A single mother-of-three had no clue that a regular clean-up of her toddlers would put her in an unexpected, albeit hilarious, situation. Monica Longalso known as @molo.solo on TikTokwas preparing for her youngest son’s birthday party when she stumbled upon her three boys getting into a mess. What she assumed was dirt covered their little […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Robot vacuums have come a long, long way from their early days. When I was a kid, my mom got our first robot vacuum, and I remember it being somewhat of an investment—it was pretty expensive and required us to set up little boundaries all […]
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Having a clean and tidy home is a joy. Cleaning and tidying said home is less of a joy. Though there are some elevated beings among us who find scrubbing their stovetop a meditative experience, most people consider such tasks exhausting, reviled chores only undertaken with reluctance. Fortunately, the steady march of technological advancement continues […]
The best self-emptying robot vacuums have one huge perk past the obvious act of vacuuming the floor for you. (Hint: It’s in the name.) When you outsource vacuuming to a robot, your floors get cleaned way more often. The only downside of this extra attention? More debris off the floor means a dust bin that […]
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Product image courtesy of Amazon. My stand on Roombas is not a secret: iRobots are overpriced products that have been running on their brand name for too long. They’ve been complacent for many years, […]
An upright vacuum can be a workhorse of a machine, and a great choice to clean dirt, debris, and dust (especially if it’s equipped with a HEPA filter). Altogether, my team at The Spruce has tested over 350 vacuums in The Lab and at home, and more than 60 of them have been upright models, […]
While your regular vacuum cleaner is more than adequate to extract crumbs, pet hair, and dirt from your carpets and hard floors, an ash vacuum is specifically designed to safely suck up the very fine dust produced by burning wood or charcoal in a fireplace, fire pit, wood-burning stove, or other fire feature. To achieve […]
First came the nanny cams and home assistants, then came the security doorbells, now it’s the age of the hacked vacuums. First reported by ABC News Australiaowners of robot vacuums across multiple U.S. states experienced invasive hacking of their devices by individuals who took physical control of the cleaning bots and used their internal audio […]
Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and relationships beat. She spent most of her pre-Lifehacker career covering media and politics for outlets like Us Weekly, CNN, The Daily Dot, Mashable, Glamour, and InStyle. In […]
