In the UK, 75% of adults care about their home being clean – but only one in five put the time in to clean at the weekend. Perhaps it's down to laziness, being overworked, or rethinking priorities, but one million more people employ a cleaner than a decade ago.

Seven in ten Brits don't have time for chores, with nearly 60% sometimes describing their home as a 'pigsty', while one in ten haven't vacuumed in a month. Can Dyson’s 360 Eye quash claims that robotic vacuums don’t work, and let people clean their homes at the flick of a button?

It’s 8am and you’re late for work. You rush into the kitchen for a bowl of cereal only to find you’ve run out of milk. At that moment the doorbell rings. It’s a delivery of groceries that you didn’t order, including a carton of milk. That’s the future according to Poppy and Amazon Dash.

Cillit Bang’s long-time spokesman Barry Scott has been swept away as the brand seeks to make household chores more appealing to the modern man. But can aFlashdance-inspired ad with Hollywood production values really get blokes more excited about scrubbing their bathrooms and kitchens?

More than half of Brits struggle to find time to maintain a house whilst juggling work and a social life. LG claims that with the Twin Wash, laundry is one chore that'll take half the time. As convenience becomes the ultimate luxury, will people be willing to pay a premium price for it?

The US oral care market is dominated by the big four of P&G, Colgate, J&J and GSK. With its design-led packaging, fruity flavours and ‘natural’ ingredients, Hello is looking to take a bite out of their 72% market share. But is good-looking toothpaste enough to stop people buying Colgate?

While it may have pioneered an entirely new industry of smart heating, the Nest thermostat replicates an interface that most people are used to seeing on a smartphone – the sheen of an LCD screen. But the new smart thermostat from British Gas has taken a more timeless approach to design.

Technology aimed at women is often slammed for being ‘girly’. But at a time when a gold Apple Watch could be as coveted a fashion accessory as a Gucci handbag, stylish technology has never been more sought after. Lexon Design’s ‘Fine’ collection is feminine technology without the frills.