Koehler (not to be confused with the American Kohler company) also included an elegant control system that increases temperature by twisting the knob on the side and increases water pressure by adjusting the position of the tap. Again, this is only a concept at the moment, but the good news is that you can achieve similar results with a $4 plastic add-on. [Koehler via DVICE]

It may not talk to you, but the wall-mounted Ondus does have cool features like a touchpad control, digital temperature readout and handy holders for your soap and cups. The price of this magnificent bathroom fixture is unknown but, as they say, if you have to ask you probably can't afford it. [Grohe via Trendir]

The design creates a sideways waterfall effect that ends up tapering down into a well-targeted spot in the sink itself. It also features LED water temp indicators and an on/off button that looks like it belongs on a piece of home theater equipment. I really love the way it flows though. It looks like you could take a full on shower in the sink if you had to. [Octopus Design via MoCo Loco via DVICE]

The touch sensitive controls can deliver filtered or unfiltered hot and cold water via two channels in the faucet neck—and the best part is that you will actually be able to by this sometime in the near future. Well, those of us with a lot of money to blow on a faucet that is. [Triflow via Dezeen via DVICE]

I'm sure that is part of the inspiration behind designer Shen Di's "+shifter" faucet concept. However, the true purpose behind the design is a unique method of conserving water. You see, the faucet regulates the water flow from low to high as the gears progress upward.

The concept certainly looks interesting, but there is one major problem: how do you control the temperature? [Yanko via DVICE]

Indeed, the sink is basically a bucket with a drain and can be removed from its housing for tasks like watering plants, washing your car and bathing pets. Naturally, that means you are conserving and reusing excess water—so it is eco friendly as well. Sounds like a smart product to me—and the $25 price tag isn't bad either. [Hughie via Trendir]

[Frattini via Trendir via Newlaunches via DVICE]

[WMD London via Born Rich]

The Ammonite Washbasin is available in 1200-1590 x 560 mm (approx. 47-63 x 22 inches) dimensions with a basin that measures 64 cm (about 25-inches). There is no word on pricing, but my guess is that it would be very expensive to install. Plus, you may run into trouble with the financing after you get canned for being late to work everyday. You could easily get caught in a trance watching this sink operate as you brush your teeth in the morning. [HighTech via Trendir]

[WET via Trendir]

As you approach the sink, a camera and custom-built software calculates, using your line of sight, how tall you are. The sink then adjusts its height accordingly, and a second camera clocks the object to be washed, determining the temperature of the water. [TechEBlog]
*This is obviously a joke. J is 6'0" (or 1.80 meters, as they say in Euroland.)

Of course, we only recommend this for married people, since most non-hippy women would probably bolt when seeing this mounted on your toilet. On the other hand, imagine how much fun it would be to pee into the top and bottom and see urine be used to flush urine. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Sinkpositive via Core77]

No pricing info available, but it's safe to assume that this is a tad bit pricier than anything you can pick up at Home Depot. –Adam Frucci

Product Page [via Josh Spear]

The base costs $1,790 and the sink basin is $840, for a total of $2630. At that price, we'd suggest you go down to the dump, grab a drum, and build this thing yourself. Hell, an actual barrel of oil only costs what, $1000 now?

55-Gallon Drum Luxury Sink [Bristol and Bath via Neatorama]

One thing about apartment hunting in New York City when you are not feelthy steenking reech is that no matter how nasty you think the last apartment you saw was, the next one will inevitably be nastier. We once looked at one in lower Manhattan that had the shower in a what was basically a closet, just off the kitchen, and the toilet in another closet at the far end of the apartment.

The toilet was 300 feet from the kitchen sink, which was apparently also meant to be the bathroom sink. Gross! We wonder if places like this (and there are many in the city) would've looked better to us had the landlords installed something like this $89 Toilet Lid Sink, which saves space as well as water, by using the water you washed your hands with in the sink to flush the toilet.

Toilet Lid Sink [Real Goods Catalog, via Cool Tools]

This is a hell of an idea, especially for dorms or small spaces (like my first apartment, where I could actually cook right from my bed). The all-in-one cooking sink by Kohler actually has a stovetop built into the sink, spacious enough to put a large pot on, but not big enough to make it look like two appliances. Genius. It's also got a chopping board and it actually looks pretty darn good. You won't be baking cookies anytime soon, but we trust that won't be much of a problem.

THE SINK THAT COOKS [Coolhunter]