Gizmodo: brush

Eliminate Scratches On Your iPhone's Bezel With A Sponge

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST

I abused my iPhone and it's got the marks to tell the stories. The most annoying though are the scratches on the pretty silver bezel. Thankfully, as Lifehacker shows us, those can easily be eliminated using a kitchen sponge.

As you can see in the video, all that you really need to do is smoothly stroke the bezel with the rough (usually green) scrubbing surface of a kitchen sponge. This'll make the scratches blend in by creating a more brushed look. Just don't forget to use masking tape to protect the rest of the phone and it's the simplest cosmetic surgery you'll ever do.

While I don't know how my iPhone will cope with losing his manly bezel battle scars, I do know that he'll at least look far more handsome again. Is anyone joining me in using this trick? [Just Another iPhone Blog via Lifehacker]

Cows That Get Massaged With a Big Robo-Brush Are Happier, Make Better Milk

Adam Frucci — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

If you watch just one video online today, let it be this strangely hypnotizing video of cows getting super excited about a gigantic, robotic cow brush.

Apparently, cows absolutely love getting their rub on with these giant brushes, and when they're happy, they make better milk. So, farm owners, hop on board with the DeLaval cow brush for all your cow brush needs. Also, where'd you find the sweet jams? [Trendhunter]

High Voltage Pet Brush Kills Fleas, Ticks, Pets

Sean Fallon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:40:00 EST

Call me crazy, but using a "High Voltage" pet brush doesn't seem like the safest thing to be using on Fido. Although, the manufacturers claim it can kill fleas and ticks with extreme prejudice.

Naturally, crazy Chinese products like this need to be approached with caution—because it could very well kill Fido with extreme prejudice. I'll bet this thing will be repackaged in a few years as a way to stimulate hair growth in humans. Just wait and see. [Alibaba via BaxterBoo via CNET]

The Toothbrush of the Future, the Toothsponge

matt buchanan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT

In Brazilian industrial designer Fabio Dabori's world, we won't brush our teeth with bristles, synthetic reminders of a barbaric time we cleaned our teeth with animal hair. No, we are enlightened beings, and we will make our pearly whites beam eerily with...a sponge. Electric toothsponges.

Dabori says that his patent-pending Giro Sponge holds water, massages gums and polishes teeth all at the same time. He hopes to have it to market soon, with versions for adults and kids. Besides the fact that I think it would feel totally creepy, like brushing your teeth with a wet rag, the real spoiler here is that you would have to floss all the time since it doesn't go between your teeth at all—I hate flossing, and I'm not going to do it more than once a day. [Crave]

Bossy Toothbrush Tells You How to Clean

msparkes — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:43:46 EDT

If an electric toothbrush isn't high-tech enough for you, then you could kick it up a notch with the Triumph with SmartGuide. The brush monitors how you are cleaning your teeth - time, area and pressure, and sends that information back to a base station. This base station, which can be stuck on a bathroom mirror, then tells you where and for how long you should be focusing in order to get a thorough and even brushing.

This gadgetry doesn't come cheap though, costing as much as a trip to the dentist at $280. It will be available in the UK from next month.[Spuch]

Brush & Rinse Toothbrush Creates Mini Water Fountain

Charlie White — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:46:52 EDT

The Brush & Rinse toothbrush from Amron Experimental creates a little water fountain for you to sip from when it's time to rinse. Hey, this is a solution to a problem that's long overdue.

More pics and pricing on the next page.

An odd twist on the Amron Experimental website is the sale of 27 working prototypes, each for $1750 plus $30 shipping. Huh? Don't let that scare you away, though—once the toothbrushes are in widespread production, the company plans to price them at $3 apiece.

Excellent idea. Sign us up. [Amron Experimental]

Motorized Grill Brush is For the Lazy Grillers

Travis Hudson — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:45:20 EDT

I personally enjoy getting my paws dirty scrubbing the grill down, but for those uber lazy types this motorized grill brush is fantastic. Push the button and the roller spins, cleaning up all of that leftover meat, grease and hooker spit from the grill. It is available for $25 and includes years of ridicule you will endure for actually using a motorized grill brush. –Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Product Page]

Afro-Brush Cleans Your Keyboard

Jason Chen — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:30:20 EST

What better way to clean the crumbs from your keyboard than to use an afro? Flip the little finger-puppet over, pop off his afro, and use the underlying brush to whisk away the only remnants of that romantic night you had cybering away with that Woodelf in Everquest.

The brush comes in Afro, Elvis, Yakuza or Geeky Mushroom. – Jason Chen

Product page [Cataloger via Tokyo Mango]

The I/O Brush

Jason Chen — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:59:39 EDT

Not that new, but cool nonetheless, this I/O Brush lets you take textures, colors, and even movements found in the world and use it to paint. Sound confusing? Well, textures and colors are pretty straightforward. You take the brush and point it at say, a watermelon, and when you paint with the brush the watermelon texture is your brush-stroke.

Movements are what make this interesting. Point the brush for a few seconds at a person's eye blinking and when you paint, you replicate that same movie clip as you're moving the brush around. That eye example actually turns to be quite creepy looking. Watch the video to see for yourself. – Jason Chen

I/O Brush [MIT]