Hansa Smart Shower Has Three Options For Your Head and One For Your Crotch

If you can't afford a ridiculously tricked out shower, the next best thing might be a Smart Shower from Hansa. It has a standard shower, cascade and hand shower mode for your head an a pivoting spray for your crotch. More »

Steampunk Toilet Allows You to Take a Dump on Steampunk

Steampunk: I'm over it. And this ridiculous Steampunk Toilet is a good example of why. I mean, come on. [NerdSalad via Technabob]

The Ecohime Cellphone Strap Applauds Your Bowel Movements

You went potty all by yourself! Feel the same sense of achievement you did as a child with the Ecohime cellphone strap while simultaneously concealing any unpleasant noises. More »

Klemmhalter Is Not a Blitzkrieg Manuever But a Useful Bath Accessory

I like the Klemmhalter: You stick it to your bathroom wall to easily place stuff securely using elastic bands. Of course, it's bound to end looking gross and full of hairs. And what about the Zahnbürstenhalter, Doppelhaken, and the WC-Rollenhalter? More »

I Guess Girls Are Supposed to Pee Into This?

I thought female urinals were like an urban legend or something, you know, like a pizza joint that sells Chinese food and sushi and bagels, and everything is absolutely delicious. [Hate the Future via Buzzfeed]

Cognitive Scientist Gets All Deep About The Design of Faucets

The folks at Dwell have tapped cognitive scientist and design consultant Don Norman to offer up his unique opinion on the design of several faucets—demonstrating that there are people out there that think way too hard about this stuff. More »

Koehler Fluid Faucet Transforms Into a Drinking Fountain

Mmmm...municipal water. Delicious and nutritious. Koehler Fluid faucet concept aims to make drinking from the tap a little easier with a design that can can be adjusted upward to form a drinking fountain. More »

Cry About the Nightmare Economy Under Kohler's Flipside Showerhead

Marketing a $130 handshower as a recession-friendly bathroom upgrade is pretty ballsy, but, if there's anywhere I'd weep about losing my retirement, it'd be under the Flipside's "layer of dense, soft, enveloping downpour of relaxation." More »

Motorcycle Toilet Helps You Squat and Hover

This concept toilet by designer Nelson Ayala does what good concepts do—make our lives easier. In this case it prevents cheek-to-bowl contact in public restrooms. More »

Ideos: The Future Of Towel Warmers Is Here...Today

I can't say that I'm all that into radiators—but if I ever needed a cool looking towel warmer, the Ideos from Kermi would definitely fit the bill. [Kermi via Trendir]

Toilet Seat Scale Makes You Feel Five Pounds Lighter

The best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning before you eat and, preferably, after you have used the bathroom. That's where the toilet seat scale comes in. More »

Digital Thermostat Faucet Is Exercise In Minimalism

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]

Man Invents Vibrating Toilet Seat That Helps You Enjoy the Magic Moment

Johnny Henry of Laurel, Mississippi claims that the vibrating toilet seat he has concocted "is designed to stimulate,” he said. “It’s to make you feel good while you are there.” In other words, it seduces and stimulates stubborn bowels into action. Mmmm...sounds like how I would like to spend part of my morning between 8 and 9 am (right after two cups of coffee and something with bran in it). The good news is that Henry has developed a prototype and is already pitching it to investors. With any luck, we will all be chillin' in the bathroom with a vibrating seat and a whole pack of 3 ply sometime soon. [Leader Call via Boing Boing]

George W. Bush Urinal Pees Tribute to the Last 8 Years

No matter who you are pulling for in this election, the popularity polls indicate that the vast majority of Americans are ready to see Bush pack up his things and get the hell out of the White House. While there is tons of anti-Bush paraphernalia out there, few things capture our disdain as well as "George W. Flush"—a design by famed urinal sculptor Clark Sorensen. More »

Pipe Toilet Leads to Elementary Humor

We do not know if Sherlock Holmes had the customary stomach troubles related to his opium habit, but if he did, we'd like to think that such problems were reasoned out into this "Ms. Hudson" pipe shaped commode. The winner of a recent Russian bathroom design contest, this particular toilet seems to have to advantages over a normal toilet, except that if you lean back into the seat it might flush automatically. And why we would want such a dangerously splashy feature is a mystery beyond our comprehension. [2-B-2 via Yanko Design]

The One-Handed TP Dispenser is a Butt-Wiping Breakthrough

Bathroom technology has taken yet another leap forward my friends. Hot on the heels of the news that toilet paper researchers have discovered the mythical 3-ply tissue holy grail, the Japanese have developed a simple but effective one-handed TP dispenser called the "Korobe-Kun". The main purpose of the device is to help elderly individuals who lack manual dexterity in their hands, but it seems to me that the design is far better than standard dispensers overall. Plus it comes in five hot colors! [DigInfo via Core77]

Bathroom Sink Aquarium May Not Be the Best Place to Show Off Your Fish

Why put your very expensive aquarium out in the living room where everyone can see it? That's just silly. What you should do is stick it in the backroom so you can admire it while you're sitting on the toilet or brushing your teeth. That makes much more sense! Especially for $4,700, which is how much this ridiculous aquarium sink costs. You can open it up on either side under the soap dish, which, if it's anything like my bathroom sink, will be coated with dried soap, toothpaste and spittle just waiting to fall in and kill your poor unsuspecting aquatic life. [Home Click via Popgadget]

Graff Luna: The Samurai Sword of Faucets

We are in the midst of a sink design Renaissance folks—crazy new designs seem to pop up all the time. The latest comes to us via Graff in a form that bears more than a passing resemblance to a samurai sword. Plus, the faucet itself is 3 feet tall, so I wouldn't be surprised if visitors to your bathroom linger a bit admiring this masterpiece of plumbing. You even have the option of wall mounting the handles depending on which style you prefer. [Graff via HDF]

Plunger Monster: When Bathroom Anthropomorphism Goes Wrong

It's nice to think of our things as companions, witty, lovable creatures who like nothing more than to see us happy, ever-content in their role of servitude—lighting our rooms, holding our trash, you know, pretty much dealing with our shit. Just beware of the plunger monster. Last time we spotted him, he was colluding with the toaster. Yes, we trusted the toaster, too. Things could get worse before they get better. [Moist Production via Super Punch]

Question of the Day: Do You Use Your Cellphone on the Toilet?

The way I see it, the laptop bathroom question requires... nay, demands further investigation. You may have never thought about it before, but the relationship between the bathroom and gadgets brings up a whole mess of questions about habits and etiquette that simply must be explored. I mean, who needs magazines when you have a web capable device sitting in your pocket? That having been said, I have to ask: Do you use your cellphone on the toilet? More »