future Human Washing Machine' is a modern-day scientific reproduction of the Human Washing Machine, which was exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970 and became a hot topic, and is equipped with ...
Wired

Valve Says Steam Machine Isn’t a Console—but It Is

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...
GamesRadar+

Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"

Valve's new Steam Machine is set to bring PC gaming to living rooms everywhere when it launches next year, but is it a fierce new console rival that'll compete directly against the likes of ...
PC Gamer

Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs

The Steam Machine is a peculiar device. Ever since it was announced, we in the PC Gamer hardware lair have been discussing exactly what the target market is and who will get the most use out of it.
GamesRadar+

Valve says "the Steam Machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home," but I feel like that's missing the point

The Steam Machine is destined for the console colosseum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Upon announcing the grand return of the ...