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For people who are used to do clothes washing in a laundry room, it is really hard and boring time to wait for their clothes get cleaned. Thus they may need this Game Washer. It is a clever combination of a game player and a laundry machine, allowing the users to kick out their time with funny video games when keep washing their clothes at the same time. But keep in mind that you’ll need to put in more coins to do the washing if you lose the game – the more games you lose, the more coins you need to spend.

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You’ll never pick up any clean clothes from washing machines unless you take exercise. That’s what we may have to face when China based electronics company Haier launches its Pedal-Powered Washing Machines in the future. Shown at IFA 2010, the eco machine is really simple but practical: the charging battery will power the machine to wash clothes when a man pedals on the exercise bike. And you don’t have to spare too much time, as basically 20 minutes of work can wash one load of clothes on cold cycle. Since the human-powered washing machine would save your money and keep your figure, will it be taken back to your home?

Orbital Washing Machine, which takes the very name from the fact that it has a spherical drum spinning on two axes, is an eco-friendly home appliance that would save you great amounts of water and energy. When the machine works, its spherical drum will spin on the two axes to move the clothes in all directions so that they can get washed with little energy and water. Besides, the spherical drum can also be used as a laundry hamper for dirty clothes as it is removable. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A team of students from the École Supérieure d’ Art d’ Aix-en-Provence have developed the solar-powered washing machine, using bicycle tires, bamboo, a recycled electric motor and a solar panel. Though seemingly simple and crude, the equipment performs almost as well as the spinning washing machines. Because the machine is made from materials available all over the world and powered by renewable solar energy, people in any part of the world could DIY and use one. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Either carrying water from distant areas back to their home or taking heavy laundry to the rivers, housewives in developing countries really need to spend too much time washing the clothes. But that situation may be changed if they are to use the ‘Swirl’. It is a ball-shaped washing device, with a swirled sphere basket and lid inside it. As a result, the users could roll the ball from home to the source of water to get the dirty clothes washed. And when they arrive at the river, they could simply change the water and roll the washing ball back home to have the process of laundry completely done. Oh, and the handle screw-locked with the ball also allows you to easily pull or push the functional washing ball. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What are the main changes of washing machines during the last 10 years? They have a more attractive appearance and more functions? But washing machines are still washing machines and don’t feature anything really new. Except for the OVO washing machine by Murat Ozveri. It is a nicely-designed washing machine which seems more like an artistic piece of decoration for your stylish room. The best parts of OVO, however, are actually the interchangeable colorful faceplates and a built-in mini projector that displays different information due to the mode of the machine. For example, you’ll see a clock on the glass-face when the machine gets into standby mode, but detailed information about the washing process when it is in the working mode. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Let’s welcome Jinsoo Park and his new buddy, Mr. B! Mr. B is a supersonic dishwashing device, not only helps to conserve water, but also thoroughly eliminates dirt from the dishes without using any detergents. And the best part is that Mr. B has a nanotechnology coating, which keeps bacteria away. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is really a brilliant idea. It comes with a drawer-style drum to make the loading and unloading process easier. It is tested and delivered by Welsh-based Reason Ltd.

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If machines can wash our clothes, why can’t they wash our bodies? Sure, they can. As a matter of fact, Sanyo demonstrated this concept almost 40 years ago. This so-called Ultrasonic Bath can wash your body automatically. The user should climb into the opening on the top of the machine via a ladder. After setting temperature, the pre-rise cycle begins. The ultrasonic bath will spray the user with hot water and the process will last for 5 minutes. Then the pod-shaped will be filled with hot water and offer 3-minute massage bath. At last, a cloud of air bubbles generated by ultrasonic wave generator will take the dirt off the skin. Bingo, you’re clean now. Oh, wait a minute, this machine provide drying service as well.

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Developed by Panasonic and Japan’s IRT Research Institute, this dishwashing robot which is called KAR (Kitchen Assistant Robot) can finish washing dish totally by itself. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If there is a huge thing like this mounted on the wall of the bathroom. What do you think it is used for? Tissue rack? Soapbox? Neither! As a matter of fact, it is a washing machine.

Apparently, it is a space-saving design. But I think you have to worry about your wall when the machine is rolling. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Another water-saving design, but this time we are saving the water of clothes-washing. It is actually a new washing machine from University of Leeds in UK. It is pretty amazing that the water consumption during the washing process is only a single cup of water. The secret behind this is variety of unique plastic chips. When the dirt is dissolved by the heated water, the chips can absorb the dirt from the water and then your clothes are all clean again.

About 2 kg chips are needed for every load. But don’t worry, they can be reused up to 100 times. It is said that this washing machine only costs 2 percent of water and power of the traditional ones. [Read the rest of this entry...]

As a business man, you might always be embarrassed by the suit washing things. Your suit is dirty, but you have no time to send it to the dry cleaner. So, you gotta like this invention from Konaka Japan.

When you need to clean your suit, just put them on clothes hangers and douse with warm water for a few minutes to clean the inside. Repeat the process to clean the outside and drip-dry.
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This waterless washing machine concept designed by two Singapore’s students Gabriel Tan & Wendy Chua is one of the winners of the recent INDEX Awards: Design To Improve Life Competition. It could wash your garment by compress air and negative ions. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Oliver Blackwell, a college student from UK, the “WashDryIron” is an all-in-one machine that can handle up to 16 items at once. Just put your items in separate compartments, it will finish all washing, drying, ironing. It’s magic, Huh? [Read the rest of this entry...]