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Electrolux acquires Anova as sous-vide leads smart home push

Chris Davies | Feb 6, 2017

Sous-vide manufacturer Anova has been bought by Electrolux, with the home appliance behemoth hoping to get more involved in connected kitchen tech. The deal, announced today, will see Anova - and its 70-strong San Francisco, CA team - join Electrolux's ranks amid a push into smart home tech. It's costing the company $115m in cash, with the potential for a further $135m down the line depending on how Anova performs moving forward.

New Amazon Echo may look a lot like the iMac G4

Chris Burns | Nov 29, 2016

Amazon's next Echo will have Alexa speaking on the kitchen counter - so says rumors which paint this as a higher-end device. This next Amazon device would fit in with the rest of the Echo-branded smart home assistant products. It would have a display that would allow interaction not unlike a tablet, but the display is able to tilt up for a standing user.

My favorite kitchen gadget is a Black Friday bargain [Update: And Cyber Monday!]

Chris Davies | Nov 25, 2016

I'm greedy and I'm lazy, which are two generally incompatible things in the kitchen, but I have a cheat and it's the Instant Pot pressure cooker. We got ours as a Christmas gift last year, and since then it's become a go-to in the kitchen whether we're cooking meat, vegetables, or making rice or even stock. The good news is, while an Instant Pot normally has a $130 rrp, it's in Amazon's Black Friday sale today for $68.95. Read on for why I think you should get one.

Loop aims to replace the kitchen TV with a streaming multimedia device

Shane McGlaun | Oct 26, 2016

TVs have been in the kitchen for decades now to give people some entertainment while they gather to eat or hang out. A new device called Loop wants to re-imagine the kitchen TV with a retro styled device that can handle three needed family tasks with one screen. Loop is able to act as a communication tool for the family, media player, and a voice controlled smart screen for the home.

Starbucks Verismo V Brewer Review: Can pods convert a coffee snob?

Chris Davies | Oct 19, 2016

Caffeine is serious business, and if you're anything like me then coffee - and plenty of it - is your delivery mechanism of choice. Over the years we've seen a growing number of ways to bring not only brewed coffee but cafe favorites like lattes and cappuccinos into the kitchen, some more straightforward than others. Now, Starbucks has arrived with its new Verismo system, with redesigned pods and all-new brewers.

PizzaDome is a wood-fired oven for the BaseCamp stove

Shane McGlaun | Jun 24, 2016

Summer is here and that means that many folks around the world will be out enjoying nature. Part of enjoying nature is eating well and keeping gadgets that you might need in an emergency (or to post hoards of images of you "roughing" it to your Snapchat) charged and working. The catch is that cooking and charging gadgets where there is no electricity can be a challenge; this is where the BaseCamp wood-fired oven and the new PizzaDome accessory come in.

Chime wants to be the Keurig of chai tea: Hands-on

Chris Davies | May 20, 2016

Chai tea is a complicated thing, and startup Chime wants to give it the same geek upgrade coffee has seen over the past five years. Though you wouldn't necessarily know it to drink the syrupy Starbucks beverage claiming to be a chai latte, a proper cup of chai tea takes some serious effort to prepare: Chime is promising to address all that, with the convenience of a Keurig but the authenticity of a hand-made drink.

Here’s how Samsung and GE will bake the IoT into your kitchen

Chris Davies | May 5, 2016

The Internet of Things wants to invade your kitchen, and a new breed of high-tech, high-price appliances is the gateway. Samsung has followed up its oddball Family Hub Fridge - which puts a big touchscreen tablet interface on the front of a double-door fridge-freezer - with another connected gadget for the kitchen, a WiFi-enabled range.

Keurig finally introduces recyclable K-Cups

Chris Scott Barr | Apr 18, 2016

For the coffee lovers out there, Keurig may have been one of the best things to happen to the hot drink since Starbucks. The handy little pods allow you to make a single cup of Joe in the flavor of your choice, in short order. Unfortunately the pods are made from a non-recyclable plastic, which means that they continue to pile up in landfills everywhere.

Somm wine dispenser learns what you like and keeps wine fresh

Shane McGlaun | Apr 8, 2016

Wine lovers are always out for cool gadgets that will keep their wine fresh and ready to drink, which is exactly what the Somm wine dispenser that has landed on Kickstarter does. The device is designed to sit on your counter and holds special containers of wine called Sylos with 2.25L of wine inside. That is about the same amount of wine that you would find in three standard bottles.

Kuvee smart wine bottle keeps wine fresh for 30 days

Shane McGlaun | Mar 29, 2016

People who like wine, but don’t drink it fast enough to keep it from going bad once opened end up pouring lots of it down the drain. A new project has hit Indiegogo that claims to keep you from having to pour out your wine, at least for a month. The Kuvee smart wine bottle claims to keep the vino fresh for 30 days letting you enjoy a glass at a time as you feel the need to self medicate.

Kuvee brings the IoT to wine (and probably shouldn’t have)

Chris Davies | Mar 28, 2016

Wine drinkers who lack the commitment to finish the whole bottle will soon have a digital solution, as the Internet of Things attempts to wirelessly-connect yet another part of our lives. Kuvée is hoping to give the wine bottle some smarts, with a WiFi-enabled sleeve that brings Keurig-style convenience to casual drinking - albeit at a price.