Bathrooms

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Horizontal Showers: Good Idea Or Great Idea?

7:00AM February 9, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Not since peanut butter met chocolate has there been such an awesome pairing as showering and lying down as offered by Dornbracht’s new Horizontal Shower unit. It’s perfect for someone, like myself, who can barely remain standing in the morning. More »

Science

Would You Read The News While Brushing Your Teeth?

12:00PM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The New York Times Company’s Research and Development Lab studies novel ways to deliver news to people. Their latest creation is a bathroom mirror that uses Microsoft Kinect to detect motion and deliver a stream of news while you comb your hair or put on your makeup. More »

News

Judge Snaps Phone Urinal Shot Of Stranger, Attempts Cop-Biting

8:20AM July 7, 2011 | Sam Biddle

When you go to the bathroom, you don’t expect to have someone walk in and take a picture of you while you’re midstream. You definitely don’t expect that person to be a judge. This Florida man must have been surprised! More »

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Colour The Walls With Your Pee

11:00AM May 3, 2011 | Casey Chan

I’ve seen some crazy urinals in my day but none top the potential addicting awesomeness of this thermochromic urinal. More »

News

Man Dressed As Mannequin Took Pictures In Women’s Bathrooms

10:40PM April 19, 2011 | Brian Barrett

A 22-year-old man in Birmingham, England, was arrested recently. His crime? Dressing up like a mannequin, stationing himself in women’s restrooms at the local shopping centre, and snapping smartphone pictures of their feet under the stalls. That’s what we call a triple threat. More »

Gadgets

I Implore Every Public Bathroom To Install These Toepeners

9:00PM April 5, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I’m not saying I’m as bad as Howard Hughes, but I will confess to always tearing a bit of toilet-roll of paper towel off and using it to open public bathroom doors on my way out. More »

Gadgets

The Post Where I Turn A Kohler Transitions "Quiet-Close" Toilet Seat Into A Crime Scene

4:00AM April 4, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Gizmodo Detective’s Log, 3 April 2011 – The poor schmuck. Wife just couldn’t take it anymore. Seat up, seat down—didn’t matter. Was the loud late-night seat slam that did him in. Shoulda gone with the Kohler. More »

Gadgets

Stay Informed Of Your Office’s Bathroom Sitch With iPotti

1:40PM March 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

From the looks of it, some guy was really annoyed with getting up from his office desk and walking all the way to the bathroom, only to find it occupied. It’s a common problem to be sure. But most of us don’t have the ability to hack together a device to alert you on your computer screen when the bathroom is available (the green alert light on the status bar): More »

Gadgets

The Fundamental Problem With Shower Taps

10:40AM February 22, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Obviously, there are better ways to design a shower knob than this (i.e. MAKE IT DIGITAL). But still, those of us who practice good hygiene and don’t blow our noses in $US100 bills can relate to the daily struggle of trying to find the perfect water temperature in the shower. [Reddit via Geekosystem]

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Frightening Urinals From Around The World

3:12AM April 6, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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This montage of silly urinals brings into question one of my most diligently enforced personal rules: Never pee on anything that has teeth. More »