Samsung Cleans Up With Washing Machine Cash Back Promotion
Customers of select Samsung washing machines will be able to claim a cash back of up to $250 when purchased from participating... Read More
Roomba CEO Talks Down Cyber-Sale Fears
Following a backlash to comments he made in an interview with Reuters that raised the idea of selling off the data of... Read More
LG Revenues Grow To $12.89 Billion Despite Mobile Trouble
LG has reported revenue growth almost across the board for the second quarter of 2017, posting a quarterly operating income of $588.2... Read More
Vacuum Cleaners With Cameras Set To Be A Real Security Threat
Real concerns are emerging that a new generation of robot vacuum cleans that now have built in cameras could be a security... Read More
Recall Issued For Sunbeam Iron Amid Electric Shock Fears
The ACCC have issued a recall for Sunbeam’s Aeroglide Rapid Iron, citing a possible risk of electric shock. According to the Product... Read More
New Japanese Made, Hitachi Appliance Range Is Seriously ‘Top End’
Hitachi has shown a new range of refrigerators, cleaning products and washing machines that they are set to launch into the Australia... Read More
Shark Tank Australia Investment Sparks Coffee Pod PR War
The three largest manufacturers of coffee capsules in Australia have criticised Network Ten after Shark Tank Australia’s Andrew Banks made a $2.5... Read More
Panasonic Air Conditioners Top Canstar Customer Survey
Panasonic has topped Canstar Blue’s 2017 customer satisfaction review for air conditioners for the second year in a row. The survey of... Read More
ACCC Take Thermomix To Court
Following an investigation into the company in 2016, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against... Read More
Sunbeam Recall Dud Multi-Cooker
The ACCC have issued a recall for Sunbeam’s Sous Chef Stir Multi Cooker, after it was found that the product failed to... Read More
Home Appliance Revenues Not $100M As Claimed
Sydney based distributor McPherson, who are currently shopping the sale of their Home Appliances business has said that claims by their former... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: McPherson Look To Sell Home Appliances After 60% Slump In Sales
Sydney based distributor McPherson is looking to sell their struggling Home Appliance business which has witnessed a nosedive in sales following the... Read More
We Are Eating More Fresh, Throwing Out More Food & Most Homes Have A Gender Inbalance Claims New Samsung Report
Samsung who hold 12% of the washing machine market Vs 21% by LG are looking to strip share away from their Korean... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Hisense Pay Less Than 1% Tax Despite 50% Jump In Revenue
Chinese TV and appliance manufacturer Hisense who has been accused of buying TV market share with heavy discounting, has lifted revenues from... Read More
LG + GE Appliances Get Google Home Integration
Following in Amazon’s lead, Google have now begun the process of working with appliance vendors to better integrate smart appliances with Google... Read More
Hitachi Out Performs Panasonic, Sony & Mitsubishi
Hitachi who is currently expanding their consumer electronics and appliance ranges in Australia, has reported a 7% increase in profits out performing... Read More
Dyson Has Major Energy Rating Legal Win Up Against European Manufacturers
After a big bust up with LG Australia over whose vacuum cleaners is the best for sucking up dirt, Dyson has had... Read More
Dyson Announce Most Advanced Air Purifier Yet
Dyson have announced their follow up to last year’s Hot + Cold air purifier, which they say holds up as their “most advanced”... Read More
Yala Prima Hit, After Key Client Bunnings Pulls Dodgy Heater From Shelves
Yale Prima the South African owned distributor who were a multimillion dollar creditor, following the collapse of Dick Smith is facing new... Read More
LG Report Highest Operating Income Since 2009
Following on from yesterday’s report about LG’s Display division raking in a record profit for the quarter, the rest of the LG... Read More
Mother Chooses To Ignore Dangerous Samsung Washing Machine
Samsung is in the headlines, not because they have a new Samsung 8 smartphone to replace their exploding Note 7, it’s more... Read More
Dyson Posts Record Sales
Dyson has reported a 45% increase in sales to £2.5 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2016, with a new range of cordless vacuum cleaners finding significant... Read More
Samsung Washing Machine Recall 84% Complete
Samsung Australia has provided an update on the washing machine recall it first initiated in April 2013. Over 84% of the six top... Read More
Breville ‘Perfects’ The Sandwich Press
Breville have refined and improved on the typical sandwich press to deliver what the company claims are “perfect” results. The Perfect Press does away... Read More
Netgear Expand Security Range With Arlo Go
With the new 2017 Arlo Pro set to offer significant improvements to existing users, Netgear are expanding the appeal of the security range... Read More
Netgear Offer Big Improvements With New Arlo Pro
