ShowerMinder

I’ll admit it – my weak spot is taking long showers. I can’t figure out how to take a shorter one, except that I do tend to zone out during my morning showers… That’s why I think a new device, the ShowerMinder, shows promise to help people like me. Rather than restricting water flow like some other devices, the ShowerMinder intends to change user behavior through traffic light-like LEDs to time your shower and let you know when time is up.

The ShowerMinder concept takes a cue from sequenced colored lighting commands similar to traffic signals. It trains people to conserve water, and reminds the user to do limit their usage while in the shower. It doesn’t shut-off or restrict water flow, it merely acts as a reminder to change user behavior. The timer can be set for three, five or eight minutes. The ShowerMinder signals a green light at the beginning of a shower, then, thirty seconds before time is up, the yellow light turns on. After that, the red light comes on and starts blinking… time’s up.

The ShowerMinder product is also powered smartly – via two batteries charged by five small photovoltaic cells atop the device.

The reason I won't be getting this right now? The price. The ShowerMinder currently retails for $119 - seems like a bit much for a glorified timer.

how about a simple timer, or just a wall clock in the bath?
spending more than $100 on three leds... and two batteries that need to either be recharged or wasted... not green at all.

posted by panka on January 8th 2009 at 9:02am
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3, 5, or 8 minutes???? Geez, if all of us took 8 minute showers we'd be in a much better place.

What i need is something that will get my boyfriend to cut back on his 30 minute showers. Seriously.

posted by mh330 on January 14th 2009 at 2:01pm
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