Bathrooms

“Hey, Google, warm up my toilet.” Image: KohlerCES is about more than just the gadgets you hold in your hand or sit at the desk to use. It’s about the stuff in your bathroom, too, which is why Kohler is using the annual trade show to debut its latest in connected fixtures. The new items include a new shower sprayer, a ventilation fan that helps with humidity after a long shower, and my favorite, the PureWash Bidet Seat with Google and Alexa built-in.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIThe…

Ahead of Hollywood power couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrating their first year as a married couple in July, Bennifer spent the first half of 2023 on a search for a shared dream home in Los Angeles, California. Eventually, Affleck and Lopez closed escrow on a $60 million estate in Beverly Hills with 12 bedrooms and a shocking 24 bathrooms, but (not nearly as expensive) house they nearly chose instead remains on the market. So now, it would seem that if you have $30 million handy, you can consider buying the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new hate crimes bill is inching closer to the possibility of becoming law in South Africa. The bill entrenches human dignity as a foundational value of the country by providing for penalties for explicit acts of violence and discrimination motivated by prejudice and intolerance. However, prejudice and…

Demi Lovato has opened up about using she/her pronouns again in addition to they/them pronouns after coming out as nonbinary two years ago.In an interview with GQ Spain published Tuesday, the “Confident” singer reflected on her gender identity and said she had decided to reincorporate she/her pronouns after constantly having to educate people and explain why she used they/them pronouns.“It was absolutely exhausting,” Lovato told the fashion magazine in a conversation translated from Spanish by USA Today. “That is one of…

Drake took to Instagram last night to flex about the special privileges he receives due to his fame. One of them, apparently, is access to private bathrooms.According to the rapper, the rest of us peasants are unaware of an incredible perk available to elites like Drizzy. Not only did he reveal that these bathrooms are private, but they’re “amazing” and “clean” as well.“Gonna start using 2023 to tell you my truths,” Drake wrote on his Instagram Stories. “I have seen more staff and private bathrooms than anybody…

Researchers from University of Colorado Boulder created a thin curtain of laser light to visualize the toilet spray. Gif: John Crimaldi/GizmodoIf “toilet plumes” aren’t already on your list of reasons to avoid public restrooms, well, scientists at University of Colorado Boulder are doing their best to change that. They used green lasers and basic cameras to reveal what sprays up when you flush a typical commercial toilet. It’s no secret that toilets spray when flushed, propelling aerosolized bits of water, poo, and even…