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December 18, 2008 – Pandigital today announced that its innovative Kitchen Technology Center (KTC) now showcases four new seasonal recipe collections from America's best-selling food and entertaining magazine, Bon Appétit.

Pandigital's KTC is a first-of-its-kind product that combines the capabilities of a digital cookbook, HDTV, digital photo frame and Internet device into a single product for one of the most-used areas of the home – the kitchen. Designed expressly for the unique environment of the kitchen, the KTC features a mess-proof screen that is sealed with glass, protecting it from exposure to water, oil, flour and other common ingredients, as well as from spills and splatters. Its sleek design also allows for easy cleaning. Read more

November 2008---It's a good thing cabinets have doors, otherwise most people's dirty little secrets would be exposed for all to see. Really, have you looked inside your cabinets lately? It's not a pretty sight.

We would all like to be more organized and able to open our cabinets - whether in the kitchen, bathroom or home office - to reveal a perfect state of feng shui and clutter-free bliss. Just as importantly, we'd like to never again have to put up with the bending and lifting that strains our backs and knees, whether we're reaching for a seldom-used pan or an everyday item.

But seeking organization through traditional cabinetry replacement can be both complicated and costly. That's why homeowners turn to ShelfGenie, which custom designs, builds and installs the Glide-Out shelving system: durable, affordable and customized shelves that glide in and out with the touch of your finger. Read more

November 7, 2008 -- When an emergency strikes, nothing is more welcoming than a calm voice and a reliable power supply. Duracell is providing a bit of both with the introduction of Duracell Powerpack 450 with Voice. It's a solution that consumers need, according to a recent survey that shows the majority of Americans are not equipped for power emergencies either at home or on the road.

Duracell Powerpack 450 with Voice is a durable, stand-alone power supply with 450 watts of AC household power for important electronics and appliances. Its voice technology - new to the portable power category - "talks" consumers through how to use the Powerpacks' built-in vehicle jump-start system. The voice technology also tells consumers how to inflate a tire with the Powerpack's built-in air compressor, and it tells them how much runtime they have for each device connected to the Powerpack's multiple outlets. Read more

October 29, 2008 – ASOTVI, a privately-held company, introduces an exceptional service that does all the groundwork to validate the authenticity of new “As Seen on TV” products. With the vast number of TV-only offers advertised, buyers have no way of knowing if the product does or does not work. By clicking on www.asotv.info, consumers are able to watch videos showing the critical review process performed on actual Direct Response Television products, right alongside the product vendor’s infomercial, allowing them to see if the product actually liv es up to the claims of the vendor.

ASOTVI totally takes the guesswork out of the decision of whether or not to purchase the product, thereby making it an invaluable resource for buyers – they know right up front if the product works and it doesn’t cost them a penny to find out! Similar to the TV show “Myth Busters,” it’s a simple matter of clicking on the web site – no registration or hidden fees – just reliable information! Read more

October 21, 2008 – Zibra just announced its latest product in the quest to successfully end the condition now known as Package Wrap Rage: the new Open It! Designed by groups of female consumers working with Zibra known as “because Women Know”, the new Open It! features several improvements from the first generation Open It! like an improved locking clasp, safety cap for the retractable blade and new packaging.

The Open It! is unlike any other product on the market because of its patented angular jaws. The jaws allow you to cut the hard plastic package while keeping your hands free from the sharp edges of the clamshell. The size of the jaws was engineered to provide maximum leverage while cutting. The “because Women Know” group wanted a tool that was safe and easy to use for everyone, including the elderly. The women also wanted the tool to be a complete cure by creating one tool that would open any package without requiring multiple tools. With its mini screwdriver, box cutter blade and its patented jaws, the new Open It! is the only tool that has everything you need to open any package. Read more

September 2008 – Heating your winter home is no longer a simple flip of the switch. There’s the high cost of electricity to consider, the potential fire hazard from bulky, inefficient space heaters, and the pollutants that find safe harbor in your central heating system causing allergies and irritation for the whole family. Turn off the thermostat? Moth ball the space heater? Put on yet another sweater? Not anymore with the ECO-heater, the most effective, safe and healthy electric panel room heater on the market today. Energy efficiency combined with a sleek, “invisible” design makes the ECO-heater a must-have on the environmentally-conscious homeowner’s list for a “greener” living environment.

