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Touch-Sensitive Faucet Is Absolute Kitchen Genius
4:10PM Jesus Diaz | Dear Delta, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for inventing this touch-sensitive faucet. You call it “Pilar Touch-Activated Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with ToucH2O Technology.” I call it motherfaucet genius. How does it work, you ask. Here’s how: More »
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Gear Shift Faucet: Wash Dishes in The Fast Lane
5:40AM Sean Fallon | There is something downright masculine about upshifting.The feeling of power as a car kicks into gear and takes off. But what if you could get the same feeling when you brush your teeth? More »
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Digital Thermostat Faucet Is Exercise In Minimalism
9:31PM Kit Eaton | When I was growing up I thought all faucets were going to be like this—all digital, electronic thermostat and sleekly mysterious. Nope: 99% of faucets I use are still the old twist’n'turn and get the bath-temperature wrong variety. Perhaps it’s because designs like this one from Italian makers Treemme are slightly impractical: it requires its own largeish mounting shelf, with built-in digital display. Perhaps its because I don’t have the big piles of money required to have a designer bathroom. Perhaps its because with that particular sink it looks a lot like a urinal. [Trendir via Craziest Gadgets] More »
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Automatic Cat Faucet is One DIY Hack That Felines Will Love
4:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Luckily, my cat was always too dumb to make the connection between the faucet and fresh water, so she’s made do thus far with just sipping from her water dish. But I’ve heard that once kitties taste from the tap, they never want to go back. For running water addicted cats, MAKE contributor tsruzik has constructed a pretty ingenious automatic cat faucet using an IR sensor and some tubing. More »
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Hidden Tap Faucet Changes Temp When You Move Your Hands Side-to-Side
5:15AM Adam Frucci | This lovely faucet uses a sensor to follow your hands as you move underneath it. As you move them from left to right, the water increases in temperature, enabling you to control how hot the water is by placing your hands on one side or the other. It’s pretty awesome. Hit the jump for a video of it in action. More »
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Kohler Karbon Is Modern Art Awesomeness For The Kitchen
7:27AM Adrian Covert | Kohler’s Karbon faucet is not the first to receive a cutting edge design, but it packs that extra wow factor with it’s segmented, cylindrical design. The articulated faucet not only looks like a series of James Bond-esque pistol silencers, but it lets you drag and hold the faucet where you need it. It doesn’t hang limp or shoot back to the base like those with a pullout head. More »
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