Gizmodo: hot tub

Spaberry Portable Hot Tub: A Kiddie Pool In Which Seduction Is Legal

Dan Nosowitz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

SpaBerry offers what might be the first easily-portable hot tub we've seen, or at least the first portable hot tub with optional rainforest scenery decals. Anywhere you've got a 110V outlet and a hose, you've got romance, of a sort.

To be fair, these do look a lot more durable and well-built than a kiddie pool: They hold 125 gallons of water and seat two adults comfortably. They've got massaging jets, LED mood lighting, and drink holders, which basically means you're getting laid (seriously, take a look at the risque PG-13-rated ads on their site). While they are "portable" they also weigh 240 pounds without water, so you can't exactly drag it inside when it rains. On the plus side, you'll look way less trailer-trash lounging in one of these with a beer than you would in a kiddie pool.

The SpaBerry retails for $5000 in a variety of berry-inspired colors, including SnowBerry and SlateBerry which are not actual berries, I'm pretty sure. Giant stickers with palm trees and sunsets and rainforests cost $400 extra. [SpaBerry via CoolHunting]

Jet Skiing in a Jacuzzi Is Half Crazy Half Sad

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:25:00 EDT

So here is how it goes: crazy guy puts real jet ski in a hot tub, gets in, rides it, and most water goes out. And that's it. Really, it looks more exciting than it sounds. OK, it's just sad. [Random Good Stuff]

Instant Hot Tub? Just Add Water and Quicklime

AddyDugdale — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:40:00 EDT

This is how you make a hot tub, hillbilly style. Three guys from the prairies of Illinois turned an old stock tank sitting in the open air into a jacuzzi, and heated it up using quicklime, that scary caustic stuff that burns your skin off if you're not too careful. A video of how they did it, using gas masks, tin baths and a lot of ingenuity, is after the jump.

Rather like a reverse-Bain Marie, the guys floated three metal tubs, each containing fifty pounds of quicklime, in the "jacuzzi." When water was added to each container, the quicklime fizzed away, heating the 700 or so gallons of water to the perfect temperature, 100ºF. You've got to love the palm-tree background, set off by the Hawaiian shirt sported by one of the tubbers. [PopSci]

AquaCiser Either World's Deepest Hot Tub or Sinking Row-Boat Simulator

AddyDugdale — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:37:27 EDT

Wave at the world's deepest hot tub, the AquaCiser. Wave quickly, because that guy looks like he is going down with his monoreme. The manufacturer, Ferno Performance Pools, claims that you can do triathlon training without even leaving the comfort of your own home—if cycling round the utility room is your bag, that is. Never mind the rowlocks, there's also a reversible treadmill on the bottom of the tub, which is 53 inches deep. With 57 jets, five pumps and throttle control valves, the AquaCiser comes in at a cool $17,000. [Ferno Performance Pools via Book of Joe]

Deluxe Lay-Z Spa is Hot-Tubness and Cheapness Rolled into One

AddyDugdale — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:31:55 EST

Hot tubs: discuss. I'm sort of a fan of them, but can't quite get over the hygiene bit—or, in some cases, the molded plastic naffness. The Lay-Z Spa is a blow-up hot tub with enough room for six people to contract Weil's disease at the same time. The 317-gallon capacity tub has massage jets, a rapid heating system and apparently can be set up easily. Would this $1,000 monster work well with those crazy Swiss guys who like organizing hot-tub parties on the top of Mont Blanc? If they empty it first, then pull the air stopper out they could be back down the bottom of the mountain in no time. [Drinkstuff]

Amore Bay Is Most Hideous Hot Tub Ever Created

Kit Eaton — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:30:41 EST

This is $20,000 of love-themed hot tub, the Walker Signature Special Edition. Special features include seating for six, tacky red hearts, fountains, Valentine-red colors, a "playground area" (ooer) and MP3-ready stereo. Our ideal use for this tasteless tub is in the video after the jump. [Born Rich and Dimension One press release]

New Jacuzzi J400 Hot Tub is All About the iPod

Sean Fallon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:20:05 EDT

I dream of a day that I can dock my iPod with anything, (although I think that the release of the iCarta toilet paper holder a couple of years ago pretty much made that dream a reality) and now Jacuzzi is doing their part with the J400 series line of iPod-compatible hot tubs. Thanks to the integrated AquaSound Audio System, you can listen to your favorite tunes without headphones while you relax. The music is pumped through waterproof micro-speakers that you can control with a sweet floating remote.

Other features that Jacuzzi lovers might find appealing include: illuminated jets, dual "WaterColour" waterfalls, a therapy lounge, footmound jets, and a CD player or AM/FM radio for anyone who is sophisticated enough to buy an iPod compatible tub, but not sophisticated enough to actually own an iPod.[Jacuzzi via Sci Fi via Born Rich]

Hot Tub With 61-inch HDTV Built In

Jason Chen — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:00:41 EDT

If we're ever rich enough to afford this hot tub/spa with a 61-inch HDTV built in, we can officially hang up our keyboards and retire from this blogging game. This spa from Catalina Spas seats four, has an extremely obscene amount of jets, and will instantly kill you in a few years when the wiring on the TV gets worn down. But hey, at least the four of you will go in the comfort of watching and/or listening to a DVD, CD, AM-FM radio on the 2 pop-up speakers and not on the toilet, as we've always feared. But if we remember our autopsy class, that tub's going to be a toilet soon after anyway. [Marketplace via Born Rich]

Dutch Tub for Fun and Fry-Ups in the Sun

AddyDugdale — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:41:28 EDT

An eco-friendly hot tub, the Dutch Tub looks like something out of a soft-porn Euro flick from the '70s. Which is A Good Thing.

Apart from its looks, the $6,000 tub has rather a special USP: As well as being totally transportable (throw it on the top of the SUV, don't forget the fuel, find a nice spot and set it up) the log basket doubles as a cooker, meaning you can barbecue while you stew.

Product Page [Dutch Tub via Gadget Candy]

CalSpas Hot Tubs and Spas

gizmodo.com — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:52:53 EST

If you live in New York, unless you're incredibly rich or choose to live out in the boondocks an hour's train ride from Manhattan, chances are very high that your apartment is small small small. Most of us have combination living/dining spaces that don't really have room for living or dining, so I've been trying to convince people for years that we should give up on the idea of couches and tables once and for all and just all install hot tubs.

I mean, seriously, think about it—what would you rather do after a long day of work? Walk in the door and plop down onto the Ikea Ektorp sofa bed you've had since college? Or walk in the door and soak in a big hot tub like the CalSpas Galaxy Entertainment GX49 Spa, with its 49 superjets, auto-rising 42" plasma screen and marine-grade surround sound speakers with subwoofers? I know what I'm saving my hard-earned gadget blog-writing coin for.

Hot Tubs and Spas from CalSpas
Luxury Bathtubs With Integrated Plasmas [OhGizmo]