A few years ago, many of us learned a new word: Swiffer. It was a new kind of sweeper for your home--a way to clean dust, dirt and hair from hardwood floors and tile.The Swiffer inspired plenty of ...

Swiffer Sweepers were released in 2001 and quickly became an incredibly important tool in the household cleaning arsenal, especially for those of us with hardwood floors. The Swiffer Sweeper is ...

The new Dyson Hard promises to make cleanups a snap. It vacuums and wet wipes at the same time. But it is pricey, $330. Consumer Reports pitted the Dyson against the $40 Swiffer Sweeper, which is also ...

Hybrid sweeper vacs are meant for people who want something more out of the traditional Swifferlike cleaning tool. Consumer Reports’ tests show the Swiffer Sweeper/Vac and Dyson Hard DC56 at their ...

There's no need to drag out your full-sized upright or canister vacuum for every little cleanup job. Our labs are just finishing up tests of two sweeper/vacs, the Dyson Hard DC56 ($330) and the ...