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This year, home cleaning gets a refresher with a roster of unique, fun, and even quirky gadgets—and they’re more capable than ever of doing the heavy lifting for you.

Check out these five items to help expedite your chores and make your most tedious tasks a breeze.

Rubbermaid Reveal Power Scrubber

Electric toothbrushes are masterful at scrubbing away unwanted buildup, and this handy Rubbermaid device puts that oscillating brush power to work on your grimiest household surfaces, rotating sixty times per second to remove soap scum and other tricky muck. Its thin, toothbrush-like shape eases the cleaning of hard-to-reach spots such as faucets, drains, and showerheads. Even better, the Power Scrubber is water-resistant and comes with multiple heads and scrubbing pads for a variety of messy jobs. five innovative

Yunyilan Mini Desktop Vacuum Cleaner

Cleaning surfaces is made convenient and cute with this compact desktop pal, which suctions up dust, crumbs, paper scraps, and other messes into an easy-to-dispense tray. Thanks to the vacuum’s powerful yet quiet motor, it’s effective on many surfaces, including keyboards, electronics, and even sofa cushions. As a handy feature, its lithium battery charges via a USB so you can connect it directly to your computer and spot-clean while you work.

ColorCoral Cleaning Gel

Not all modern tech is electric—the innovators at ColorCoral have devised the perfect cleaning product with their flexible, sticky gel. This handy tool is perfect for sprucing up tricky surfaces such as vents, keyboards, and thermostats. Simply press and roll the gel across a surface, and it will naturally slip into fine grooves and gaps, grabbing messes like dust and oils without leaving behind any sticky residue. Reuse the gel until it’s permanently discolored, then discard it—despite its plasticky appearance, it’s nontoxic and 100 percent biodegradable.

Bissell Steam Shot

This handheld machine resembling a bulbous drill is actually a portable steam cleaner that can eliminate up to 99.9 percent of germs and bacteria on hard surfaces like kitchen floors and shower walls. The newest model heats up in just thirty seconds, includes a convenient kit of ten accessories for tasks like scrubbing and hard-to-reach spraying, and has an easy-to-refill, top-loading water tank. Best of all, the Bissell Steam Shot uses nothing but turbocharged hot steam to sterilize and clean, reducing your need to rely on harsh chemical cleaners like bleach that can potentially harm your children and pets.

Smart assistants

While virtual tech may not be able to scrub a bathtub, it nonetheless has some extremely helpful features that can make your chores routine a breeze. Instruct Google, Siri, Alexa, or another AI assistant to set reminders for occasional tasks you forget. For example: “On the first of the month, every three months, remind me to dust the ceiling fans and clean the oven.” Did you run out of a vital supply? Have it add the product to your shopping delivery list so it’s always on hand. You can also set alerts to start dedicated chore sessions and automatically play energizing music. With a little help from AI, you can ease the never-ending burden of household chores.