Image credits

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purifier

Photo: VBreathe / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

lamp

Photo: Vladislav Glukhotko / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

toothbrush

Photo: Goby / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

humidifier

Photo: Intan Yuhanis / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Dreame wet/dry upright vacuum with small dog

Photo: Dreame Vacuum Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Woman adjusting a Dreame wet/dry vacuum; supporting use photo

Photo: Dreame Vacuum Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Professional carpet extraction in use; equipment wand visible

Photo: California Steam & Dry Carpet Cleaning / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Pressure washer in use outdoors; contextual use photograph

Photo: Kyle E / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

White robot vacuum and full charging/emptying station

Photo: Dreame Vacuum Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Aiper Scuba N1 cordless robotic pool cleaner power-button operation

Photo: Aiper Pool Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Aiper Scuba N1 front/top close-up; side edge cropped, supporting detail only

Photo: Aiper Pool Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Aiper Scuba N1 poolside close-up; side edge cropped, supporting detail only

Photo: Aiper Pool Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Aiper Scuba N1 poolside side close-up; inspect before main use

Photo: Aiper Pool Cleaner / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Close-up carpet/upholstery extraction head on ottoman; supporting context only, machine cropped

Photo: Giorgio Trovato / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Hotel housekeeping cart and canister vacuum; soft focus, supporting context only

Photo: Ashwini Chaudhary(Monty) / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Close-up cordless Riccar vacuum head on confetti; upper product cropped, supporting context only

Photo: No Revisions / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Complete white Trouver upright wet/dry floor cleaner against wall; whole product visible

Photo: Andrey Matveev / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Complete white lidar robot vacuum on wood floor beside two kittens; whole product visible

Photo: YoonJae Baik / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Complete turquoise dustpan and wooden hand brush hanging on wall; whole set visible

Photo: Jan Kopriva / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Complete red canister vacuum, hose, wand and floor head used in bright bedroom; whole product visible

Photo: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Espresso machine

Photo: Dev Benjamin / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Electric kettle

Photo: Oriol Pascual / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Philips air fryer, exact model unspecified

Photo: Kelsey Todd / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Green Sencor stand mixer, exact model unspecified

Photo: Kaur Kristjan / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Food processor containing smoothie ingredients; category context, not a jar blender

Photo: Nature Zen / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Skillet with fried eggs

Photo: Gabriel Gurrola / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Manual hand coffee grinder, complete body and handle visible

Photo: Roman Kravtsov / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

French press coffee brewer, complete body visible in moody room light

Photo: Arthur Charles Pratt / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Pop-up toaster on kitchen counter, full body with slight foreground kettle occlusion

Photo: Kristyna Squared.one / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Product type photo; exact model not identified

Photo: ReyLabs Studio / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Product type photo; exact model not identified

Photo: Martin Katler / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Product type photo; exact model not identified

Photo: Alex de Koning / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Product type photo; exact model not identified

Photo: Fer Troulik / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Sony WH-1000XM6

Photo: Jaimy de Hon / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Product type photo; exact model not identified

Photo: Ali Kanjarawi / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

JBL speaker; exact model not identified

Photo: Daniel Pam / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Apple HomePod mini

Photo: Michael Soledad / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

Mechanical keyboard; model unidentified

Photo: Kamil Switalski / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

See source for depicted products; generation unidentified

Photo: Tianyi Ma / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

See source for depicted products; generation unidentified

Photo: Pakata Goh / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

External monitor; model unidentified

Photo: Sanni Sahil / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

External monitor; model unidentified

Photo: Ales Nesetril / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.

External monitor; model unidentified

Photo: Daniel Korpai / Unsplash License. Displayed uncropped; resized for the web.