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Home 4 out of 5iRobot Roomba 660 review
Cleaning your house is a bore, but sadly one that has to be done from time to time unless you are happy to live in a dirt-invested hovel - we doubt that - so is a robot vacuum cleaner the answer? We set one to work in the Pocket-lint office to find out....
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Home 3.5 out of 5Dyson DC47 Multi Floor review
The Dyson DC47 Multi Floor is the company's latest cylinder vacuum cleaner and promises to be more powerful, more efficient, and easier to use than previous models. But with the DC38 being very good, and not much changing in terms of size and weight,...
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HomeVorwerk VK100 pictures and hands-on
Robotic vacuum cleaners are nothing new. On paper, the idea behind them is brilliant. They do away with the mundane task of cleaning, letting you get on with something else. In reality, most do little more than to glance at your floor, occasionally kissing...
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Home 4 out of 5Dyson DC50 review
Houses are getting smaller, our time is more precious, and yet we still have to do the vacuum cleaning. Something's wrong we agree, and it is something that Dyson wants to fix with two new vacuum cleaners; the DC50 and the DC47. The promise is this: a...
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OnlineHands-on: Dyson DC44 Animal review
There's something about a Dyson that not many other vacuum cleaner brands can match. Not only does the British company's line-up look futuristic and modern, but its big boys' toys are also sufficient enough to get fellas to do housework. The Dyson DC44...
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OnlineVax Air3 multi-cyclonic upright vacuum cleaner pictures and hands-on
We have all sorts of things land in the Pocket-lint offices and, although this one's far from a pocketable gadget, the Vax Air3 U88-AM-B's multi-cyclonic promises serious suction. This dust-munching upright has orange-coloured brushes that spin to help...
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Online 4 out of 5Dyson DC 41 review
Dyson continues to roll out, no pun intended, its new ball technology to the 2012 range of vacuum cleaners. The hope being you'll get your cleaning done even quicker than before. But is the Dyson DC41 - the new flagship model - up to the task, or is it...
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Online 4 out of 5Dyson DC38 Multi Floor review
There will always be two camps over whether you should opt for an upright vacuum cleaner or a smaller based cylinder option and Dyson continue to make that decision harder and harder for you each year. Launching in 2012 is the Dyson DC38, a lightweight...
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OnlineiRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot pictures and hands-on
The iRobot Roomba 770 vacuum cleaning robot promises to clean your carpets without you having to lift a finger, but is it really that easy? Well, Pocket-lint has spent some quality time with the automated machine and can confirm that it sure is. Set it...
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OnlineNeato XV-15 robot vacuum cleaner invasion begins
It was with some apprehension that we opened our doors to Neato XV-15. Inviting a robot into your house as a domestic servant shouldn’t be taken lightly. We’ve all seen what happens when robots go bad, become self aware and throw aside the shackles...
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OnlineDyson DC35 hands-on
Dyson's DC35 Multi Floor cleaner is a handheld vacuum with a lightweight floor-cleaning attachment that's designed to take up little room as possible without losing out on power. When Dyson offered to send one over for us to review we jumped at the chance...
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OnlineMorphy Richards Vorticity Plus bagless vacuum cleaner hands-on
Not quite so well known for its vacuum cleaners as its kitchen appliances, Morphy Richards threw Pocket-lint a bit of a curve ball when the company sent over its top of the line Vorticity Plus Bagless Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner to test out. Fortunately,...
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Online 4 out of 5Karcher A 2234 review
When someone says Karcher, you think big yellow jet washer. That isn't all the company makes, however, and we decided to take a look at the A 2234, one of its vacuum cleaners. It is pitched as a "rugged multi-purpose vacuum", designed to go places you...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Dyson City DC26 vacuum cleaner review
Dyson is famed for its vacuum cleaners, but the biggest problem is that the Dyson offerings have always been big, really big. The Dyson DC26 aims to change that and has been specifically designed for "city dwellers that inhabit small spaces". In real...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Vax LiFE unplugged vacuum cleaner review
Vax, 1989's best-selling vacuum cleaner brand, has been shifted down a few pegs since its heyday. Once the ruler of the roost with its 3-in-1 machine that also washed the carpet as it cleaned it, the company has recently announced a cordless, battery-powered...