It is a fact that each and every one of us must become an eco-warrior if we want to reduce our carbon footprint and save our planet. It is inspiring and heart-warming to see that so many people, including large retail and manufacturers are joining the struggle to improve the environment.
Philips is one such innovative eco-smart manufacturer, They launched their EcoVision program quite a few years ago and it is still going strong. Philips Green Products have a significant improved environmental advantage for customers, users and society in one or more of the Philips green focal areas: energy consumption, packaging, hazardous substances, weight, recycling and lifetime reliability.
We decided to find out more about their latest three electrical products, especially designed to save energy and to make life a little easier.
Philips EnergyCare Steam iron
The innovative feature in the Philips steam iron ensures that you get the 100% steam power to remove creases thoroughly. At the same time, it saves 20% energy automatically, because it eliminates the wasted steam.
Features:
Soft grip: The soft handgrip allows for comfortable ironing even during longer sessions.
Double Active Calc System: Double Active Calc system prevents scale build-up through anti scale pills and an easy to use calc clean function. Because of this function the iron will also last longer than any regular iron.
Steam tip: The unique steam tip combines a particularly pointed front of the soleplate with special elongated steam slots in the tip, to reach right into the smallest and most difficult areas for the best ironing results.
Drip-stop system: Drip Stop system lets you iron delicate fabrics at low temperatures without having to worry about stains from water droplets.
Easy to use: The iron has an extra-large water inlet to enable you to pour the water needed in the iron without spilling it. It has a long cord to make ironing easy and hassle-free. The iron is also fitted with a SteamGlide soleplate to ensure easy gliding whilst ironing.
Philips Temperature Control Kettle
This elegant kettle with its brushed metal finish is fitted with a temperature selector, which is ideal for mate preparation. It switches off when it reaches the desired temperature.
Advantages:
• The kettle boils water faster
• It is fitted with well-designed spout precision, which means that you can easily pour your water in the required containers.
• The kettle has a single action anti-scale filter to ensure that the water you use is of a high quality.
• The kettle has a cooler wall for your safety
• A light ring illuminates when kettle is switched on to warn you that the kettle is hot.
• The kettle is fitted with a cordless 360° pirouette base for easy lifting and placing
• It has a spring lid with large opening for easy filling and cleaning, also avoiding steam contact.
Other specifications
The 1.6 litre kettle is cordless and has an ergonomic grip. It switches off automatically and has double boil-dry protection. The cord is 0.75m long and can easily be stored away neatly and safely.
Philips BDP3000 Blu-ray player
Philips’ debut budget player is loaded with features that even stretch to the downloading of disc extras from BD Live. Even though this appliance is classified as a budget player, it definitely is not of inferior quality and it is also energy eco-friendly and designed to use less energy. This high definition player provides crystal clear images. The BDP3000 can stream content from all the major BD Live portals, but it doesn’t have any onboard space for storing additional features and that is why the USB 2.0 port at the back is essential. The port can bet fitted with a memory stick to enable all the BD Live-functions to work. The BDP3000 also sports and Ethernet output to enable you to connect to the internet, as well as an HDMI output, component video out, composite video, digital coaxial audio and a set of left/right phonos for analogue stereo. It also has anti-judder 1080/24p technology, some DVD up scaling and compatibility with Dolby TrueHD 7.1 surround sound.
This appliance is easy to use and they have really gone out of their way to make it as user-friendly as possible. The set-up menu is simple and boasts attractive icons to ensure that this device is fun to use. This remarkable blu-ray player can play digital media files stored on disc, including MP3 music, JPEG photos and DivX, AVC-HD and WMV video files. The subtitle shift function will allow you to move around the subtitles to the desired area on your screen by using the very functional remote control.
For more information visit http://www.philips.co.za
How to choose energy-efficient appliances:
Know what you want
It is essential to know exactly what type (for example a top-loading washing machine or a front-loader) of appliance you want and what this appliance must be able to do (specifications). You must also know exactly how much money you want to spend on your appliance, keeping in mind that eco-friendly technology is more expensive than regular appliances. But also remember that you will safe a lot more money by using this type of appliance in the long term and that you will also be doing your bit for the environment.
Check the Energy label
This label must be attached to almost all appliances by law. It tells you more about the amount of energy the product will utilise in a year’s time. It will also tell compare the product’s energy usage to that of others in order for you to be able to make an informed decision.
Ask the right questions
If you would like to obtain more information on energy-efficient products or feel unsure of what exactly to look for, ask your store assistant to help you out. They will be able to tell you where you can find the most energy-efficient products, tell you more about a certain product and be able to compare it to other similar devices.
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