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May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fans of celebrity cook and daytime host Rachael Ray are in for a new treat. For the first time ever, Rachael is offering both fans and "foodies" alike the opportunity to download her recipes from "sammies" to "stoups" directly to their wireless phones.

Rachael Ray, along with AT&T Inc. and LimeLife, the leading publisher of mobile content for women, announced today the launch of Rachael Ray Recipes on the Run -- a new wireless application that allows subscribers to download recipes directly to their mobile phones. Now, consumers can quickly access actual Rachael Ray recipes from anywhere -- including the supermarket -- along with cooking tips and shopping lists. To take a line directly from Rachael, "How COOL is that?" Read more

May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its unique steam laundering system, LG Electronics today introduced its first stainless steel laundry pair including a SteamWasher and LG's first SteamDryer.

The LG SteamDryer offers innovative features such as the SteamFresh cycle that reduces wrinkles and removes odors from clothing. This new dryer joins LG's award-winning SteamWasher line that entered the market last year, and now offers consumers a complete steam laundry care option. The new steam set is available in a variety of colors including white, red and new stainless steel. Read more

May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolstering LG Electronics' leadership in the premium major appliance category, the company unveils its next-generation, full-kitchen series for consumers seeking high-end design as well as enhanced functionality at the 2007 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas, May 8-10 (Booth C3713).

This premiere suite of innovative kitchen appliances incorporates high-end elegance and a rich set of features, all with free-standing flexibility. The series, epitomized by its luxury stainless-steel finish, includes: Read more

April 10, 2007 -- iRobot Corp. today expands its family of popular home robots, introducing the iRobot Verro™ Pool Cleaning Robot, an easier way to a cleaner pool. Verro requires no installation and uses artificial intelligence to clean more effectively and efficiently than traditional pool-cleaning methods. Two models are offered—Verro 300 and Verro 600—priced at $799 and $1,199 respectively and available immediately from www.irobot.com.

Verro is brought to market under the iRobot brand through a relationship with the Aqua Products Group companies including AquaJet LLC and Aquatron, Inc., which developed the pool-cleaning robots. Moving forward, the relationship allows iRobot to advance the line of pool-cleaning robots using the company’s unmatched expertise in delivering affordable robots that really work. Read more

April 10, 2007--A revolutionary new kitchen device is now available and here’s the best part – it’s designed for everyone! Celebrities like Constance Zimmer, Swoosie Kurtz, Chef Elizabeth Faulkner, Montel Williams (pictured) and even the ladies from Desperate Housewives have them. So what is this new device that 5 year-old children, 90 year old seniors and movie stars alike are lining up for? It’s called SmartShopper, and it’s guaranteed to change your grocery list-making and shopping experience forever. Just ask the stars who received their own personal SmartShopper in the “Entertainment Weekly” Oscar gift bags. “We were honored to be chosen by Entertainment Weekly as their gift of choice at Oscar time,” said company president, Rick Brindisi.

Named one of the top ten products at the 2007 International Consumers Electronics Show, the SmartShopper is a voice-activated shopping assistant. Any member of the family can simply press “Record” and say the name of an item they need at the grocery store. The list is displayed in large, easy to read text on an LCD screen. When you are ready to shop, simply press a button and your list prints directly from the unit. The printed list is categorized, so you can easily find what you need in each department or aisle, making your shopping experience far more efficient. Read more

April 9, 2007--Staples, Inc. today announced the launch of the better binder™, a binder tough enough to stand up to life’s hurried and taxing demands. Built for life, the new binder design is a patented Staples brand exclusive that addresses a clear customer frustration – durability – and features an improved ring system with an easy open button design, reinforced yet flexible rubberized edges and spine, and an easy-insert spine label. The better binder’s sleek design and great colors allow it to blend with any office, home or classroom environment.

“Binders have always been a core office essential, however they lacked innovation and design,” said Andrew Schneider, director brand management, Staples. “We recognized this gap in the marketplace and seized an opportunity to make life easier for our customers. The better binder, along with other Staples brand products such as the One Touch Stapler™ and the MailMate™, is the latest example of our commitment to bringing innovative products to market – that’s the Staples difference.” Read more

April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Talented and creative chefs from the country's top restaurants are using a new rapid marination technique to infuse more flavor, faster into the foods they grill. Rapid marination involves vacuum sealing food with marinade to draw in more flavor.

Now, home chefs can emulate the professionals and marinate in just 20 minutes - rather than overnight - using a FoodSaver vacuum sealer in their own kitchens. Great for a last-minute barbeque or easy weeknight meal, the FoodSaver vacuum sealer removes air from around food to open the fibers of meat, vegetables, fruits and more, allowing marinades to penetrate deeper into food. Rapid marination recipes from the country's most talented chefs can be found at www.betterfoodstorage.com. Read more

April 5, 2007--One of the challenges of following a diet that calls for fresh fruits and vegetables is keeping those fruits and vegetables … fresh. According to a recent study, Americans tend to lose track of their perishables once they are stowed away in the refrigerator. The result is spoiled food and wasted money.

In a 2005 survey sponsored by Dupont, 47% of U.S. consumers throw away spoiled food at least every two weeks and 70% throw away spoiled food at least once a month. The top four foods to hit the trash are fresh vegetables and salad bags; fresh fruits; breads; milk, yogurt and cheese.1 Read more

March 20, 2007 --TotalMove, Inc. today announced the launch of TotalMove.com (www.totalmove.com), a comprehensive and objective online guide to selling, buying and moving into a new home. TotalMove gives home buyers and sellers a complete roadmap to the entire real estate and moving process. The site is the only service to combine a broad set of online tools with live, unbiased telephone guidance from a real estate advocate.

According to the US Census Bureau, 40 million people move every year. The maze of decisions these people face across the real estate, mortgage and moving worlds is notoriously complex, difficult to navigate and intimidating. Each decision comes with its own set of challenges and yet consumers do not have a comprehensive resource to turn to for help. Read more

March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- According to this year's 18th annual Weber GrillWatch Survey, 50 percent of Americans now own a charcoal grill -- an 11 percent increase over the past 10 years. America is experiencing a charcoal grilling renaissance, and Weber, the company that launched the iconic charcoal kettle more than a half century ago, is leading the way with its first cookbook dedicated solely to the art of building, taming, and cooking over the fire of a charcoal grill. Weber's Charcoal Grilling: The art of cooking with live fire is written by best-selling cookbook author and one of the nation's top outdoor grilling experts, Chef Jamie Purviance.

Thoroughly researched and beautifully designed, this cookbook features 115 triple-tested recipes that take readers through the full range of a charcoal grill's versatility, including seared steaks, roasted vegetables, smoked fish, barbecued ribs, wood-fired pizzas, caramelized fruits, and much more. The book includes more than 265 full color photographs shot by Tim Turner, a James Beard award-winning photographer: along with a photo for each recipe, photo illustrations are included to guide the reader through essential grilling techniques and barbecue secrets. These include a simple, never-fail approach to lighting and tending a charcoal fire, which is the basis for a variety of more advanced approaches covered throughout the book. Read more