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iRobot Expands Popular Home Robot Line With The World’s Most Compact Floor Washing Robot

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced two new home robots to do your dirty work: the iRobot Scooba 230 – a floor washing robot small enough to clean in tight spaces and around bathroom fixtures – and the iRobot Roomba® 700 Series, the smartest and most effective Roomba vacuum cleaning robots to date. Both will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 6.

iRobot Scooba 230 and iRobot Roomba 700 Series use iAdapt™ Responsive Cleaning Technology, the most intuitive, flexible and effective way to clean your floors. This system of software and sensors monitors the environment 64 times per second, using dozens of behaviors to ensure the entire floor is thoroughly cleaned. The dirt-centric technology ensures thorough coverage, including under and around furniture, and multiple passes over the areas that need it most.

“These new robots represent our ongoing commitment to developing innovative products that make a difference in people’s lives,” said Jeff Beck, president of iRobot’s Home Robots division. “While Roomba is already the world’s best-selling vacuum cleaning robot, we continue to make improvements to ensure it is the best on the market and stays at the head of the pack…

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Electrolux Releases Greenest VAC Range On The Market

Throughout Europe, Electrolux is currently rolling out its new range of five green vacuum cleaners — UltraOne, UltraSilencer, UltraActive, ErgoSpace and Jetmaxx. They all feature the same high-performance and design, but now with new, innovative features that are better for the environment.

The cleaners are made from 55-70% recycled plastics. UltraOne Green, for example, contains 70% recycled plastics and no Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is a plastic being questioned for its environmental impact.

The use of recycled plastics saves on average 90% of the water and 80-90% of the energy used when producing virgin plastics…

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Miele Introduces S7260 Cat & Dog Vacuum Cleaner

Pets are a joy. Now cleaning up after them is too! Miele, creator of the world’s first HEPA certified vacuum cleaner and floor care innovation upon innovation since, now introduces the S7260 Cat & Dog vacuum that is specifically designed to remove pet hair and absorb carpet odors while retaining the dust, dirt and dander that can trigger allergies and asthma. Miele’s unique Sealed System™ technology, AirClean™ Filter-bag™ and Active AirClean™ filter with odor absorbing charcoal makes the S7 Cat & Dog vacuum the popular choice for pet lovers nationwide.

“For over 83 years, Miele’s high-performance vacuums have effectively helped families keep their homes cleaner and healthier,” states Paul McCormack, spokesperson for Miele. “Now it’s time to focus on the extended family – the pets! The S7260 Cat & Dog is our first upright vacuum engineered specifically for cat and dog owners.” The secret behind Miele’s ultimate household cleaning system that easily picks up after pets? It’s the sum of three very important components:

• Miele’s ultra-quiet Vortex Motor System™ delivers the powerful suction and airflow necessary to remove stubborn pet hair and is tested to last an incredible 20 years.1 Plus, it’s so quiet it won’t disturb a cat’s mid-afternoon nap or a dog’s beauty sleep…

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Miele Introduces The New S5 Libra Hepa Vacuum

Just in time for the fall allergy season, Miele introduces the Libra vacuum in a hot new mango red color. Proven in scientific tests to outperform other HEPA vacuums, the unique Sealed System™ technology, AirClean™ Filter-bag™ and certified HEPA filter found in the Libra make Miele the popular choice for allergy and asthma sufferers nationwide. It’s a little known industry fact that consumers may be at risk as improperly constructed vacuums spew micro particles into the air as they “clean.”

“It’s counterintuitive to think that your HEPA vacuum cleaner may actually be making your home dirtier while you clean,” states Paul McCormack, spokesperson for Miele. According to a recent scientific study commissioned by Miele and conducted by Interbasic Resources, (IBR), a nationally recognized product research laboratory, new evidence proves that not all HEPA vacuums do what they say.

“In fact many leading name brands spew out 2-14 million lung damaging particles per minute into the air actually making your ‘clean’ house an environmental hazard…

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Panasonic Introduces New Bagless Vacuum MC-UL915 Jetspin Cyclone

Panasonic today introduces the MC-UL915 Jetspin Cyclone, an attractive, red metallic bagless upright vacuum cleaner with the convenience and versatility of a canister model to make whole-home cleaning easy and fast. The Panasonic MC-UL915 vacuum, a great choice for pet owners, features an on-board Turbo Action Pet Brush that will gently remove stubborn pet hair from delicate surfaces such as couches. Even with its versatility, full range of attachments and innovative features, the MC-UL915 vacuum is affordable with a suggested retail price of $249.95. Available in April 2010, it is an accessible vacuum choice for any home.

