Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Amazon Devices, introduces the ‘smart plug’ during an event at the Amazon Spheres, on September 20, 2018 in Seattle Washington. Earlier this year, Amazon launched a $25 smart plug that lets you control any outlet in your home by voice … Read more
Actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sarah Hyland — who play Mitchell Pritchett and Haley Dunphy, respectively, on the ABC sitcom — let slip some details about the show on Friday. A “bigger thing than the death” is approaching, Hyland, 27, told the Hollywood Reporter, referencing Shelley Long’s character DeDe Pritchett being killed off in Wednesday’s episode. … Read more
Based on current prices, electricity in Johannesburg and other urban centres will set you back around R1.85 per kW. A standard 11-fin oil heater from Game, using up 2.5 kW of electricity per hour will therefore come down to R4.62 for every hour of heating. That’s about R518 added to the electricity bill for one month … Read more
WHO: Francis Sultana is an award-winning interior and furniture designer, with his eponymous company based in London. He is described as the go-to interior designer for international art collectors, with a reputation for merging residential requirements with large-scale visual art, sculpture and installation pieces. Alongside interiors projects, the atelier also produces annual collections of bespoke and … Read more
Thanks to significantly improved domestic sentiment, faster growth in property prices (particularly in Gauteng) can be expected this year. John Loos, household and property sector strategist at FNB Home Finance, says house prices could even possibly grow by more than 5%. This follows a weak period in house prices in many areas. See also: This is … Read more
If you’re a wedding or portrait photographer, knowing a variety of lighting setups is crucial to overcoming environmental limitations and getting the shots you want. This amazingly comprehensive video will teach you 17 lighting setups and even give you a memorization story to remember them. Coming to you from Trevor Dayley and MagMod, this great video is Dayley’s … Read more
Almost everyone has rented an apartment at some point in their lives, so you know that the existing bathroom tile is nearly always underwhelming. It’s either damaged, stained, cracked, or just a funky color that screams ’80s or ’90s purchase. But it functions, so you deal with it. OR, you upgrade it with this genius DIY we … Read more
HIGHLIGHTS New Honor phones said to have only FullView displays, with 18:9 ratio Tipster Roland Quandt says Honor Germany has made this claim Honor will reportedly start rolling out the EMUI 8 update in February All new Honor smartphones will now reportedly come with FullView Display (18:9 display). Huawei has recently launched several smartphones in the budget, … Read more
It can be scary when you finally decide to take cooking seriously, especially if you’re more of a ramen-noodles-and-pizza-rolls type of chef. Fortunately, companies have made products that have made cooking more approachable by getting rid of some of the guesswork, addressing safety concerns and giving you some step-by-step instructions. Here are seven small appliances we reviewed … Read more
Sears cuts century-old ties with Whirlpool 11:58 AM ET Tue, 24 Oct 2017 | 00:53 Sears Holdings is cutting its century-old ties with Whirlpool and will no longer sell the company’s products, which include Maytag, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air subsidiaries, according to an internal Sears memo sent to stores last week. The memo was reviewed by CNBC. “Whirlpool has sought … Read more