RENEvv by Mayton: an independent, long-form look at the compact countertop food-waste dryer–grinder

Ian Harpe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:14:07 +0000

Apartment living is a balancing act: the trash chute is down the hall, the green bin is outside, and the bowl where you’re saving onion skins starts to smell before pickup day. Countertop “food recyclers” exist to close that gap. They dry and grind scraps so you can manage organics indoors without the funk, flies, or midnight elevator rides. Mayton’s RENEvv joins that small but fast-evolving category with a compact footprint, a short cycle, and a hygiene-first pitch. If you want the maker’s own materials, start with the official campaign hub here: RENEVV on Kickstarter (the product’s official page). This

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Robotin R2 Robot Carpet Cleaner Review — a first look at a new kind of home cleaning robot

Ian Harpe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:14:43 +0000

Every few years a home robot comes along that tries something bolder than “a little better suction” or “a slightly smarter map.” The Robotin R2 robot carpet cleaner aims at a bigger leap: instead of treating carpet like a no-go zone or a hump to be climbed, it promises to wash the textile itself, extract the dirty solution, and then actively dry the fibers—all with the same everyday convenience we expect from a robot vacuum. That’s not a tweak; it’s a change of job description. A robot that takes on carpet hygiene, not just carpet avoidance, would reshape how households

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RENEvv by Mayton: an independent, long-form look at the compact countertop food-waste dryer–grinder

Robotin R2 Robot Carpet Cleaner Review — a first look at a new kind of home cleaning robot