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NEWS WATCH phone calls. According to the New York Times, a number of companies are making that claim, albeit with some caveats. For instance iCall.com says that calls to domestic phone numbers are free, but to dial or receive calls, the iCall customer must be at their computer. Another service, Jajah.com, allows unlimited free calls to anyone who signed up for a free Jajah account in the U.S., Canada and 35 other countries. It works with a regular phone and requires no special equipment, contract, monthly fees or prepayment. A Web browser is needed to initiate the calls from the Jajah.com Web site and the site calls both the dialer and receiver of the call. Other companies offering services include TMobile and PhoneGnome. T-Mobile’s new HotSpot@Home cell phones allows users to make unlimited free calls, but requires an additional $10 a month to the existing voice plan. With PhoneGnome, calls can be made like the Jajah.com service, through a headset at a computer, or via a VoIP type service in which a consumer buys a $100 box. The box plugs into the home phone and the broadband model. If calling a PhoneGnome member, the calls are free. If not, there is a nominal fee. One of the newest VoIP products on the market is called Ooma made by a SilionValley company called Ooma. The service requires the purchase of a $399 Ooma Hub, a device that the Wall Street Journal described as looking like an answering machine. After the initial cost, there are no monthly bills. Ooma works concurrently with a regular phone service as an integrated backup for 911 calls or in case the Internet goes out. gallons of gasoline and reduces CO2 emissions by 17 to 23 kilograms per day. ER-1-2007, Performance Evaluation Procedure for Household Electric Ranges. It is an updated version of AHAM’s previous electric range standard, AHAM ER-1-1992; only minor editorial changes were made to the new edition. This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for evaluating the performance of household electric ranges. The standard is available for purchase at www.aham.org. STANDARD GOES NATIONAL. AHAM’s performance evaluation procedure for household electric ranges has gained approval from ANSI as an American National Standard. The ANSI approved standard will be known as the ANSI/AHAM Unparalleled Unparalleled excellence distinguishes the best from the rest. Relentless commitment to quality performance – perfect balance and motion. This is what Weber Knapp Company is all about. Hinging mechanisms customized to your design parameters. If you can picture the motion, we can achieve it! An effortless interaction between product and customer, as only a master of the craft can execute. Team up with us and compete on a new plane! TELECOMMUTING SAVES. Using electronics to telecommute saves the equivalent of 9 to 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, according to a new national study commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association. Also, as much as 840 million gallons of gasoline is saved each year by the 3.9 million telecommuters in the U.S. The study found that just one day of telecommuting saves the equivalent of up to 12 hours of an average household’s electricity use, saves 1.5 800.828.9254 www.weberknapp.com sales@weberknapp.com For more Information Enter 103 www.applianceDESIGN.com AD07074Webk.indd 1 applianceDESIGN November 2007 13 5/23/07 9:21:43 AM http://iCall.com http://www.aham.org http://Jajah.com http://Jajah.com http://www.weberknapp.com http://www.weberknapp.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - November 2007 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch Today’s LEDs are Brighter and More Colorful than Previous Versions, Allowing Designers More Opportunities to Improve and Differentiate Their Products. When Converting from CCFL to LED Backlights in LCD Panels, New Driving Methods are Needed. Electrowetting Technology Allows Displays to be Designed in an Extensive Range of Colors. Noise Problems are Not Always Easy to Find or Fix, but Acoustic Labs Can Help Designers Ferret Out the “Good” Noise from the “Bad.” A New Sanitization Protocol for Clothes Washers Combines the Best of Three Well-Established Provisions to Ensure Efficiency, Quality and Safety. Stricter EMC Requirements Raise the Bar for Appliances with Electronic Controls and Require Testing to New Levels. Despite Added Cost and Complexity, Gas-Modulating Systems have Migrated from Large-Scale Boiler Applications to Smaller Residential and Commercial Furnaces and Appliances. A New Treatment Technology Hardens the Surface of Light Alloys such as Aluminum and Magnesium and Expands Their Potential Applications. DesignMart Advertiser’s Index Association Report: AHAM

Appliance Design - November 2007

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