Black & Decker

Leaf-blowers are the bane of suburban Sunday mornings. Now a team of engineering students at Johns Hopkins University has invented a kind of silencer attachment to radically reduce noise, which could be on shelves in a few years from Black & Decker.

Black+Decker, the maker of home and gardening tools, is launching a new range of products featuring Smartech battery technology, which adds automation and connectivity to tools by enabling the battery with Bluetooth so users can interact with it through an app.

Black & Decker has announced the new Gyro 4V MAX Lithium-ion Rechargeable Screwdriver, which is activated and controlled with a twist of the wrist.

Black and Decker’s new motorized locks are designed to complement the emerging electronic ‘smart homes’ as they can be activated remotely and can even directly control home security and automation systems, and vice versa.

January 2, 2009 The advent of the automated or smart home is gathering momentum and acceptance in the community, and Pocket-Lint is reporting that Black & Decker is

Black & Decker’s new Energy Saver Series consists of a Power Monitor, a thermal leak detector and an automated light switch to help users cut their energy use – and their energy bills as well.