These clever devices will help lighten the load …
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We’re being warned that AI is coming for our jobs. But what if we just gave robots and machines the jobs that we really, really don’t want to do. Like housework! Who wants to spend Sunday morning vacuuming the house or mopping the kitchen floor. A Roomba remote control vacuum busies itself gathering dirt and dust from hard-to-reach places, while using the new light and ergonomic Dyson Wash G1 mop and vacuum, a dual-purpose gem with easy click-on, click-off attachments, is as close to a joy as you’ll come where housework is concerned. Always forgetting to pick up your drycleaning? The LG Styler3 steam closet (no plumbing required!) refreshes and cleanses clothes. It might be a big investment but once you see how much you save on dry cleaning bills, it will pay for itself in no time.
Some tech tools seem futuristic, but others are resolutely nostalgic, old school. Our Place’s new 6-in-1 oven looks like something from a 1950s ad, but look at the impressive multi-functionality – airfryer, toaster, microwave and more – not to mention the counter space it saves. We’re even rethinking our morning coffee. Faffy flat whites at home and coffee shop runs are all very well but we actually love the thought of a nostalgic drip-method coffee machine. Switch on, potter and pour. Let the machines do the hard work, so you don’t have to.
Project a movie on a wall with the neat, wireless, portable LG Cinebeam projector, €999; www.richersounds.ie.
Track consumption and reduce water waste with the Triton Envi thermostatic electric shower, €529.15, at Screwfix.
Siemens Intelligent Kitchens feature smart devices that can be controlled from your mobile phone using the Home Connect app. Out and about? Pre-heat the oven or ask Alexa to speed up the dishwasher cycle! No need to rush home; www.siemens-home.bsh.group.com.
SANSA Sound mirror with Bluetooth lets you listen to podcasts in the bath, €595; www.sonasbathrooms.com.
The Faraday mobile phone box blocks wireless signals when phones are enclosed – family dinners might just get a whole lot more engaging. Stolp x KonMari, €84.95; www.kavehome.com.
We have tried and tested the excellent lightweight, fastcharging Dyson Wash G1 mop and vacuum, with multiple handy attachments; €699.99; www.dyson.ie.
Never run out of dishwasher tablets! Link your Home Connect-enabled Bosch dishwasher with the Smart Finish auto-replenishment service. It knows how many tablets you have left and automatically reorders more, to be delivered to your door, when you’re running low; www.bosch-home.ie.
Roomba Combo® Essential robot 2-in-1 vacuum and mop, €299; www.irobot.ie.
