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APPLiA has decided to withdraw its legal challenge filed before the EU General Court in March 2020 after the European Commission has made significant amendments to the Energy Labelling Regulations published on December 5, 2019. The original set of legislation contained some inconsistencies between product groups and contradictions related to how product performance data would […]

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant and Miele domestic appliances communicate since 2017, but the latest update of the Miele Skill makes voice control even more convenient. The Miele Skill is a voice-controlled and cloud-based application for the Alexa voice assistant. Unlike a smartphone app, a Skill is not installed, but simply activated and controlled by voice […]

The digital divide between young and old people is going to be more and more reduced. Also with regard to e-commerce.  According to the latest edition of the New Media Research by GfK Eurisko, a growing number of Internet users exceed the age of 55. At the end, the web revolution has ‘overwhelmed’ them too, […]

Considering the growing diffusion of web traffic via smartphones and tablets, Smeg has made his Italian and international website (www.smeg.it; www.smeg.com) fully responsive. The contents of the website are then optimized for each type of device, mobile devices included, adapting the graphic layout to the formats of the different screens. As communicated by the company, […]

Versatile design is the main feature of the new series of refrigerators and wine cellars Vertigo by KitchenAid. These products, stylish and functional, have been designed to integrate into any type of kitchen according to the tastes and needs: the appliances are available in freestanding or built-in version, fully integrated or with fully flush installation. […]

APPLiA Europe has recently organized a webinar about the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability with the aim to discuss the importance of the ecodesign phase for preventing future chemical pollution, a subject involving also home appliances. «It is in the design phase of products – explains Finn Pedersen, seconded national expert at the European Commission […]

LG Electronics announced 2020 revenues of KRW 63.26 trillion (56.45 billion dollar) and operating profit of KRW 3.20 trillion (2.85 billion dollar), recording an increase of 31.1 percent over 2019, driven primarily by higher sales of premium home appliances and Oled TVs as well as strong growth in vehicle component solutions. Sales in the fourth […]

According to the Japan Times website, in 2020 domestic shipments of household electric appliances in the Nation reached the highest increase since 1996. Shipments were worth 2.5 trillion yen (24.4 billion dollar), with an increase of 1.0% in comparison to the the previous year. According to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association more people teleworking and […]

Whirlpool EMEA was awarded with a silver medal by EcoVadis, the international rating agency that evaluates the performance of companies and their supply chains on environmental, social and ethical topics. The recognition was assigned to Whirlpool EMEA for the Ecovadis Sustainability Scorecard 2020. The silver medal placed the Group in the top 25% of the […]

Bosch Appliances created an innovative solution to make the induction cooktop more scratches resistant. This result has been obtained thanks to a special coating developed by the company’s partner Schott: GlassProtec, a solution that is especially resistant to unsightly scratches caused by sand or sponges. In many households, abrasive sponges are used to remove dried-on […]