The Pico Beer Brewing Appliance

Last fall I wrote about Whirlpool’s Vessi Beer making machine. If you found having to make your own beer recipe too taxing then this personal brew machine from PicoBrew could be right for you.

Almost 7 years ago Bill Mitchell left Microsoft to co-found PicoBrew, Inc. with brother Jim Mitchell, and engineer Avi Geiger with the goal of popularizing hyperlocal craft beer production with the world’s first fully automatic all-grain beer-brewing appliance – the Zymatic.

Fast forward a few years to PicoBrew’s third product, Pico, launched on Kickstarter to offer brewing beer at home so easy that anyone— Continue reading “The Pico Beer Brewing Appliance”

December 18, 2016May 10, 2017

Pantone Color of the Year 2017

I’ve been anxiously awaiting December to roll around because that is when the global color authority of the design industry, Pantone Color Institute, reveals their Color of the Year choice for 2017.

This week the announcement was made that 15-3043 Greenery, which we saw in the PANTONE Spring 2017 Fashion Color Report, is the official winner.

Greenery is a fresh and “zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring” recalling botanical life and signs of nature’s regrowth. Continue reading “Pantone Color of the Year 2017”

December 4, 2016May 10, 2017

Major Appliance Makers Warn Against Counterfeit Refrigerator Water Filters

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has launched a new campaign to warn against the significant problem of counterfeit and deceptively labeled refrigerator water filters.

Called Filter It Out, the association and 17 major appliance manufacturers state the filters may have brand names and logos that look authentic, but they are not the real deal. Continue reading “Major Appliance Makers Warn Against Counterfeit Refrigerator Water Filters”

November 13, 2016May 10, 2017

TCL thinks you’ll want this newest ‘Kitchen Accessory’

I recently posted about how Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa can communicate with many household appliances through the Dot and Echo. Now you can interact with your appliances, keep an eye on your child in another room and search for a recipe with a TCL tablet specifically designed to help in the kitchen. Continue reading “TCL thinks you’ll want this newest ‘Kitchen Accessory’”