Though its intuitive design and Apple-esque aesthetics won it some followers (and a SmartHouse Best of the Best award), Netgear’s Arlo security range... Read More
Electrolux Buys Appliance Company That Cooks Food In A Bag
Electrolux has moved to aquire Anova, the US maker of a connected home cooker that links directly with a smartphone and cooks... Read More
8M Cuisinart Food Processors Recalled Due To Faulty Blades
Eight Million Cuisinart food processors have been recalled, after users found broken pieces of the blades in their food, some users have... Read More
New Robots From LG Will Simplify Smart Homes And Airports
As part of the artificial intelligence push at this year’s CES, LG announced a new collection of robots including a home robot... Read More
CES 2017: Samsung Updates Family Hub Smart Fridge And Built-In Appliances
Samsung have updated the Family Hub smart fridge announced at last year’s CES, with the new Family Hub 2.0 adding a wider... Read More
CES 2017: Hisense Expands Air Conditioner Range
Hisense have announced a new range of air conditioners set to launch in the North American market in 2017, expanding the company’s... Read More
CES 2017: LG Unveils Smart Fridge With Amazon’s Alexa Voice Control
LG has introduced a new smart fridge at CES 2017 with Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service built-in, joining Samsung in the emerging market... Read More
Samsung To Leapfrog CES Competition With New 4-In-1 Laundry Solution
With 2-in-1 washing solutions becoming more commonplace, Samsung is set to leapfrog its competition by unveiling a new 4-in-1 FlexWash and FlexDry laundry system at... Read More
LG’s Powerful New Vacuum Cleaner Spins Faster Than An Airplane Engine
LG will introduce a new generation of CordZero vacuum cleaners at CES 2017 next week, including the improved CordZero Handstick and CordZero... Read More
Former Electrolux CEO Takes Top Job At Beko
John Brown former CEO of Electrolux has been appointed CEO of European appliance maker Beko. The appointment follows an extensive search, several... Read More
Winning Appliance Open Doors On New Canberra Showroom
Australian kitchen and laundry retailer Winning Appliance has expanded its retail footprint to include Canberra, with a new multi-sensory showroom opening in... Read More
Could Smart Mirrors Be The Next Big Tech Category?
Smart mirrors are the kind of impossibly-fanciful technology-driven appliance that you’d only think to see in science fiction TV series like Black... Read More
Breville Loses Key Brand As Philips Consolidates
After 15 years of working with Breville to distribute its Mens, Beauty and Garment Care products, Philips will be moving the distribution... Read More
Altec Lansing Relaunch Into Australian Market With Everything-Proof Speakers
With their new “Everything Proof” range of outdoors wireless speakers, Altec Lansing are gearing up to establish itself as a major brand... Read More
Sharp OZ, Staff Queue Up Take Redundancies
Several senior staff at Sharp Australia, have moved to take redundancy payments after the Company chose to move from Huntingdale to North... Read More
Philips, ghd and Wahl Big Winners In Canstar Grooming Survey
Philips, ghd and Wahl have taken out the top spots for Canstar Blue’s consumer satisfaction research on personal grooming appliances. Wahl was... Read More
Hisense Secure Canstar Award For High-End Fridge
Hisense have secured the 2016 Canstar Blue award for “Most Satisfied Customers” in the refrigerators category despite it being the company’s first... Read More
Sharp Wallows, But There Is “Hope” As Profits Return
Sharp who are struggling to get traction in Australia and are now shopping for a new local sales manager for their appliance... Read More
LG Offering Christmas Cashback On Fridges
LG are offering a big cash incentive to buy a new refrigerator, just in time for the holiday season. From Thursday, customers can... Read More
After Winning Against Toshiba Castel Is Now Suing Whirlpool Over Dodgy Appliances
Castel Electronics, the Melbourne based distributor who took Toshiba to Court and won back in 2010, is now suing Whirlpool who it... Read More
Musk Extends Panasonic Ties
Tesla Motors and SolarCity founder Elon Musk has revealed plans to enlist Panasonic to help make solar-energy components. Production of photovoltaic cells... Read More
Google Chief Picks Redflow For Across-Property Solar Energy
Google A/NZ engineering director Alan Noble is the first Australian customer to install Redflow’s new world market-leading ZCell batteries to deliver round-the-clock... Read More
Panasonic’s New Microwave Can Also Steam And Grill
Panasonic have announced a new combination microwave that can also stream, grill and bake. The NN-DS596B combination microwave can inject steam directly into an... Read More
Dyson Updates Hand Dryers With Latest Technology
Dyson has unveiled the latest model of the Airblade V hand dryer, making it quieter and cheaper to run using the latest technology... Read More
More Concerns For Samsung Amid Washing Machine “Safety Issues”
Samsung and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are working together “to address safety issues related to certain top-load washing machines”,... Read More