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Networked Elettronico Faucet is controlled by LCD touchscreen

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Now you can network your water faucets together. The Elettronico Faucet by Carlo Frattini lets you control the water's temperature and flow rate on its touchscreen, which can also control other faucets you hook up together in a special plumbing network. Whoa!

We've seen some fancy faucets before, but this one beats all. Say you're cleaning up after breakfast — from the kitchen sink, you can start the shower at your favorite temperature as you finish up those dishes. You can even control all your fixtures via the web.

Frattini also touts its water-saving capabilities, letting you turn off all the faucets in the house from one location before you go out the door. Really? Might be great for those absent-minded rich people who are constantly leaving the water running all over the house.






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dr_gonzo:
great, now you gotta call the helpdesk, wait half an hour to get a support geek to answer, and go through the motio...More »


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By Robert Hruzek at 2:44 PM ON 10/09/08

I'm sorry; I just have to comment on this one.

Talk about a butthead idea! Next time the power goes off, I can't even get a drink of water? Sheesh!

By Roger Huston at 8:04 PM ON 10/09/08

Oh, this is so cool. You know, the one thing you could rely on when your power went out is you water would still work. Now, you won't get even that.

By dr_gonzo at 6:39 AM ON 10/10/08

great, now you gotta call the helpdesk, wait half an hour to get a support geek to answer, and go through the motions of rebooting the shower, meanwhile my core temp dropping rapidly from standing in the ice cold shower i can't turn off...


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