Toothbrushes

Science

This Is Why You Can Be Lazy And Not Have Gross Breath

7:15AM September 24, 2011 | Rachel Swaby

Shoving an ergonomically-designed vibrating stick in our mouths and waiting for it to brush our teeth is average morning fare these days.

Our main task during the two minutes it takes for a battery-powered toothbrush to rid our pearly whites of plaque is to try not to drool. It’s a pretty cushy exercise — and one that’s become commonplace only recently. More »


Gadgets

Philips’ New USB Toothbrush Mixes Tech With Style

3:16PM August 12, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Philips new Sonicare toothbrush charges via USB, but its not like those cheap Chinese ones we’ve seen in the past. More »


Gadgets

Toothbrush Hybrid Will Eliminate Those Holiday Travel-Sized Tubes

10:02AM March 23, 2011 | Davey Alba

This is Twist&Brush, the toothbrush-toothpaste hybrid concept: It jams your toothpaste into its handle, so you never have to remember to bring those pesky extra tubes when you travel. An idea so tremendously obvious that it’s brilliant. [Kawamura-Ganjavian via FastCoDesign]


Gadgets

Toothbrush Uses Solar Power Instead Of Toothpaste

2:20AM August 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Why you’d want to forgo a teeth-brushing session with some delightful Indian curry, caramel or Darjeeling tea-flavoured toothpaste I’d never know. Still, at least this solar-powered toothbrush would save you money over extended use. More »


Someone Please Manufacture This Self-Standing Toothbrush

12:00PM June 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Looking at concepts for products can be kind of maddening, because no matter how clever they are, or how much sense they make, they’re still just fancy renders. So seeing this self-standing toothbrush: really, really frustrating. More »


Gadgets

Lifechanger: Adam Carolla’s Electric Toothbrush

5:20AM June 9, 2010 | Adam Carolla

A lot of people use the shitty travel toothbrush that snaps together – the one they used in camp 25 years ago. It doesn’t get much fanfare, but people should get a good electric toothbrush. More »


Gadgets

Ninja Assassins Are After Your Toothbrush

11:40AM May 18, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Yes, there are ninja assassins after that disgusting, germ-ridden toothbrush of yours. They want to brutally annihilate 99 per cent of the mess with their germicidal ultraviolet lights and you should probably just step back and let them do it. More »


Unibody Aluminium Toothbrush Holder Keeps Germs Out

9:40PM February 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Your unibody aluminium collection, comprising of a MacBook Pro and HTC Legend pre-order email needs this toothbrush holder – which might’ve been enough to convince Howard Hughes to brush his teeth with. More »


Cameras

Spy Toothbrush Hopes To Capture All The Wrong Moments

1:30AM November 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Chinese manufacturers keep working hard to push the world forward into a hole of crappy amateur porn, one spy pinhole camera at a time. But when they add one to an Oral-B electric toothbrush, you know things won’t end well. More »


Gadgets

40 Second Toothbrush Doesn’t Use Torture, Just ‘Enhanced Cleaning Techniques’

11:20PM June 5, 2009 | John Herrman

On paper, the 40 Second Toothbrush, which de-plaques two rows of teeth at a time, looks like a fine idea. On paper. Would you put this in your mouth?

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