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Bra Dryer is the Most Useful Device Shaped Like a Pair of Boobs Ever

Adam Frucci — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:36:24 +0000

Hey ladies, are you sick of air drying your bras and having it take forever? Me too! That’s why I totally love this BraDryer concept, which is specially designed for drying off your support garments.

The great thing about the Bra Dryer is how unambiguously designed it is. No one will have any doubts about what this thing is for when they find a pair of wire mesh breasts sitting in your laundry room. And I like to think that if you run out of Bras to dry, you can just use it as a boob-shaped heat fan.

One question: what if your boobs are bigger or smaller than the shapes of the dryer? Will that warp your delicates? Oh, the questions I have about this thing. [Bra Dryer via NotCot]

Sweater Dryer or 8-Pack Alien Colonic?

Mark Wilson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000

The clothing in the shot gives it away, but if we were to see the Sweater Dryer with Fan in another context, we might think it a…well we don’t really know what we’d think it was. Heck, even in this shot, we assume the device is blowing air at that sweater. For all we know, the Sweater Dryer with Fan (with an out of this world promise to dry clothing 75% faster than hanging) is really imbuing the garment with a latent forcefield, waiting for the day it’s activated by green invaders who will freeze us alive in our J Crew sale items. [Taylor Gifts via Random Good Stuff]

Japanese Somela Fast Dehydrator Sucks Water From Clothes With Your Help

Jason Chen — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:30:00 +0000

Many people in Japan and other parts of Asia forego dryers in favour of just hanging out their clothes on a line. Whether it’s for space conservation (quite likely) or out of habit, people there don’t seem to be big on dryers. This Somela Fast Dehydrator, on the other hand, seems to be a quick and fairly easy way of drying your clothes in a trash can-sized appliance. It takes 3-5 minutes per article, but you need to hold onto the clothes while the dehydrator does its thing, so it’s more suited for that one piece of clothing you need to wear “RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT’S MY LUCKY SHIRT OMG WHY DID YOU WASH IT YOU KNEW I HAD TO WEAR IT TODAY” to work than doing your whole load. [Rakuten via DVICE]

It’s Raining Pants: Clothesline Concept To Change The World

Sean Fallon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:50:54 +0000

The new “air-line” concept from student designer Daniel Fitzgerald and ~~Dyson~~ offers an eco-friendly and space-saving solution to drying your clothes thanks to a design that functions using the movement of air along with solar heat. In other words, it is a solar-powered clothesline. The one big technological development comes in the form of intelligent sensors that precisely dry your clothes and stop the flow of naturally heated air when the moisture content in the clothes reaches zero. So, theoretically, your clothes should stay nicer longer. UPDATE: Dyson is not officially involved with this concept, they merely affiliate with the group who holds the Australian Design Awards.

Plus, your unmentionables will be protected from perverts and prying eyes thanks to a shade that blocks the view but not the drying power of Mother Earth. I don’t know how popular this sort of thing would be, but if it ever sees the light of day as an actual product, it could definitely find a home wherever cramped living conditions force city dwellers to look for smaller, cheaper home appliances. [Design Awards via ecofriend via Wired]

Gun Hairdryer Kills Wet Hair, Self-Respect

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:50:43 +0000

If I were a pretty boy and owned a blow-dryer, I’d probably pick up this one, since it looks like a revolver. A froo-froo revolver with a baby blue (or pink) handle and flowery etchings, but hey, a gun’s a gun. Except you know, when it’s a blow-dryer. This rugged, questionably manly grooming accessory goes for about $40, but sadly looks to be Japan only.

[Product Page via Tokyo Mango]

Mitsubishi Jet Towel vs. Dyson Airblade Pre-Game Trash Talk and Tale of the Tape

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:30:00 +0000

If you are wondering why we’re engaged in a totally ridiculous Ultimate Hand-Dryer Battlemodo, it’s because you asked for it. When we aired our interview with Dyson and the Airblade, some of you guys pounced on Dyson, “embarrased for having claimed to have invented the horizontal hand dryer only to discover the Japanese have had it for years,” and so on. But last week, when we announced the Battlemodo, some Giz readers raised the Union Jack and sided with Sir James, due to your love of Dyson vacs. There’s a lot of heat here, and yeah, we’re fanning the flames with pre-game stats and the obligatory trash talk.Notice that the Dyson has a HEPA air filter but the Mitsubishi doesn’t? Says the Dyson camp:

The Jet Towel draws the already filthy air through a basic gauze filter (designed to protect the motor) using the heating element stores unfiltered air at around 95Â°F (ideal temp for breeding bacterial) and then blows it out on your hands and back into the room. Even though you just washed your hands, the air from Jet Towel contaminates them all over again with warm bacteria laden air. It’s a vicious cycle.

Ouch. Mitsu camp replies:

[The HEPA filter] clogs very quickly and when it does the air flow is dramatically reduced. Mitsubishi found this to be true when they experimented with HEPA filters long ago.

See that the Mitsubishi has a drain tank, but there isn’t one on the Dyson? Mitsubishi camp says:

Because the Airblade has no drain tank (unlike the Jet Towel’s drain tank which is easily emptied in about five seconds), when the filter runs out and has not been changed the bacteria is exhausted into the environment. Very unsanitary. [Also] water splashes out the sides of the unit and therefore drips down the side of the unit and onto the floor. You will probably notice this happens even after 5-10 uses. It does not happen with the Jet Towel. A serious sanitary issue.

Man, that’s gotta hurt. Dyson camp counters:

Waste water stagnates in a collection tray mounted right above the storage heater, warming up and brewing bacteria.

The motor is another bone of contention. Mitsubishi camp argues:

The Dyson motor’s lifespan is estimated at about 1/3 of the lifespan of the Jet Towel [we have ascertained that this is true]. If there is a problem with the Dyson motor, it is mechanically almost impossible to replace it. On the other hand the Jet Towel motor is modular and can be easily swapped out if needed (but has not happened in our experience).

Dyson camp replies:

Jet Towel’s DC brushless motor is less efficient and not as powerful, therefore only generating a 200MPH airflow. [Mitsu claims even less at 180MPH.]

There’s definitely a pissing contest happening here. All we have to do now is get a bunch of people to wash their hands, dry them off in both machines, and tell us how they feel. Stay tuned, dudes, cuz the Ultimate Hand-Dryer Battlemodo is heating up.

Are You Ready for a Dyson Airblade/Mitsubishi Jet Towel Battlemodo?

Wilson Rothman — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:30:00 +0000

Whether you like it or not, this thing is about to get switched ON:

We totally feel like Don King right now. Remember when we interviewed James Dyson about his Airblade, and he said it could put a hurtin’ on Mitsubishi’s Jet Towel? Well, Mitsubishi fired back, saying, “We obviously take issue with his claims and would love the opportunity to dispute it.” Then, only a day ago, this arrived at our door:Yep, a freakin’ Jet Towel—the latest and greatest one, too.

Dyson’s on board. Not long ago, he wrote us personally, saying:

I hear our demo sparked Gizmodo’s curiosity in seeing a battle take place between Airblade and the Mitsubishi Jet Towel… I never shy away from such fun and I look forward to seeing the outcome!

We talked to Sir James’ US reps, and they are getting us a unit ASAP.

We’re not sure the world is fully ready for an Ultimate Hand-Dryer Battlemodo between Dyson and Mitsubishi, but baby, ready or not, here it comes… Stay tuned for Battlemodo details and a tale of the tape early next week.

Special thanks to Mr. Frucci for the cartoon witticisms above!