Hasta La Gadget!

Heating bills can cause quite a big hit in your monthly expenses, depending on which country that you live in, but this does not mean that you should go freeze yourself to death during winter by being a miser, right? After all, a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, and that would include making sure that his family has the bare necessities for survival, including a roof over their head as well as three square meals. The thing is, if you have already made it in life and happen to own a home with a swimming pool, why not add something nice into the equation? Most public pools come with a shower outside for you to wash yourself down before you jump in, as well as help you get acclimatized to the water temperature. Why not go green with the $199.99 Solar Shower?

The Solar Shower is extremely cost effective and a snap to set up, where it will then be able to provide cold, warm or hot showers without causing another dent in your wallet. After all, the heating is done by the sun itself. All that you need to do is to mount the Solar Shower on a wall, make use of the included free-standing base, and you’re good to go. It will hook up to a standard garden hose, which means it should not be too difficult to find a place for it in your garden. The large column fills will take around 2 minutes to fill up with water, and it takes approximately an hour to heat up, depending on weather conditions, to deliver a water temperature of up to 130°F (55°C).
[ Solar Shower provides free hot water copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

The shower rack is one of those great inventions that give you a place to put all your shampoo and soap in the shower so you don’t have to worry about crushing your toes while your eyes are covered in soap. Not all shower racks are created equal though. This TARDIS shower rack is clearly head and shoulders above the rest.

The TARDIS shower rack is in the familiar police box blue color and has other touches that will make you feel like you are a showering Time Lord.

The two cubbies in the lower section are removable. If you are wondering why you might want to remove those lower cubbies, it’s because by taking them out you can stand tall bottles on the bottom rack. Say, doesn’t that make it bigger on the inside?

You can buy your own TARDIS shower rack for $44.99(USD) at ThinkGeek.

[via Nerd Approved]

Nothing is more comforting or relaxing than taking a long, hot shower at the end of a very long and tiring day. But are you showering just a wee bit too long for the good of the world’s remaining water supply? Apparently, the recommended time for a shower is seven minutes.

Every second over that would mean that you’re just wasting water. At least that’s the assumption the team behind the Uji Shower are working with.

The Uji is a shower head with built-in LED lights and a timer. It starts out with a green glow, which slowly changes to red when your seven minutes under the shower are up.

Brett Andler, one of Uji’s co-creators, explained: “It encourages [people] to take shorter and more energy efficient showers. By letting people become aware of how long they’re in the shower, we’ve actually been able to cut shower time by 12 percent.”

Good point. I’m definitely willing to find alternatives for stress relief in order to make sure future generations still have ample water supply. Are you?

[via NPR via Dvice]

When you’re in a good mood, there’s nothing like belting out a couple of tunes while you’re under the shower. There was a time, unless you put dedicated waterproof speakers your bathroom, it wasn’t easy to do so unaided. Now, there’s the iShower, a small, waterproof Bluetooth speaker that does it all and won’t break the bank.

The iShower is a water-resistant Bluetooth speaker made to work in your shower. It’s a pretty convenient way to stream your tunes directly from any number of mobile devices, like your smartphone or tablet. It also works pretty well near the pool, at the beach, or when you’re camping. It’s makers claim that you can use it from up to 200 feet away, so your gadget can remain nice a dry while you’re soaked.

You can pair up to 5 different devices with the iShower, so multiple users can listen to their own playlists. It also has a built-in controls for your mobile device, and a clock so you don’t miss that important meeting because you stayed in the shower for too long.

You can get the iShower for $99.99(USD) directly from the iDevices.

[via FancyCrave]

It’s common knowledge that anything descending from above is awesome. Superman. Rainbows. Felix Baumgartner. Our future alien overlords. All inherently better because they came from the heavens. Now, thanks to German ingenuity, our shower curtains can join these esteemed celestial ranks. More »