The new MC-UL915 Jetspin Cyclone is a high-powered bagless vacuum with six cyclonic chambers that separate dirt from the air flow for a cleaner filter and higher performance. The MC-UL915 Jetspin Cyclone’s large capacity dust cup is easily removed and can be disassembled completely and thoroughly cleaned, eliminating any residual odor.

“The new Panasonic Jetspin Cyclone vacuum was designed upright – as we have found many consumers prefer that style, but we also wanted to offer the multipurpose convenience of a canister with four conveniently stored on-board tools,” said Gino Iacovella, Group Manager, Home Appliances Group, Panasonic Home & Health Company…

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Miele Presents The "Earth" Vacuum Cleaner

Miele, the world’s largest family-owned appliance company offers an eco-friendly canister vacuum cleaner just in time for Earth Day, and it’s appropriately named ‘Earth’. This canister vacuum boasts some of the most energy-saving advancements the industry has to offer. Featuring an AutoEco™ setting that automatically detects flooring (carpet, smooth floors, drapes, furniture) the Earth vacuum adjusts power for optimal cleaning performance and energy efficiency. “Homeowners tend to think that the highest power setting is best for all cleaning,” says Nadine Gast, Senior Product Manager for Miele. “This is absolutely a myth. The high setting should be used only on smooth floors. Drapes and carpets require specific settings for optimal cleaning and using AutoEco™ will not only save tremendously in energy consumption, but also will provide better performance and long term care for home furnishings,” adds Gast…

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Miele Announces S2120 Canister Vacuums

Miele, the German family owned and operated manufacturer of superior-quality appliances, introduces a new addition to their legendary family of vacuum cleaners. The mighty S2 Series debuts three new models: Olympus, Delphi and Titan. These very lightweight, yet robust canister vacuums feature Miele’s incredibly powerful Vortex Motor System™, a super efficient AirClean™ filtration system and start at an inviting retail price - $349.

“The S2 series is perfect for our first-time buyers,” says Paul McCormack, Senior Marketing Manager for Miele. “The S2 Olympus, Delphi and Titan provide exceptional cleaning performance, road tested Miele quality, AirClean™ filtration, nimble handling and remarkably quiet operation at an outstanding value.”

Several convenient features are seamlessly integrated into the vacuum such as large foot switches, a 29-½ foot operating radius and an intuitive rotary power selector. The all new combination carpet / smooth floor tool was specifically designed for the S2 Series with a FiberteQ glass fiber-reinforced polymer base making it extremely lightweight and quiet. The transition from hard flooring to carpeting is particularly smooth and convenient. The S2 can easily handle the switch from hard floors and low and deep pile carpeting, to upholstery, cushions and even drapes…

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Neptune’s Fabulous Turquoise Exterior Is An Superb Match For Pantone’s Color Of The 2010

Miele vacuum cleaners, long known for their fashion forward colors, quality cleaning performance and advanced Sealed System™ construction that safeguards indoor air, added a new color to their line up – the S 4212 Neptune in Turquoise. Miele’s designers are once again ahead of the color trend curve as Neptune’s calming turquoise hue was just named Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2010. Retailing for $529, Neptune is the perfect cleaning companion – lightweight and extremely powerful – and comes equipped to thoroughly vacuum just about any surface with a duo of deluxe floor tools: the Parquet Twister for smooth floors and the Turbo Comfort Brush for low pile carpeting and area rugs. Three accessory tools clean beyond the floor and are conveniently held on-board with Miele’s unique VarioClip™ including: a dusting brush, upholstery tool and crevice nozzle. Neptune’s long cord rewinds automatically with a touch to the canister’s foot pedal and offers an expansive 29-½ foot cleaning radius.

According to Pantone®, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, “Turquoise is an inviting, luminous hue, as the color of the year for 2010…

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The UltraOne Vacuum Cleaner Already “Best In Test” In 4 Countries

Since the launch earlier this year, the Electrolux UltraOne vacuum cleaner has already received “Best in test” in consumer reviews in four countries - Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Czech Republic.

In its latest issue, the leading Swedish consumer magazine Råd & Rön gives UltraOne 76 points, which is the best result ever for a vacuum cleaner in a Råd & Rön test. UltraOne had the best dust absorption and the best suction of any vacuum in the test. It was also the test’s quietest vacuum cleaner with a measured noise level of only 62 decibels.

In Denmark, Taenk.dk - published by the Danish Consumer Council, states that UltraOne is in a kind of its own, and “sucks the title ‘Best in test’ to itself”…

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