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Benjamin Moore – who heralded Simply White (OC-117) as their color of the year in 2016 – did an about face picking Shadow (2117-30) for 2017.
“Allusive and enigmatic, Shadow is a master of ambiance. It is a color that calls to mind a ‘past,’ yet it can also make a contemporary, color-confident statement,” –Ellen O’Neill, Benjamin Moore’s creative director
If you don’t follow major appliance news (and most people don’t) you might not know that several mergers and acquisitions the first half of this year – especially with Asian major appliances companies, will impact the global competitive landscape for appliance manufacturers.
With Harier buying GE, Midea (China’s biggest maker of home appliances) buy a majority stake in Toshiba Corp.’s appliance unit and Samsung‘s recent play for Dacor; it appears to be successful within the appliance industry a company needs to be global. Continue reading “Your Next Major Appliance Could Be Turkish”
If you don’t have an Amazon Echo you might not know that the virtual assistant Alexa has “skills.” Think of it as third-party apps that tap into the power of Alexa without ever needing native support.
General Electric has introduced another step toward the fully connected home with the launch of Geneva, an Alexa “skill” that allows users to control WiFi-enabled GE Monogram, Café and Profile appliances with their voice, using an Amazon Echo
Recently I wrote about FirstBuild’s venture into the corporate crowdfunding effort to launch a cold brew coffee machine. They’re not the only ones testing out new product concepts using this model. Whirlpool’s hardware incubator, W Labs, is getting in on the crowdfunding game with a campaign for its Vessi beer fermenting system. Continue reading “Whirlpool Brews Up Beer-Making Vessi”