Video: iHouse SmartFaucet with face recognition is more smug than smart
By Thomas Ricker 
posted April 21st 2009 5:59AM
posted April 21st 2009 5:59AM
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Seems over the top now, but I wonder how commonplace these things will become in a couple of years. There's not that much technology in them when it comes down to it
So instead of turning a knob, we'd have to learn to program our water faucets? What happens if the faucet gets a BSOD? Who would repair this thing? The technology is here, butI doubt this will take off.
The screen is automatically Blue, so you can't get the bsod really XD lol jk. idk the company would probably fix it for people.
Ring.
Hi Mr. Smith, this is Steve. I'll be a little late today. My faucet forced a software update. Then when it rebooted it wouldn't work. Tech support said to update the firmware. Now it only dispenses scalding water. As soon as I can brush my teeth I'll be in.
So you ring technical support, and the first thing they ask you is, "have you tried turning ot off and one again?"
I have seen this SmartFaucet at the web few months ago. Just wondering why do I need this kind of faucet. It seems like it is over the top. Anyway, I like the second pic. :-)
Thanks.
Your MorningGizmo guy,
Joey
Stiv - nice!
It seems to be way too complicated for day to day use. We all love to shove tech into everything we can, but this item shows there's a point where you have gone too far - When you're trying to make things easier and instead just made life harder. I rather just turn the faucet on and off like normal without waiting for a software problem.
@joey
i liked you better on friends
and i hated friends
what? no ipod dock? looks like its serving crystal light today.
@onelove
actually a functioning music player with an mp3/ipod dock would make this thing 10x better than it is. also if it had a wifi receiver so you could stream music over your network would be awesome. nothin more relaxing than a hot bath, some cocaine, and pink floyd
Dude I am *not* putting a faucet that can SEE MY NAKED BODY on my bathtub or any bathtub my wife uses.
And our sink is run by click-locking floor pedals like the nicer ones you'll find in some hospital and dental settings. It doesn't look nice like that one, but it leaves both our hands free to do whatever immediately in the sink without the ridiculous expense.
"but it leaves both our hands free to do whatever immediately in the sink without the ridiculous expense"
What? I turn on the faucet and then have my hands free too. Did you think the rest of us use hand water pumps in the bathroom to wash our face?
You know what's over the top? The pile of coke and the $20 in the picture :/
@r3ap3r LOL, that is exactly what caught my attention in the picture.
same here...
what the hell is that music in the video?
Friendly advice to whoever put that soundtrack on there: Seek help! You have nothing to lose!
I think it was composed by a deaf monkey having a seizure while shackled to a keyboard.
Or maybe the faucet just plays that music all the time in an effort to be even more annoying?
teenage boobage, nice. :)
Sometimes, I use different temperatures of water.
Are you crazy, man?
Then you will be thrilled to hear about the new iHouse SmartFaucet 2! Yes folks, it allows you to use different water temps. Just turn your face one way for hot and the other for cold, but be careul not to look directly at it or it spews molten hot water all over you while you scream in horror. (We hope to work that bug out in the iHouse SmartFaucet 3)
Um ... I don't know about you, but I use a faucet at different speeds and temperatures at different times.
There's a difference when brushing your teeth and when trying to rub out blood stains.
Oops... I said too much.
iHope this company goes out of business soon.
Just saying.
this is a great addition to the iDouche collection.
OMGWTF?! Why the hell is there a giant pile of coke on the counter with a rolled up dollar bill?!?! I mean, that's kinda what it looks like to me. From having watched Scarface, of course.
Damn you!
Seconds late.
Actually, good sir, that looks like a rolled up 20. This is clearly a high-class druggy.
You're totally right! I mean, what else could this be than coke??
I think it's a Canadian $100 bill, it's the right colour (yes the 'u' is correct) for that. No idea what that white stuff is, maybe baby powder?
lmao i'm pretty positive that it actually is (or is supposed to be) cocaine. i just downloaded the image and the file name was house-smartfaucet-pink_cocaine.
If you click through to the article, you can see that the rolled up bill and pile of coke was added by Engadget. Pretty good Photoshop job.
Its the engadget bathroom. :)
ROFL, awesome stuff, Engadget.
I was going to post a serious comment of sorts but I realize that that's impossible now.
Psh a 20 dollar bill? Druggies take this tip, if you don't have a hundred dollar bill to hoot up your drugs with, YOU CAN'T AFFORD SAID DRUGS!!!!!
@JakeB
You are so wrong , my man. A night of drug-induced fun is cheaper than drinking beer at the pub. I mean, that's what I heard. From watching that Dateline special, of course.
Is that crack in the picture?
Oh come now, surely you realize that crack is the crystalline form of cocaine. Since this is powder, it must be cocaine. I mean, that's what I heard. From watching COPS, of course.
That's not crack, it's some kind of expensive "facial scrub" :p And finally, a way for me to constantly get the right temperature water instead of playing with the taps for 5 minutes tryna get it just right.
I think that it is more likely "Colombian Nasal Scrub"
They could host Olympic ski jumping off that dude's hair.
What does "Bom dia!" mean? This can go in any direction.
It means "The light at the end turned yellow, now I'm afraid to wash my hands under that thing!"
it's portuguese for "good day/morning"
I didn't even notice the 'bom dia', I guess I was distracted by something else ....
no comments about the chick yet ?? That's odd.
That's "boom headshot!" in portuguese.
which said the current providers to
It's actually a rolled up 50€ bill, and damn, that's a big pile of coke!
I wonder if they have these at lowes yet, I need one.
looks ugly!!