Here are a few more strange and wonderful inventions from the Far East – this time from the Panasonic Center in Osaka, Japan. First up is a dead-ass silent washer/dryer combo, which I thought was pretty amazing. It’s a washer and dryer in the same unit, so you can pile all of your unmentionables inside, then set it and forget it. When it’s all done, your clothes will have been washed and dryed – no fuss, no muss and, most importantly, no sound.
Then there’s a cool low-flow toilet that uses a newly-developed flushing system and contains a little tank that you can fill with soap. Every time you flush, the bowl cleans itself. The toilet’s also made of a new type of glass, which stays much cleaner than the typical porcelain bowls.
Finally, we round things out with a look at heat pump technology, which basically entails the rapid expansion of air molecules being used to heat various elements. It cuts down on CO2 emissions by using less energy to begin with. I demonstrate how it works using a bicycle pump and my gigantic forearm strength – gained, no doubt, from all the typing I do on a day to day basis.
nice post, thanks for sharing!
stumbled on this looking for washer/dryer combos, these aren’t put out in the US, or at least Panasonic hasn’t, because there’s no demand. Unfortunately, it’s the only kind I can get, so if you have any stroke with Panasonic, tell them to send one here to the states :)
I second that – When can we get this Panasonic washer dryer here in the States? I have a geo-thermal heat pump and spend about 300.00 per year to heat/cool my house and heat my water. It’s a great technology!!! Well worth the up front investment. If anyone knows how I can buy one of these babeys and pay to have it shipped to my home here in the good old USA I would love to hear from you.