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Wilfa, a Norwegian kitchen appliance maker known for Scandinavian design, launched in the US today with a lineup of seven products. The range includes the $999 Probaker NXT stand mixer, the Powerfuel XL Blender, the Prostick immersion blender, an electric coffee grinder and three drip coffee makers priced from $299 to $399.
An IT worker discovered his parents' Wi-Fi-connected Keurig coffee maker had uploaded roughly 1TB and downloaded nearly 10GB of data over 10 days, saturating their network access point. He unplugged the device and replaced it rather than diagnose the cause, though most traffic stayed on the local network and a reboot likely would have resolved it.
An IT professional named Nomad discovered his parents' smart coffee maker had generated 1TB of data traffic over 10 days while monitoring their home network remotely. Most of the traffic stayed within the home network rather than going out to the internet, but it was enough to overwhelm part of their Wi-Fi access point. Nomad attributed the issue to a likely bug in the device and decided to disconnect it rather than investigate further.
Caraway, known for ceramic-coated cookware, has released a new drip coffee maker built without any plastic in the brew path. The machine uses a stainless steel brew basket, a reusable stainless steel filter, and a 10-cup glass carafe with a stainless steel lid interior, though silicone is used around the lid's exterior.
Kitchenware brand Caraway has released a new coffee maker priced at $495, built entirely from scratch to eliminate plastic components from its design. The company, known for producing non-toxic, non-stick cookware, applied the same philosophy to this new appliance, aiming to keep plastic out of the brewing process.