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The sparkling small appliances of Home and Housewares Show 2016 (pictures)
This year the halls of the IHHS 2016 in Chicago were packed with shiny new small appliances of every shape, size, color, and function. These are the products though which really caught our eye as we roamed the show floor.
Modern and innovative housewares and appliances under one roof
Within the long halls and vast show floors of the International Home and Housewares Show 2016 were plenty of smart, innovative, and interesting small appliances and home gadgets.
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Clean household air with smarts
The Coway Airmega is a smart air purifier which also links to smartphones and tablets to provide remote control and monitoring.
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Machine mix your cocktails
Think of the Bartesian as the Keurig for cocktails. The machine will supposedly create alcoholic drinks using special flavoring packs along with spirits you provide.
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Robot vacuum upstart
The makers behind the new $800 Bobsweep PetHair Plus robot vacuum plan to push aside the competition using advanced cleaning algorithms and powerful suction.
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Bodum's electric siphon coffee brewer
Bodum displayed a prototype siphon coffee brewer powered by electricity.
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A reblending of Bistro Pour Over
Bodum also showcased a revamped version of its Bistro Pour Over drip coffee maker.
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Bonavita adds glass carafes
To suppliment the standard thermal carafes of its BV1900 and BV1500 coffee brewers, Bonavita will sell an optional glass carafe accessory.
There was plenty of graphically branded merchandise, too, including these waffle irons sporting Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
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The force is strong with these humidifiers
Star Wars-bedecked appliances were in full force at the show, too, including this gathering of humidifiers.
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One kitchen machine to do it all
Designed to cook pasta or rice, blend, chop, whisk and even walk you through recipes, the $600 Gourmia GKM9000 claims to be quite the smart kitchen multitasker.
Gourmia also had this protoype product on hand at IHHS 2016, a high tech hub that scans grocery items to better track household supplies.
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KitchenAid shrinks its iconic mixer
KitchenAid launched a new, smaller version of its iconic stand mixer. Called the Artisan Mini, the appliance is now designed to occupy 25 percent less space than its larger sibling.
In a bold move, KitchenAid also unveiled plans to sell what it describes as the most powerful blender made for home cooks, the KitchenAid 3.5 peak HP Pro Line Series.
The most accurate way to measure coffee is to weigh it, and the most consistent method of grinding beans is to use a burr grinder. The Scale Jar paired with KitchenAid's burr grinder lets you do both.
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An electric kettle made for tea
Built to handle different types of tea leaves at different temperatures, the KitchenAid Glass Tea Kettle has modes for preparing oolong, herbal, black, white or green teas.
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Brew in old school style
The Krups T8 Moka Brew was at the show as well. This design has been around for decades, but it's always a treat to see the machine that uses steam and vapor pressure to make coffee.
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Nespresso now brews with Bluetooth
We caught up with the new Nespresso Prodigio connected coffee maker, which talks to smartphones and tablets over Bluetooth to make espresso on demand.
Microwave ovens are so yesterday, at least compared to the new Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven. This prototype has an induction stove on the bottom and infrared broiler up top.
It may seem low-tech, but the Reduce Cold-1 Cooler is actually quite sophisticated. It's essentially a vacuum-walled bottle koozie that accepts cans as well. The steel Cooler can even be uses as a standard cup.
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Use a better growler
Another product from Reduce is the 64-ounce Vacuum growler. It also sports vacuum steel walls to keep the heat at bay plus a tight seal to lock in carbonation.
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Fresh pasta without much effort
Kitchen appliance outfit 3 Squares showcased its latest gadget, the $200 Pasta Machin3. Just put water, flour, eggs and even veggies into its hopper and the machine takes care of the rest.
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