Gizmodo: white goods

Concept Dishwasher Looks Nice, May Turn Your Kitchen into a Rainforest

AddyDugdale — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:40:00 EDT

Spring segueing into summer means degree shows, when students show off their, frankly, outtahere-lunatic creations. So, without further ado, let's go to the Centre de Design at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where we have an innovative wall-hung dishwasher, or dishwasheur, as it's probably called.

Designed by Marie-Christine Lacasse and Marie Claude Savard, I almost like it. Almost. Big thumbs-up to the elongated rack—but I'm just not sure about that "autonomous" dishwasher unit that moves across the rack, rather like the printer head on an old dot matrix printer. And ladies, where was the spirit level in the making of your dishwasheur? Attention to detail, that's Giz all over, innit? [MoCo Loco]

Slam-Dunk the Funk(y Clothing) with the Tian Chi Washer

AddyDugdale — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:11:20 EST

Designed for electronic giant Candy and Italian business organization La Fucina, the Tian Chi washing machine introduces an element of fun to the daily grind of household chores, A spring-loaded trap door in the top means that you can play basketball with your dirty clothes every washday. Unlike me, Carlo Casagrande and Yu Wenhou Ben are obviously no fans of household chores, but that's because they don't have Jesus doing the laundry in nothing but a loincloth and high heels. [Yanko]

Mitsubishi Claims World's Fastest Washing Machine: Bring Out the Turbo-Charged Housewife in You

www.gizmodo.com — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:02:05 EDT

If any of you have ever thought that speed is of the essence when watching your clothes go round, then this product is for you. Mitsubishi Electric claim to have brought out the world's fastest washer-dryer whose moving drum changes angles automatically according to how much dirty laundry you fill it with, and the type of wash you want. Up to 20lb of clothes can be washed within 35 mins, and just over 13lb dried in a little over two hours.

But why would you want to claim the world's fastest washing machine? I can see why it might be useful for B&Bs or people with 87 children, but it's like boasting about having the world's cleanest car. And as far as my limited experience as a domestic goddess goes (dirty clothes? wear 'em in the shower) I don't think that 35 mins for a wash and 2 hours for a dry is particularly Bugatti-tastic. – Ad Dugdale

Speedster of a Washing Machine [UberGizmo]