Gizmodo: urinal

I Guess Girls Are Supposed to Pee Into This?

matt buchanan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EDT

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]

Axixa Urinal Encourages You To Pee On the Side Of Buildings

Sean Fallon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:20:00 EDT

Hey, if they don't want us using the city as a toilet, they should make more public bathrooms right? Axixa provides an easy solution to peeing in the city while maintaining that invigorating outdoorsy experience.

The Axixa concept involves installing urinals outside of buildings—urinals with a classy pee-stain aesthetic. I'm not sure how these would work exactly, but even if the urinals weren't inappropriately shaped I don't see local businesses going for it. So, I recommend sticking with Ray Tempus' 15-Point Guide to Peeing In the City. It's an urban survival guide that will teach you everything you need to know. [The Design Blog]

Self-Cleaning Toilet Becomes a Urinal With the Push Of a Button

Sean Fallon — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT

I've always wanted a urinal in my bathroom, but a lack of space (and money) has always been an issue. This Ultimate Clean Toilet could solve all of these problems and more.

On one side you have a toilet and on the other, a urinal. The toilet rotates between the two at the press of a button and self-cleans with steam and a UV light bath. So you are getting both a urinal and a toilet in a single, compact unit that not only cleans itself, but most likely would result in cost savings with regard to water usage. Again, this is only a concept, but it is one that has limitless potential. [Yanko via DVICE]

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

Sean Fallon — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT

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.

Unfortunately, this urinal is one of a kind, but it will be on display at his one-man show entitled "Down The Drain - The Legacy of George W. Bush." at Ruby's Clay Studio and Gallery in San Francisco. The show runs from January 17 to February 16, 2009. Hopefully, visitors will be allowed to relieve themselves in it. Let's be honest—it would be satisfying on multiple levels. [Clark Sorensen via InventorSpot]

Peeandgo, The Lady Urinal with a Splash of Gold

Kit Eaton — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:59:00 EDT

You may be forgiven for thinking it's toilet week here on Giz, but how could we not show you this? The Peeandgo, designed by Chen-Karlsson takes its inspiration from traditional squat urinals in Asia and the Middle East, and I'm guessing its *ahem* provocative shape is designed to stop splashback. There's no info on pricing, or indeed on whether that's real gold, so it looks like a design prototype. It's nice to see a rethink, and a bit of luxury devoted to the oft-ignored porcelain things in the bathroom, but, ladies of Giz, do you think this design is actually convenient nowadays? [Belowtheclouds via Likecool]

Cute Elephant Robot Drinks Human Urine

Sean Fallon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Those crazy inventors over at Mertec in Japan have recently unveiled their newest creation—a robot elephant designed to clean urinals. The man behind the unique design claims that the elephant theme came to him because he imagined the trunk as "a powerful reversal of the urinal drain." The idea of reversal is even represented in the robot's brand name "DCBA" (ABCD). Mertec claims that DCBA can clean a urinal in 10 seconds and save 8 liters of water in the process. All I know is that if I ever travel to Japan and see one of these things patrolling a bathroom, I'm keeping my junk tucked safely in my pants. [Impress via 3yen]

Crazy Singing Clown Urinal Makes Us Go HAHAHAARRGHHSTOPDOINGTHAT!

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:56:45 EST

This Japanese mechanical urinal in Osaka is an all-laughing, all-singing clown with a huge mouth. Yes, you read that well: it sings and moves up and down as you pee in it. And it has teeth. I know. After seeing it in action, I found it so wrong on so many levels that I had to put the video after the jump for other sensitive souls like me.

I don't know about you, but I think this beats our previous Wrongmodo entries, the Jesuswitch and the Musical SpongeBob Digital Thermometer, by a wide margin. [LiveLeak]

Gloo Urinals Inspire Good Aim, Bad Taste

Mark Wilson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:43:44 EST

You don't have the ultimate bachelor pad unless you own a urinal. And as long as you're going all out with the theme, the urinal might as well glow like the slutty fluorescents of a cheap motel sign. The Gloo urinal is built from plastic and filled with LEDs, at last bringing the same style we see in the Aurea to your urea. Of course, the $655 price tag may make you wet yourself anyway.

