Today in Tech: Delta Touch2O Tech
Delta tells me: “This is the moment your forearm has been waiting for”. Thank god.
Delta’s (no, not the airline) new Touch2O technology combines everything you love about a touch lamp with your home water faucet. With the touch of any exposed bit of skin (the website specifically mentions wrist, forearm, or elbows, though I’m certain feet, forehead and your “bits” work too), you can turn on the flow of water.
Okay, I can certainly see the practical side in this. You come in from working outside, your hands are covered in oil, and you don’t want to touch anything, so, you tap the faucet with your elbow, and there you go, you can start to get yourself clean.
The serious drawback, however, is that temperature and pressure are still manually controlled from the lever, and the touch system engages the previous temperature and pressure setting. So, yes, you come in with oil on your hands, but your lady-friend had just washed a pot with the temperature scalding and the pressure set to full force…doesn’t sound pleasant.
On the plus side, as you run away screaming, now covered in oil and scalding hot water, you needn’t worry about flooding your kitchen: after 4 minutes of being left unattended, the Touch2O system will turn itself back off.
No word from Delta if this faucet is able to be turned on and off by pets, but I suspect it is. Knowing my cat, this would be a constant source of amusement, and an extreme waste of water. Fortunately, I can’t afford the faucet!
How many times has this happened to you?
ACTUAL image from Delta’s site.
Features/Highlights:
- A pull-down spray head, strong magnet to retract it
- Touch sensitive water on/off
- Unnecessary bragging rights about kitchen technology
- Available in Chrome or Brillance finishes
- Another item in your home which for the last 100 years didn’t require batteries now does.
- Price: Available online for $330-$430
by
mashthekeys
2 years ago
