The monochrome display, which sits just beneath the trimmer’s plastic housing, provides details on its charge level, remaining run time and whether or not it’s been locked. While a set of touch sensitive up and down arrows allows the height of the trimming blade to be adjusted to one of 175 different length options, from 0.4mm to 18mm. That blade’s also titanium-coated and self-sharpening, so it should be able to handle even the steel wool that grows on my face. And the $US50 Touch Control Trimmer can be charged via a wall outlet, or from your laptop’s USB port if you’re a real multitasker in the morning.
Chet
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11:39 AMWhy does Remington not ship to Australia?! :’(
Ozoneocean
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 4:55 PMI could be wrong, but I think the titanium coating is probably to prevent corrosion… titanium blade apparently aren’t great at holding an edge.
In terms of designer stubble though, the ultimate feature would be a cut-throat pop-out blade that would perform the function its name indicates- the perfect solution to wankers who sport it!
Ed
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:58 PMAU web site has it:
http://www.remington-products.com.au/men/grooming/moustache-beard-and-nose-trimmers/mb4550au-touch-control.aspx
Here it is locally for $64:
http://www.theappliancewarehouse.com.au/p-3228-remington-pro-power-touch-control-stubble-trimmer.aspx?utm_source=getprice&utm_medium=cpc
Ollie
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10:09 AMUsually it’s a titanium oxide coating, not titanium itself.
Craig
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 11:26 AMI actually bought one of these on the weekend. It made a complete mess of my stubble as the touch buttons are where you’d hold it while shaving and the blade kept moving all over the place. Eventually I found the lock switch. Doh.