For those looking for more practical toilet lighting solutions, check out this little gadget. [philipwatts via techdigest]

Folding Installable Home Urinal Provides Class

Jason Chen — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:20:28 EDT

Nothing says luxury housing like a folding home urinal, which is just what you can get when you pick up one of these from Mister Miser. Not only is it great for people who hate wiping their pee off the toilet seat, it's great for conservationists as well—it only takes 10 ounces per flush. Ten! Plus, it's so space efficient, you can install one in every room of the house, meaning you'll never have to walk that extra 25 feet to the bathroom again. [Mister Miser via Luxury Housing Trends via Smart Stuff via Uber Review]

Piss-Screen Urinal Game Discourages Drunk Driving

kthompson — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:20:54 EDT

Forget the Wiimote, this humble German-engineered device houses a racing game controlled by your powerful stream of urine. Designed to promote taxis as an alternative to drunk driving, the Piss-Screen shocks drunkards with a brutal car crash when they inevitably ram their virtual roadster into oncoming traffic. Apparently if you're too drunk to play a video game with your junk, you're too drunk to drive home. Don't have to pee? Try the web-based game, which isn't limited by your bladder volume. [The Piss-Screen via Geekologie]

WACOM Urinals, Disturbing Even if Fake

Mark Wilson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:50:01 EDT

At first glance, the self-explanatory "WACOM" urinals seem like a good idea. Featuring a built-in LCD display, hands free operation, and the romantic musk of blue sterilizing cake, all the elements are present for those special times when a man needs his...relief. But then you notice the monitor is displaying a child's drawing and you begin to worry for society, yourself, the guy who did the Photoshop and the poor souls at Adobe who probably feel like they were part of The Mahatten Project II. [The World's Best Urinal]

Panasonic DL-GWN Toilet Seat Lights Your Pee-Path

Charlie White — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:37:15 EDT

Panasonic makes a foray into the useless toilet seat business, trying to sell this Panasonic DL-GWN device that lights up a bull's-eye in the water at which to aim your stream. Its light has a dual function, also warming the toilet seat, which we can tell you from personal experience is a highly desirable feature, especially in winter.

But hey, instead of spending the $1165 on this throne, we would suggest a dimmable light switch in your bathroom along with a heated toilet seat, both which can be had for a fraction of that price and accomplish the same thing. Or better yet, guys, get your own urinal—no lights needed, no splashing unless you're really drunk and your aim is off by 90 degrees. Anyway, the Panasonic DL-GWN will be available November 1. – Charlie White

New Toilet Seat helps you pee when drunk [Newlaunches]

Peter Potty: Training Urinal

Noah R — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:18:32 EST

Why is it that all those potty training toilets for our sons are of the sit-down variety? Because women control the world, and are biased against men who mark their territory around the toilet while stand-up peeing. Well, boys, no longer will your son have to suffer the indignity of peeing like a girlie. Meet the Peter Potty, the toddler urinal. It even has a flush system—fill the top reservoir with water and empty it from a tray on the bottom. Which is useful, assuming your two-year-old can pull down his pants and undies, grab his wee-wee and manage to get any of his pee into the basin without being distracted by the Wizmark Interactive Urinal Communicator you put in the there for fun.

According to its creators, "The PeterPotty is proven to reduce the potty training age for boys by an average of six months..." While the website does not provide any research proving this claim, it's sure to be related to the confidence your son will gain by learning to pee all over the floor and toddle away from his mess without looking back. It's never too early to teach him that cleaning the toilet is a job best left for his sister, mother or maid. The Peter Potty is available from major retailers for between $39.99 and $49.99.

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Flushless Urinals Receive Awards, Save Water

Charlie White — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:16:12 EST

Thanks to the laws of physics and some good old ingenuity, there's no need to use water to get rid of liquid waste any more. Even though it sounds gross, flushless/waterless urinals received a 2006 Award for Design Excellence and have been endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Best of all, if just 10% of conventional urinals could be converted to waterless, 200 billion gallons of water could be saved each year.

How does it work? The flushless urinal contains a liquid consisting of alcohol and mineral oils, which are lighter than the urine which flows through the liquid and down the drain. There's a special cartridge that replaces the conventional drain that makes this possible. It wouldn't be much fun to be the poor soul who has to change those cartridges, though.

No Flush: Let the Yellow Mellow [Wired News]