August 7th, 2009

Woot! Battery-powered lawn mower for $350

Today only, over at Woot.com, you can get the Neuton CE 6 battery-powered lawnmower for $350. It’s refurbished but carries a two-year warranty. The price of a new model direct from Neuton is $499. → Read More

June 3rd, 2009

Neuton battery-powered lawn mowers actually seem affordable

This battery-powered lawn mower almost makes me wish I still had a lawn to mow. Almost. Vermont-based Neuton has apparently been selling the $399 CE 5 and $499 CE 6 models for a year or so now but this is the first I’ve heard of them. Anyone out there have one of these? → Read More

July 16th, 2008

‘Mowercycle’ looks pretty sweet, though it still doesn’t make me want to mow the lawn

Know what’s great about owning a home? Nothing. Just ask me, I used to own one. In retrospect, I should have just bought a gigantic hole and a cheap shovel and set aside a weekend to scoop five years worth of my money in there. Anyhoo, one of my least favorite things to do as a homeowner was mow the grass (a close second after shoveling). While this Mowercycle certainly would have eased the pain… → Read More

July 7th, 2008

iRobot lawnmower patent discovered

Robot Stock News has discovered a patent by iRobot for a “Lawn Care Robot” similar to the company’s line of robotic vacuum cleaners. While robotic lawnmowers aren’t new, they’ve had a hell of a time replacing conventional lawnmowers. You know, the kind that actually cut your entire yard in a reasonable amount of time even though you have to do all that inconvenient “walking” we’ve… → Read More