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Touch interactive kitchen faucet: we'll take one
If you're like us, you spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen, and you're undoubtedly already aware of the fact that faucets usually leave plenty to be desired. They're often hideous, and are pretty inconveniently set up most of the time, too. This concept -- which has been fully produced as a prototype -- is made from a slab of Corian, and employs tap gestures for operation. Call us crazy, but we're ready to lay down some cash for one of these right now. Unfortunately, they're not for sale (at least not yet) but you can check it out further in the video below.
SmartSink is always the right height
We can't say "automatic sink height adjustment" was incredibly high on our list of problems to be solved by smart people with too much time on their hands this century, but we won't look a gift horse in the mouth. The SmartSink from Leonardo Bonanni Design Consulting goes through a good bit of trouble to get sink height just right, and along the way solves a few other problems. First off, the sink is made of a soft material that no doubt makes it easier to lift up and down, but also less likely to break a dish you toss into it. Height is detected by a video camera which lines up with your line of sight and then automatically raises or lowers the sink to match up with your stature. Another camera watches for what you put under the faucet, be it a metallic pot or green vegetable, and turns on the water and adjusts the temperature accordingly. Naturally, we can't really see something like this hitting any sort of market anytime soon, but when has that ever stopped us? The action-packed video is after the break.[Via High T3ch]
