Do you know what your going to create? Plumbers, with electronics degrees. Do you know how much your going to have to pay a smart guy to become a plumber?

@Darrone: Wow, mass plumber insult.

@Darrone: Plumber butt AND pocket protectors?! o.0 *averts gaze*

Dumbest idea ever. First of all, this will not last. Second, it's inconvenient to use. Third, it will look gross after you touch it. As far as I'm concerned, touch-free faucets are the pinnacle of faucet design. The only way to eclipse that is to allow me to adjust the temperature in a touch-free way too, somehow.

They get paid too much already. Plumbers get paid more than I do!

Forget buttons and electronic crap. Whatever happened to that kid who came up with a way to make the water start out hot when you turn the shower on, without wasting water?

@pwnz0r: I totally agree, except for the part were I don't know why you think it wouldn't last.

Oh, and that it looks pretty convenient compared to most faucets...

...and the fact that I think it would look great given that I clean my bathroom.

@92BuickLeSabre

How is this more convenient than a regular faucet with a lever or knobs? Do you really want to have to press and hold a button to set the water to a desired temperature, and then press and hold another button to dial it down a bit when hot water finally comes in?

@pwnz0r: Who says I have to press and hold it? It's the same reason I prefer a volume button to a volume knob. I prefer going *bink**bink**bink* and increasing the temp/volume in tiny intervals rather than swinging around some lever to try to find that "perfect" sweet spot.

Especially if it keeps at the same level when off, like my TV volume does. The lever always gets knocked off the sweet spot, then you have to find it again. And it is essentially impossible on the multi-directional levers to increase the amount of water flow without changing the temperature - unless you are Sheriff McSteadyHands.

And it is certainly better than an old two-knob system, which is still pretty common.

I agree with you about the sensor technology, but short of that, I don't see how this is any worse than standard faucet technology, and for me it actually seems better both in design and function.

Good point. IF it remembers the settings.

Phenomenal Fail.
Inventor needs to research the history of the field.
Push button faucets failed miserably back in the 60's.
A few early adopter got screwed with expensive plumbing once everyone realized that with water they want analog control of the temperature.
(I think it was an Electrostar product)

v Ack! Brrrrr cold!
^ AHHH BURN!!!
v OMG! Frozen BURN!
^ OMFG Burnt frozen burn!
v^ Faucet BSOD fatality! (...finish him! ^^^^^^^)

Most plumbers do more than just fix clogged drains and install faucets. They install furnaces and maintain them among other things which requires considerable knowledge. Some plumbers suck and install all new parts instead of just fixing stuff though.

This faucet is just odd. I do have to admit it's cool to see play station buttons on a faucet.

If there were a sudden outbreak of disease and there was only one trade that could survive, I would pick plumbers.

@92BuickLeSabre: Ha, I much prefer a knob to a button for adjusting volume or anything like that. With a knob, not only can you turn it as quickly or slowly as you like (without having to jam on a button), but also, you develop a sense of how much to turn it to get to the volume (or shower temperature or whatever) you want.

It takes maybe like 1-2 showers in a hotel to learn the right amount of knob rotation. With buttons, what are you going to learn? Press "hot" 5 times? What if it's already been pressed twice-- how do you know? Does it have to be a display?

Pet peeve: Music starts playing on your office computer (or somewhere else you need quiet), the volume is cranked up way too high, and you ONLY HAVE BUTTONS. Now you have to jam on the "volume down" button (or hope you have a mute button). With a knob, it would be much faster and easier.