10.26.2006

GoSmile for curing wine stains on teeth

I was behind the bar a few weeks ago and was entertaining a first date couple drinking a heavy Argentine cabernet. Their date was going well, but the woman's teeth were stained a deep red. The lady excused herself to the powder room and came back five minutes later with clean white teeth. I was, in a word, amazed.

Her little secret was a touch up ampoule from Go Smile. Single use whitening stain removers are great for removing wine stains from teeth without the risk of leeching off the enamel. With a water based formula the scrubby oxygen bubbles work just like commercial teeth whitening, but they work quickly and can fit in pocket. They've been on the market for quite a while, but the gentle formula and handy applicator are perfect for sneaking off to discreetly clean up after holiday glasses of wine.

The whitening compound is contained within a glass tube. The tube is surrounded by a cardboard sleeve, and capped with a foam applicator tip. Just crack the glass tube (like igniting a glowstick) with a gentle squeeze, and lightly rub over the teeth. Gum resins in the whitener keep it on the teeth and working for a quarter of an hour as it naturally dissipates. Ampoules are available in mint, pear, or peach for a double action bit of breath freshening.

The ampoules are available directly from the company in a five pack for $8.00 or a thirty pack for $39.00. There's also a $29 seven piece refillable compact, but for the price you're better off buying one of the refills.

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10.26.2006

Control your shower remotely

Wireless enters the final frontier of your home -- the bathroom. The UK based manufacturer of "sanitary fittings," Grohe has produced a wireless digital shower that allows you to turn on and control your shower remotely. That way, you can wake up, turn on the shower, and have it on and ready by the time you get to the bathroom. Temperatures can be individually set for different people or times of the day.

The Digital Shower Grohtherm Wireless system isn't exactly cheap, as it costs �744 or US $1,376.

Via Tech Digest through Born Rich.

Posted by Ray Category: home
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10.26.2006

Periodic Table of the Shower

From the folks at Think Geek comes the perfect housewarming gift for your mad scientist friends: The Periodic Table of the Elements shower curtain.

It�s bold, bright colors and large fonts make it easy to read and are sure to allay any anxieties about forgetting the atomic number of Lawrencium while shampooing your hair. In fact, you may just be able to find some of those strange ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle on your new handy scientific reference tool/splash barrier.

Perfect for subtly making the not-so-scientifically-oriented person seem just a little brainier to their visitors.

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10.26.2006

Mathmos Thaw

A very peculiar old man stopped me in the street yesterday. Amidst the spitting and swearing, I made out the following words: "Watch yourself sonny, fire and ice don't mix." "That's strange," I replied, "I've just bought this new Mathmos lamp, which seems to state otherwise." So, I invited him home, made him a cup of tea, and together we filled the mould from the lamp with water. We then stuck it in the freezer, and passed time playing scrabble while we waited for the water to turn to ice. We then removed the ice from the mould, and placed, as instructed, a little candle in the centre. "Incredible," the man said with a toothless grin, "I guess they're right." Mathmos are always right, I smugly thought to myself. With that I waved him goodbye, and just as I was closing the door I heard him shout at a neighbour, "Watch yourself sonny, fire and ice don't mix." What an odd man.

The Mathmos Thaw is available now for �20/$50.

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10.26.2006

Sonic bed bathes you in sound while you sleep

The Sonic Bed London created by Kaffe Matthews is a raised bed frame with speakers surrounding the edges, which bathe the sleeper with sound. The sleeper hears as well as feels the sounds emitted from the speakers which induce various pleasant and relaxing effects. The bed is a prototype and isn't being mass produced.

Via Sci Fi Tech.

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10.26.2006

The Self Shelf

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Is it magic?

The Self Shelf looks like a big paperback and attaches to the wall via a hidden bracket, so books look like they're floating. Check out the book on the bottom -- that's the fixed shelf. Clever, eh?

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