The ECO-heater offers the ideal solution for safely reducing home heating costs, while creating healthy, cozy comfort in every nook of the house no need to replace your entire heating system, no more stubborn cold spots. Developed to provide continual warmth without fans or dangerous heating elements, the ECO-heater uses less than 4 cents of electricity per hour (based on national average), or the equivalent power consumed by four incandescent light bulbs. Read more

Aug. 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- In a professional setting or at home, trouble tends to hide in the dark corners. Today, Duracell is lighting the way with the introduction of the Duracell Daylite, the first in a new line of flashlights that are durable enough to be used in the harshest of environments and compact enough to take into any space. Most important, the power and quality of the light beam is unsurpassed by any other device.

Developed to address the consumer demand for a better and brighter light, the heavy-duty Duracell Daylite was developed with patented TrueBeam technology which captures, focuses and projects more light than the typical LED and bulb technologies currently on the store shelves with settings from a focused spotlight to floodlight. The Daylite takes typical LED lighting technology to the next level. Even with a reflector or lens, a standard LED light source emits and captures light so inefficiently in a 180-degree pattern that it captures less than 70 percent of the total light produced. Duracell's TrueBeam Technology uses both a lens and a reflector to capture and project up to 100 percent of the light, delivering a brighter, whiter beam that totally eliminates the dark spot that plagues the typical flashlight. Read more

April 30, 2008 ----- For the first time, distribution of an all-inclusive remote home management system is available from the newest innovator in the consumer electronics industry, Homemanageables, Inc. Homemanageables introduces its affordable, off-the-shelf, wireless remote home control and monitoring system that doesn’t need professional installation. The $199.99 Homemanageables Starter Kit is an easy, do-it-yourself solution for ensuring control of your home – from anywhere, at anytime.

For only $9.95 per month with a free 30-day trial, lights, appliances, thermostats, doors, and windows can be controlled and/or monitored via the Internet, cell phone, or Homemanageables’ toll-free voice command system, a home control and monitoring industry first. Empowering green living, the Homemanageables system also is designed to help consumers save on energy costs while simplifying their lives. Leveraging various technologies, including Z-Wave, the Starter Kit offers an array of new functionality not seen before in a home management product. Read more

April 1, 2008 — Dirty dishwashers that haven’t been cleaned in months. Filthy fridges with leftovers from the holiday season and countertops cluttered with kitchen dust, grime and mildew aren’t chores we necessarily look forward to, in fact, according to a survey conducted by Summit Brands, nearly half of us avoid the dreaded chore of cleaning our kitchen all together.

As the spring cleaning season gets underway, don’t you wish you could give yourself a break and have someone do the dirty work for you? Thanks to Dishwasher Magic and “Healthy Housekeeper” Laura Dellutri, consumers can enter the first-ever Rescue My Kitchen Contest that helps home-owners take back control of their kitchens with an emergency makeover. Read more

March 13, 2008--Premium manufacturer Bosch home appliances – part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation – and beverage industry leader Kraft Foods, will debut the new single-serve TASSIMO hot beverage system by Bosch at the 2008 Housewares Show (Booth #L13131). Offering over 40 hot beverage varieties through patented T DISC technology, TASSIMO brews premium coffeehouse quality beverages, including four distinct coffee blends from Starbucks. Hot beverage choices include coffee, real milk cappuccino and latte, espresso, crema, tea and hot chocolate. TASSIMO utilizes T DISCs, which guarantee first-cup freshness every time. This technology enables the machine to read the barcode on each T DISC, ensuring that the brew temperature and amount of water are automatically adjusted for the perfect cup. Featuring an energy-efficient flow-through water heater that virtually eliminates pre-heat time, the sleek and space-saving design of the TASSIMO by Bosch makes it highly versatile and convenient. Read more