Gizmodo: Bath

AquaRain Bath Fountain Puts on a Show Using Your Bathwater

Elaine Chow — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT

I've never found bath time boring enough to need a water fountain and a light show, but in case you hate not being reminded of the Bellagio every time you step into the tub, the AquaRain is here to allay your washroom ADD. The AquaRain floats in your bathtub and pumps bathwater through its jets to create a fountain effect. Four LED lights—red, purple, blue and white—can be remixed to turn your shower into a rave. On sale at Japan Trend Shop for $49, hilarious Engrish included. [Japan Trend Shop via Gizmo Diva]

Brando's Cyber Tap Radios Suck (Onto Your Shower Cubicle)

Kit Eaton — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:15:00 EDT

Brando's Cyber Tap bath-time radio is not massively high-tech, sure, but its cuteness is undeniable. Stick its 4.7-inch sucker onto tiles or glass, adjust FM/AM frequency and twirl the volume tap to boogie away to showertime music. Is the red one more suited to Hot Gossip while the blue one's best for Coldplay? Who knows, but after a bad joke like that you'll be pleased to know the water-resistant, battery-powered Cyber Tap costs $16. [Brando]

Waterproof PSP Bath Bag Is Every 9-Year-Old's Wet Dream

Jason Chen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:40:00 EDT

As Adrian pointed out, if we had these PSP bath bags when we were nine, we'd be a whole lot cleaner and a whole lot wrinklier than we are now. It's a bag. It holds your PSP. It goes into baths. That's pretty much all you need to know. It's unclear to us why you couldn't just get a sandwich bag from Target that would do the same thing, but sandwich bags don't have that fancy pants cord at the top. Does the PSP camera work with Skype video? Because we have an idea... [Impress via PSP Fanboy via Kotaku]

Rotator Bath-cum-Shower (Stop Sniggering at the Back) is Confusing

AddyDugdale — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:50:00 EDT

I have a soft spot for Ron Arad. His Bookworm bookshelf was the first piece of designer furniture I craved (admittedly, this might have been due to the fact that it was up on the wall in the apartment of a boy I craved.) He has me confused now, though, with his this design for a bathtub-shower-thingie that ever-so-slightly reminds me of this crazy wall sculpture from last year. Called Rotator, it transforms from shower to bath and back again, but there's something about its continuous trickle of water that makes me want to... hang on, back in a bit.

Ah, that's better. The Rotator is made of some kind of substance called duralight® (important enough for a "registered" symbol, but not important enough for capitals, that's, like, profound.) It's on show at this week's Salone di Mobile in Milan, or the Furniture Fair if you're a pleb like me who can't speak Italian, and, aspazzarently, it is "a new enjoyable experience in which a continuous and unexpected flow of water becomes the protagonist." Is anyone else finding it hard to get a handle on its proportions? It looks Lilliputian in size to me. Ah well, file alongside the self-stirring cuppa, I think. [Dezeen]

Bathtub Bookcase Is Perfect Match for Stairs Bookcase

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:15:00 EDT

If you thought London's apartment stair bookcase was the coolest thing since Martha Stewart introduced you to vacuum-packing underpants with you still inside, check this beautiful bathtub bookcase (or vice versa) by Italian company Antonio Lupi. Part of the Biblio collection, it's made in wood and corian, the adamantium-hard material made by Dupont. And as their giant UFO and boat after the jump show, it's not their only cool bathtub.

They are call Vasabarca and Arca, respectively. The price range goes from frackinghell to yougottabekidding. [Antonio Lupi via Aqua—in Spanish, gracias Fernando]

Moody Acquario: Bathing With The Fishes

Sean Fallon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDT

There is something about aquariums that is just plain cool—and the Moody Acquario is definitely a cool bathtub. While I can see where the designers got the idea, the logic behind the $14,500 price tag is a little harder to fathom. I mean, the design itself is pretty basic and it doesn't look all that comfortable to sit in. Plus, you have all of those fish quietly laughing at your whale-like physique or less-than-impressive manhood. [Giant.co.uk via Apartment Therapy via Born Rich]

Rubber Duck With Remote Control: Bathtime Gets More Fun

Kit Eaton — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:42:44 EDT

Playing rubber duck battleships in the bath (you do that, don't you?) will be more sophisticated now you can remote control your duck. This one has twin propellers, so you can steer him around, backwards and forwards from the waterproof remote. Ok, so it's not quite so much fun as some bath ducks for adults, but it will be handy for amusing your kids. Available now for around $27. [Technabob]

Bath-O-Matic Fills Your Tub for $8000

Benny Goldman — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST

Fine, it's a little more complex than that. The Bath-O-Matic from Unique Automation is an automated bathtub filler that draws a bath just the way you like it. Through a touch screen interface, bathers can choose the temperature and height of the water, as well as any combination of oils, bubbles and fragrances.

