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Sonos BU130 System streams audio from the web

The Sonos BU130 System can draw music from your PC, sound system or off the Internet without requiring a PC. BU130 provides access to streaming online audio services, including Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius and Napster. The system has it’s own wireless network. The controller allows you to browse and play your music collection from anywhere in the house or in the garden. You can play the same or different songs at the same time in up to 32 locations around your house. Sonos streams music from your PC, Internet radio and music players wirelessly to speakers around your house. To set up the system you turn on each unit and press a button to register it as part of the system. Turn off the music upstairs when you’re downstairs. Change the song in the bedroom from the kitchen. The controller lets you see play lists, look at album art and get individual information on each track. The Sonos BU130 System was recently voted best digital audio system by Cnet reviewers and costs $999. Sonos

Gutter Cleaning Robot Looj from iRobot

iRobot is the leading manufacturer of robots that help with household chores and garden work. iRobot Looj makes cleaning gutters faster and easier. It is designed for standard K-style, aluminum, copper, metal or vinyl gutters greater than 3.25 in wide and will clean a sixty foot length of gutter in about ten minutes. The product is designed for straight gutters. The handle detaches to become a remote control. Looj moves in both directions along a gutter. It measures 19 in. long, 3 in. wide. The wireless remote, with a range of up to 75 feet, controls the direction and speed of the robot and the auger. Looj is waterproof in up to one foot of water. The price is $99.
via Popular Mechanics

Electrolux pan-European Appliance Design includes an LCD TV

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Bath Automation from Grohe - Ondus digital faucets

Grohe Ondus faucet
Grohe Ondus faucet collection

Grohe Ondus design is meant to reduce the complexity of everyday life by presetting personalised bathing functions. Developed based on understanding of real people behavior in the shower, Ondus automated features allow for easy one-touch interface to operate your bath or shower. An icon-based user interface digitally facilitates effortless operation.

"Grohe Ondus embodies the essence of water - This new product line has potential as a cult object. Grohe Ondus was designed in accordance with the guidelines of the sensual minimalism. Nature served as a source of inspiration for soft flowing organic forms. The design invites you to touch and stimulates the senses. Grohe Ondus is available in four different monochrome surfaces: Black Velvet in the fine, high-Moon White, Grohe Starlight chromium and Frosted Titanium."