Bathroom gadgets

INTERVIEW: Just how big is Movember?

Back in the southern-hemisphere summer of 2003, a gang of Antipodean gents came up with the idea of growing a moustache for a month. 6 years on and nearly a quarter of a million men around the globe are cultivating face fur on their upper lips all in the name of charity...

iDuck wireless, waterproof speaker launches

Sometimes rather than ask why, it's best just to ask why not. Case in point is the iDuck.

The iDuck is a wireless two part transmitter/speaker that beams the tunes from your MP3 player to the waterproof duck-styled speaker for some bath-time crooning.

Daily Tech Deal: Remington R7130 shaver £68.49 from Boots

If you hadn't noticed already, there is a moustache-themed thread running through Pocket-lint at the moment, this being in no small part due to our participation in Movember - a charity geared towards increasing awareness and raising money for prostate cancer.

Top grooming gadgets for Movember

By now, you should be seeing some growth to look after and it's probably about time you shaved away that scruffy unwanted stubbly beard. So, to help you in your grooming endeavour, find below five splendid moustache growing tools to take you from a 5 o'clock shadow to...

Gentlemen start your Mo

Movember is upon us once more and that means plenty of talk about moustaches, moustache gadgets and of course not forgetting the main reason for the facial hair growth - helping raise awareness for prostate Cancer.

Over the next 30 days the Pocket-lint team and...

VIDEO: Wi-Fi Body Scale & iPhone app announced

French company Withings has announced the launch of its Wi-Fi enabled body scale, which it claims is a world first. It can automatically record your weight, lean and fat mass, and your Body Mass Index, and it'll upload it to a secure website or an iPhone application.

PHOTOS: Korean self-cleaning toilet seat

A Korean company called Moolsarang was getting a lot of attention at IFA 2009, so we took a closer look at its stand to see what the fuss was about. Turns out that Moolsarang makes all manner of toilet seats.

Its flagship product is the MS-3100, which is pictured...

Aussies now piss on our Ashes performance

It might be 1-1 in The Ashes at the moment, but that doesn't mean our performance last week was pretty bad.

To rub salt in the wounds, a pub in Melbourne has decided to allow its punters to piss all over England's performance in the next test match on...

Get clean with the Palm Pre Soap

One soap maker has taken their love affair with the new Palm Pre a little too far with the launch of a Bourbon and Coke scented soap in the shape of the new smartphone.

Etsy, through seller twoeggplants, is now selling the Palm Pre soap, for those who fancy...

Salter Mirror Scale announced

The new Salter "Mirror Scale" is described as a unique, wall-mountable solution for small bathrooms.

Claiming to combine two "essential" bathroom items in one - a bathroom scale and wall mirror - the two-for-one product hides a slimline electronic scale behind...

iPhone control for your bath with Bathomatic

Picture the scene. You're sitting watching Eastenders and you want to have a bath as soon as it finishes. You could scurry upstairs and set it running 5 minutes before the end, or, you could control it from your iPhone.

Yes, Bathomatic, from Unique Automation,...

Aquavision offering bespoke waterproof televisions

Aquavision might not be the only company offering waterproof televisions to those of you who like to watch Eastenders in the tub, but it's the only company that'll make a waterproof goggle box to your exact specifications.

The company, which describes itself...

VIDEO: Samsung health check mirror

Susi Weaser gets reflective with the "health check mirror", a Jetsonsesque device that displays health info - and more - as you gaze at your reflection.

Grand Designs Live demos Home of the Future

In times of plenty, manufacturers always have news. When launches are a little thinner on the ground, concepts make the perfect exhibition fodder.

Such was the case with the Home of the Future at this year's Grand Designs Live exhibition, where Samsung and...

Tanita announces BC-1000 body composition monitor

Tanita Corporation has announced the BC-1000 body composition monitor, the first device confirmed as compatible with the Garmin FR60 fitness watch announced in January.

Using the ANT+ wireless connection standard, the BC-1000 is able to send various statistics...

Dolphin offers waterproof bathroom TVs

Dolphin is offering stylish waterproof flat screen TVs as an option for those going for the company's designer bathrooms.

Available in two sizes, a teeny 7-incher and a 17-inch model, the televisions are suitable for all wet environments.

Featuring...

Credit Crunch Christmas: Oral-B Vitality

Getting this close to Christmas it's possible you won't want to chance the post, so we have a deal that is worth traipsing to the shops for.

Last week Pocket-lint did a review of the Oral-B Vitality Colour Edition. Not only did we give it 9/10, but it's now...

HydroChromotherapy from the Hidrocom shower

Ramon Soler has come up with a shower that will make you feel better no matter how cold and miserable it is outside.

The Hidrocom shower uses HydroChromotherapy, which combines water, sound, light and colour.

There are three programmes, which you...

Movember: over 12,000 Mo Bros in the UK

Movember has already seen 12,211 people pledge they will grow a moustache raising a whopping £265,923.

The Movember event, which sees all money raised in the UK going to The Prostate Cancer Charity in the UK aims to raise awareness of killer disease prostate...

GoateeShaver promises a perfect goatee

If you like to keep you facial hair well groomed this could be the gadget for you.

The GoteeShaver will set you back $19.99, but promises to "revolutionize the way you shave and trim your goatee."

According to the makers, the GoateeSaver can be...

Mouse soap concept revealed

Just a concept at this stage, the mouse-shaped soap sees the oh-so-familiar input device in the bathroom. Looks pretty ergonomic too...

Portable nail dryer launches

Girls! Don't spend ages waiting for your nail polish to dry, get one of these "strong wind" generating gadgets for $15. Just think how much time that could buy you in the long run...

Remington tackles stubble with new shavers

Remington has announced the launch of three new electric shavers that it hope will give you a smooth look and feel when they hit the shops later in the year.

There will be three new models trying to convince you that you need to lose the stubble, the R7130...

VIDEO: Vertebrae vertical bathroom system

This unique British design is the ultimate space saver for those who like luxury but don't have much room.

The Vertebrae is a vertical bathroom solution, which means that it offers everything you need for your ablusions without taking up precious floor space...

Gaming toilet making a splash

Two Belgians were sitting in a bar drinking beer when they came up with the wackiest of WCs.

The Place to Pee is an interactive toilet which combines the practical (namely a place to relieve yourself) with games.

Designed by Bart Geraets and Werner...