The Bath-O-Matic is equipped to run on home automation equipment from AMX and Crestron if you want to fill your tub from the comfort of your couch, and can fit on tubs both old and new. It also includes a motorized plug so no water is wasted, and adjusts to pressure and outside temperature so you won't have to worry about getting burned. Just slap a toaster and an iPod on this baby, and I think we have a real winner. It sells for 4000 (about $8000) so you better get one before supplies run out. [Bath-O-Matic via CE Pro]

Slider Shower Concept— Now You See It, Now You Don't

AddyDugdale — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:56:02 EST

Designed by Sung Hoon Mun, the "Slider" works as both conventional shower and shoulder and back massager, depending on how you deploy the nozzle. Full gallery after the jump.

I would prefer a bigger shower head, myself. [Yanko]

Paw Jacuzzi

Jason Chen — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:30:51 EDT

We enjoy dogs as much as the next person, but giving them a little paw jacuzzi to warm and wash their mitts is a bit far. Sure, 5800 yen ($48) isn't that much to pay for a good soak, but c'mon. This is a dog. He won't know the difference between a paw jacuzzi and you filling up your sink with hot water. [Amazon JP via Plastic Bamboo]

Digital Bath Spout Cover Keeps Kids From Crying About the Bathwater

Jason Chen — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:00:07 EDT

Instead of manually checking the water with your hands to make sure it's not too warm or cold, just plop on this digital bath spout cover and be done with it. The easy-to-read display shows both the temperature in number form and in color form. Once you get your water just right, dump your child inside and get back to blog surfing.

Even though we have no kids of our own, we still really want one of these. We swear we've burned our peepees for the last time, Trebek. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Kidsafeinc via Crave via Gearlog]

Sok Overflowing Bath Looks Great 'Til You Get In

Adam Frucci — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST

The sok Overflowing Bath from Kohler looks so nice that it should be some sort of crime for your fat, naked ass to ruin the beauty of it by clogging the drain with pubes and littering the serene surface with bath toys. It's designed for two people, so you'll also need to find someone willing to take a bath with you.

It sure looks nice though, doesn't it? It can be yours for $6,000. –Adam Frucci

Product Page [via Red Ferret]

Starfish Bath Sensor Notifies You When Your Tub Overflows With Boiling Water

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:39:24 EDT

Personally I've always been a shower guy, but this Starfish Bath Sensor may make me switch it up once in a while, if I could get past the "soaking in my own filth" aspect. The Starfish has a water sensor so you can let your bath water go while you're getting your bubbles, music, and booze ready for a long soak. When the water level rises to hit the Starfish, it'll notify you via a sound—do starfish make sounds?

Also, the temperature sensor tells you exactly what the water temperature is, preventing you from burning your delicates. The Starfish is powered by 2 AAA batteries, and you can pick one up for $17.99. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Whatever Works via Gearlog]

Suntac Bath-Time iPod Speakers

Jason Chen — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:35:26 EDT

Is there any other any other time of the day with your kids more painful than bath-time? Maybe diaper-changing-time, but I'm sure bath-time comes in a close second. Not anymore, with the Suntac iPod speaker case. Now you can distract your spawn with the soundtrack to Dora the Explorer while you clean their grubby, booger covered fingers.

The speakers are powered by the iPod, iPod Nano, and iPod Mini, and the four included batteries. There's also an AC adapter, but we're guessing that it's not such a good idea to plug this in while in the tub. The speakers also work at the beach or in the pool, wherever there's water. Or on dry land, if you're some kind of dry land music-loving weirdo.

Available now from Japan for $42 plus shipping. – Jason Chen

Japan gets bath-time friendly iPod speaker set [Reg Hardware]

Panasonic Body Brush & Massager

gizmodo.com — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:57:17 EDT

It washes! It massages! It washes AND massages! *gasp*

Launching in the UK this month for £40, and as yet unavailable in the US, all we really want to know about Panasonic's Body Brush & Massager is: will it love us like the Hitachi Magic Wand?

Panasonic Body Brush & Massager [Panasonic UK via Gadget Candy]

Aqua Glow Tub Light: Chromatherapy for $20

Charlie White — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:55:58 EDT

Adding a little color to your bath just got a lot cheaper. Until the $20 Aqua Glow Tub Light became available, if you wanted to enhance your bathing experience with chromatherapy you'd have to pay $8900 for the Kohler Sok chromatherapy bath. The Aqua Glow Tub Light is a waterproof fixture made of ABS plastic and powered by four AAA batteries that adds a colorful glow to your bathing festivities. Choose the "Spectrum" setting and it cycles through all of its colors, or you can set it on one particular favorite.

As the chromatherapy story goes, being in the presence of certain colors can elicit emotional reactions and "balance energy." We're not so sure this chromatherapy idea actually cures anything, but it's probably a pleasant-looking experience nonetheless. So go ahead, light a few dozen candles, fire up the Aqua Glow and save your $8880 so you can pay for a tubful of champagne.

Product page [via The Uber-Review]