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The Cover Up App Masks Unpleasant Restroom Sounds

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:50:16 -0800

Picture this: You just had the date of your dreams, so when he invites you to his place for a little night cap, you immediately say yes without hesitation. After a glass of wine, your stomach starts rumbling and you realize that extra spicy Tandoori chicken dish maybe wasn't the best ordering option for your first date. Next thing you know, you're in his bathroom, wondering how you'll be able to drown out unwanted restroom noise.

Not to worry! There's an app called Cover Up that is said to help women "save face in those potentially awkward situations in the office place bathroom, public restroom or at the new boyfriend’s house." For only 99 cents, you can choose from a variety of sounds (including running water, hand-dryers, and blow dryers) which are launched when touching any of the makeup compact areas - and yes, the makeup brush controls the volume!

You can have a peek at what the app looks like on your phone, when you read more.

How to Geek Out Your Bathroom

GeekSugar — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:44:06 -0700

The geekiest that some people's bathrooms will get is dropping their cell phone in the toilet. For the tech-loving rest of us, there are robots, video games, and other totally geek chic accessories to be put in the most underappreciated room in the house.

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Have You Ever Used Your Cell Phone on the Toilet?

GeekSugar — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:43:07 -0700

Forty-two percent! Forty-two percent! That's how many people admitted to using their cell phone in the bathroom on a recent survey. I'm not really appalled, but mostly impressed that so many people were so honest.

I always assumed everyone did it, but kept it their dirty, little secret, unless it was to call someone else out in a rant. Maybe it's not as disconcerting as the Twitter account that pretends to be a toilet, but toilet talking is not exactly socially acceptable. But is everybody doin' it? I think so.

If you do, you should probably be up front about it, and be talking to someone you can be up front with. Oh, and public restrooms? Maybe avoid those.

Fess up: do you ever use your cell phone in the bathroom? And text messaging counts!

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TV in My Bathtub? Yes, Please

GeekSugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:31:16 -0700

After much debate on where it's cool to have additional televisions in your house (I'm against in the bedroom, but for the dining room, for the record), I have another curious TV location for you to try on for size: the bathtub.

The Cosmo Hydromassage TV Bathtub is a spectacular two-in-one, combining a 17-inch LCD flat screen TV with a whirlpool tub. It fits two people, so woohoo to that! Despite the cost - about $4,580 - this is something you'd need to splurge on, due to the sensitive electronic nature. Please don't go DIYin' this.

High-Tech Luxury Bathroom: Love or Leave?

GeekSugar — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:45:51 -0800

Would you love to have a bathroom that is decked out with all the latest gadgets? Imagine having a bathtub like this one I spotted on Bornrich. The Splash is a 17-inch wide screen, water-resistant LCD TV that comes with a 176-degrees horizontal and vertical viewing angle and an iPod docking station. As much as I'd love to say that it'd be great to watch television while taking a bath, I prefer complete serenity- zero technology and noise. Now the iPod dock is a different story, because rocking out while getting ready is always fun. What do you think? Is it over-the-top to have technology in the bathroom?

Waterproof LCD Monitor With Remote

GeekSugar — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:00:47 -0700

Bathroom gadgets are so much fun, especially when you can take them in the shower! Here's another waterproof device that is sure to be a hit with gadget gurus. Featured on 7 Gadgets, this 8-Inch LCD Screen by Sharp comes with 640x480 resolution, an audio/video input for any kind of media source, and a waterproof remote. I can totally picture myself using it to watch all my favorite TV shows and movies while taking a bath. These LCD screens are priced around $240.

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"Interactive" Bathroom Experience To Prevent DUIs

GeekSugar — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:00:52 -0700

MTV cribs and TV manufacturers want us to think our lives are incomplete without TVs in our showers or TVs built into our bathroom mirrors, but a group of designers hope to market an interactive bathroom screen that will prevent you from having a Lindsay Lohan moment. Aside from its vile name, the Piss Screen is pretty innovative. It's actually a game that was made to encourage people to take a taxi home with Frankfurt Taxi Services after having a few drinks, rather than get behind the wheel of their own car. No word on a female-friendly version, but frankly I don't know many women who would be interested.

How does it work? A pressure-sensitive inlay is set within urinals, enabling users to play a game while they, ummm potty. The game itself was displayed on a screen above each urinal, and automatically starts. The player can then control the car whilst relieving himself – if they want the car to go right, they simply peed to the right. It was modeled after "Need for Speed," requiring relatively quick reactions, but clearly, the drunker you are, the slower your response, reinforcing the effects of alcohol to the gamer. The game ultimately culminates in a shocking crash-sequence reminding you what might happen if you drive drunk. To check out the video of how the game works, visit The Piss Screen.

Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Pac-Man Bathroom

GeekSugar — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:02:11 -0800

Pac-Man was definitely the ultimate arcade game, although I don't know if I'd take my passion for a game and plaster it on my bathroom wall! Check this out- a Pac-Man public restroom plastered with tiles honoring this timeless game. This artistic bathroom is located in the specialty gaming store Game Junkie of Westchester Ohio. What do you think? Yay or Nay? Would you consider adopting this style in your own loo?

Polaroid Polaroid On The Wall

GeekSugar — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:01:57 -0700

The math on this one just doesn't add up. Polariod is having some marketing fun by replacing mirrors in shopping malls and business centers in São Paulo, Brazil with Polaroid cameras. I could see it being entertaining when you and your girlfriends are in the loo, but when time is limited and you need a quick gloss touch up or need to remove lettuce wedged between your teeth, not so much. How would you feel if you walked into a bathroom sans mirrors but with cameras instead? Thankfully they aren't in the actual stalls. Leave all your juicy comments below! Posted on cribcandy and uberreview.

Geek Out: Where Won't You Whip Out Your Laptop?

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:05:09 -0700

In the movie Motherhood, which opens today, Uma Thurman plays a multitasking stay-at-home mom trying to raise two kiddos and keep up her passion for writing. Her busy schedule of feedings, cleaning, meal making, and party planning means she has to sneak short moments of computer time in wherever she can. She blogs in 10-minute increments at her desk while baby plays, at the playground, and even in the stairwell of her building.

I'm not a mom, but I can relate to whipping out my laptop in usual places (you know, the car, the laundromat, the camping ground) in order to get work finished and stay connected. Where won't I blog or log on? The bathroom. Unlike Brooke Shields' character on Lipstick Jungle, the idea of bringing my Mac to the powder room makes me cringe. Where is your no-tech zone?