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Curious about how many other cool projects / companies can come out of that line of thought: "Here's a plain everyday thing that everyone wants to ignore, let'
by div 15y ago
Curious about how many other cool projects / companies can come out of that line of thought:
"Here's a plain everyday thing that everyone wants to ignore, let's make it a cherished item"
- nhebb 15y agoA toilet with a built-in urinalysis system.
- palish 15y agoThe Learning Toilet.
- Maakuth 15y agoTakes shit from no one?
- Elepsis 15y agoYou laugh, but TOTO is a hugely successful corporation that's spent millions on toilet R&D. If this bathroom doesn't fall into "object of day to day use made into a cherished item" I don't know what does: http://www.totousa.com/Neorest/NeorestSuite.aspx http://www.totousa.com/Neorest/NeorestSuite.aspx
- wgx 15y agoSwiss rival Geberit also make a badass robot toilet [1], and they invest huge amounts in everything from software to water-flow acoustics in the home. [1] http://www.geberit.co.uk/web/appl/uk/wcmsuk.nsf/pages/prod-aqua-line-8000-1 http://www.geberit.co.uk/web/appl/uk/wcmsuk.nsf/pages/prod-a...
- bfe 15y agoI remember predictions written in the 1990's of toilets that would automatically provide early screening for cancer. How much of their millions in R&D goes toward that?
- mturmon 15y agoEven TOTO's bare-bones low-volume-flush toilets are remarkably effective and well-designed. I replaced some very expensive Kohlers with TOTOs and was impressed.
- krobertson 15y agoNearly shit myself when I saw the price tag on some of those! Looks nice, but damn. A $250 thermostat is fairly reasonable, but a $5k toilet is way outside the WAF (Wife Approval Factor).
- jrockway 15y agoI think most people get that as a line item on their $450,000 house.
- SandB0x 15y agoEver seen a Japanese toilet?
- wyclif 15y agoGoogle has them installed in the Mountain View campus, and probably in their other locations as well.
- eec 15y agoNo. Elaborate...
- ohashi 15y agoFrom personal experience... my grandparents had one in their house (I think it must be a decade old) that would wash and dry everything. You could control the temperature and water pressure. It also had temperature controls for the seat. I think there were more functions I didn't know how to use.
- eec 15y agoIt is strange that we haven't made this as comfortable an experience as our modern technologies/engineering allow. It's the equivalent of us still using the same type of mattress they used in the 1920's. I sleep on a "sleep number" and it's WAY more comfortable. I should be able to take a deuce on a way more comfortable toilet. Heated seat, automated flushing and paper dissension, automated seat rising and collapsing. When you are done using it, it should revert to a "closed" or "sleep" mode. The flush should be a pleasant sound enhanced by audio of your choosing etc. It should be a personalized experience.
- rythie 15y agoA toilet that tells you if are dehydrated and need to drink more, that'd be neat. Or perhaps automatically checks if your kids are doing drugs (maybe that's too far).
- bostonvaulter2 15y agoI would think they would start pissing in the sink or going to the bathroom at restaurants instead. But it is an interesting idea.
- rythie 15y agoYou're right, it'd only work if they didn't know about it.
- noja 15y agoA normal toilet is a problem for most men: it's either loud to use, or you get some sprayback. A solution to this problem would capture the entire toilet market.
- jackpirate 15y agoAny water saving toilet solves this problem by giving you a huge ceramic area in the bin to aim for. At least in my experience.
- SandB0x 15y agoA learning toaster that can find the sweet spot between warm bread and coal. Works if I've put in frozen bread or bread from fridge or bread from the bread bin.
- palish 15y agoSomebody please make this! How hard could it be? No, forget about that -- I'd throw money at you. Heck, I'd work for you while throwing money at you while coding for you. I love toast.
- arethuza 15y agoA toaster that includes some kind of simple camera to monitor how dark the toast is getting would be great - I'd buy one.
- huhtenberg 15y agoToasters with a toast color sensor has been around for at least a couple of years if not longer. They just don't advertise them that way.
- arethuza 15y agoThanks - finding one was easy once I knew they existed! :-) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Kitchen-Home-Supplier-HD2580/dp/B00008BFTN/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Kitchen-Home-Supplier-HD2580...
- martey 15y agoThere are already "transparent" toasters with windows on their sides. This is low-tech, but I imagine works better and is cheaper than having a camera inside your toaster (an environment which is dark and hot).
- wlievens 15y agoYes, the dark current on that camera would be substantial.
- nodata 15y agoGive me a tap that will expand that sweet spot between way too hot and way too cold.
- minikomi 15y agoOr one with an adjustable middle section.. Gears?
- eru 15y agoJust use a thermostat on your tap.
- seabee 15y agoAre mixer taps insufficient?
- nodata 15y agoMixer taps are great, but you still have the problem that a small amount of movement is required to get the temperature just right.
- nitrogen 15y agoI've used a couple of taps that actually have a nice, smooth gradient between cool and warm, though it would be fun to design a temperature-controlled tap that cranks open the hot water as the water heater tank is drained.
- HeyLaughingBoy 15y agoThey've been out for a while. Expensive, and I don't remember the name, but they are there. My shower has "scald control" so if someone flushes a toilet nearby the temperature doesn't change, but I don't think that's what you are after? Search the usual suspects" Moen, Delta, Kohler, etc. Here's one: http://bathroom-kitchen-faucets.com/hot-cold-automatic-sensor-faucet-21163/ http://bathroom-kitchen-faucets.com/hot-cold-automatic-senso...
- jonnathanson 15y agoDyson seems to be doing quite well at that game in the household appliances business.