OPD Product Design’s Koolhaus faucet concept helps monitor your water consumption

Anthony emailed us this article over at Core77. From the article:

UK-based OPD Product Design’s Koolhaus concept is a faucet that lets you know how much water you’re using–not just from the Koolhaus itself, but throughout the entire bathroom, even dividing the bath tap and shower tap into separate categories.

I’m not crazy about the form factor–seems like a part from an extreme athlete’s bicycle–and the screen’s a bit too small for my tastes, but I realize these things are subjective, and overall I find the concept solid. Am also glad they left toilet water consumption off the display–while it’s easy to take a shorter shower, I wouldn’t know how to begin curtailing toilet usage.

Hit the jump for some cool developmental shots.

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12 Amazing Masks and Costumes

Charles found us a notable submission by way of Toxel.com. A selection follows:

Incredible masks and costumes that will get you noticed at Comic-Con and make you the star of the yearly Halloween party.

8-bit Costume
Creative 8-bit costume built by Kiel Johnson and Klai Brown. [link]

Realistic Mask
Handsome Guy mask created by Rusty Slusser from SPFX Masks. [link]

War Machine Costume
Custom made War Machine costume created by Anthony Le. [link]

Hulk Costume
Incredible […]

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