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And You Thought You Had Problems Keeping Your iPhone Shiny

1:56AM December 22, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Those F-18 canopies are not made of oil-repellent Gorilla glass, but they’re cleaned with care. Here you can see a sailor wiped one down on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, now deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet region. [Flickr]


Gadgets

Battlemodo: The Best Robot Floor Cleaners

7:30AM November 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

It seems impossible, but we live in age when robots can clean our floors for us. You don’t have to be Donald Trump or Emperor of Mars — this is science fact. But which floor-bot is dominant? We have answers. More »


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Sunday Wash: Is Hot Clothes Washing A Waste Of Power?

8:30AM September 18, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Admit it. There are a bunch of you out there who still wash your clothes in hot water. Don’t worry, I’m with you. But this just in: Stop. Use cold. Washing with hot wastes money, energy, and is bad for the environment. More »


Gadgets

Scrub Gunk Off Your Gadgets Sans Smudges

3:40AM August 24, 2011 | Sam Biddle

My usual device-cleaning method of my sleeve or a napkin doesn’t work very well. Even with a micro fibre cloth, you can often just spread your screen grease around instead of neutralising it. Qmadix says its foam busts smudges. More »


Gadgets

Dusters Finally Join The Rest Of Us In The 21st Century

5:00AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Thanks to the quirky chaps at Yanko, the humble duster — that feathery thing you never use over in the storage closet right now — has received a conceptual makeover involving static electricity called the Du.Static. More »


Gadgets

6 Tools To Make Your Disgusting Bathroom Pristine Again

5:42AM August 4, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Your bathroom is filthy. Drains are clogged, tiles are stained and mildew is crawling up the walls. It doesn’t just need a cleaning, it needs to be purified. Here are six tools to help make your bathroom sparkle. More »


Gadgets

Monster CleanTouch Pen: Great Cleaning, Weak With Fingerprints

6:30AM July 7, 2011 | Casey Chan

I never used those spray screen cleaners because you need a cleaning cloth for them to work. I would always lose those! The Monster CleanTouch Pen combines the screen-cleaning solution and cleaning cloth in one pen-sized nub. More »


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Homebrew Cleaners Vs Corporate Chemicals: Who Wins?

4:00AM June 14, 2011 | Annie Hauser

Certain things, when homemade, are better than the store-bought version. Macaroni. Mother’s Day cards. Cleaning products? We tested some famous home remedies against some familiar brands. More »


Computing

Clean Your Keyboard Top-To-Bottom With A Few Household Items

11:00PM June 1, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

No matter how clean you try to keep your keyboard, the dust and oil your fingers pick up over the day are bound to get it a little dirty. Thankfully, all you need is a few household items to give it a really deep cleaning. More »


Gadgets

Roomba 770: It Might Be Time To Sell Your Vacuum, Grandpa

6:30AM May 27, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Vacuums are old. Roombas are old. So who cares about a Roomba? When the latter can finally kick the former to the tech trash pile, we care. The dream of having a robot (effectively!) be my personal maid is alive. More »