Concept and Cutting Edge Appliances We Want

Have you ever looked around your kitchen or your laundry room and thought 'I need to solve this problem.' Many of us do that and we fill our homes with gadgets and tools that solve a very specific problem. This week we're looking at five very specific tools to solve problems around the home. Some of them already exist. Some of them might exist in the future. Either way, we know we want them. 

For the ones that don't exist, we feel the need to place a disclaimer. These are tools and appliances that have been dreamed up by engineers. They aren't fully reproducible just yet. These are concept designs. We'll make sure to note which ones you can get right now and which ones you can't.

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iRobot Scuba

LED Shower Head

B-Iron 725 

Orbital Washer 

Electrolux Gel Refrigerator 

iRobot scuba

The rounds of cleaning never end, especially when faced with a pandemic. Many of us have found the iRobot company to be very helpful and this design is no different. Although officially called the iRobot Braava, the idea stays the same. A robotic mop for your home instead of a vacuum. Now not only can you leave your vacuuming to your faithful robot, but you can also have one to deal with mopping as well. We love this idea, especially for making the weekly scrubbing easier. There are quirks to using it as is true of any piece of technology but it makes up for it in terms of time saved. Just don't go and buy this one as a gift for your significant other. (Although this one does exist, we're still dreaming of a day when we can have our own Rosie from the Jetsons.)

LED Shower Head 

 Taking a shower is something we hope, all of us do. Why shouldn't your time there be as relaxing or refreshing as possible? Or both! That's where an LED shower head comes in. Studies have shown that different lights can have different effects on how we think. Not only in terms of how bright the lights are but also what color the lights are. With an LED shower head you can control what your shower looks like. Some of them, like the one we have linked to, will even change colors based on the temperature rather than just a pre-selected color. If you're looking to update your bathroom and make it a relaxing place we think this should be in consideration.

B-Iron 725 

This see-through iron was developed by Dong-Seok Lee and Ji-Hyung Jung. The idea is a simple one, what if you could see the garment you're working on through the iron? It's especially useful for working with pants and skirts that need a crisp pleat in them. Although this idea isn't in production yet we hope that it will be in the near future.

Orbital Washer 

Sticking with the idea of laundry, we're looking at the orbital washer. This is also another concept design but it goes well with people who are working in a smaller living area. 

The machine comes with two baskets. You use these day-to-day for sorting your clothing same as you do already. Except now when the basket is full take it directly to the washer and pop it in no need to transfer from basket to machine. Then when the load is done, remove the basket, pop in the other one, and you can load the clean set either into your dryer or onto the clothesline. Anything that removes steps from something that is already an annoying task, is an appliance we want. So, thank you to Tiffany Roddis for coming up with this design. 

Electrolux Gel Refrigerator 

I've been on the internet for any length of time you have probably seen this image. What most of us don't realize is that this is an actual concept design. It was created for an Electrolux competition by Yuriy Dimitrev. The idea is a radical change in how refrigerators function. Instead of having a large enclosed box, you have a gel inside of a frame. When you place an item into that gel, it would create a pocket of air around the food. The hope is that not only would this prevent your garlic from affecting your carrots and your bananas from affecting your apples, but that you would have foods last longer. It's also suggested that this gel would take less electricity to maintain its temperature. This design was first released to the internet in 2010. It's been 11 years and we have not seen any forward momentum on its development, but that doesn't mean we aren't hoping for it still.

Those are the five appliances we wish we owned. What about you? Have you seen any concept designs that you're dreaming about? Let us know over on our Facebook page or in the comments down below.

If on the other hand you're dreaming about new appliances because your current ones are busted, we can still help you out. If you head to our contact page, you can set up an appointment today or you can call us at ((214) 599-0055). At Appliance Rescue Service we are here for you.