SmartFaucet from iHouse is bringing facial-recognition technology into the bathroom. Don’t worry, no one’s spying on you. Facial-recognition technology is nothing new as we’ve seen it in cameras, vending machines in Japan, iPhoto, and of course in Bill Gates’ Seattle home where every room you walk into changes the photographs on the wall, temperature, and even music, to your presets. But SmartFaucet takes the technology one step further in the bathroom by allowing facial-recognition technology to pour out the perfect water temperature for you along with a colored light to designate the temperature before washing your hands.

The coolest part of the SmartFaucet has to be the touch screen control from which you not only control the faucet temperature and water flow, but can check your email, calendar, and the weather. All that’s left is for it to wipe your…

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Luxury European bath-maker Kaldewei prides itself on pumping out some of the most cutting edge bathroom designs.  And with the company’s new Bassino floating bathtub, they’ve definitely come up with a winner.

The floating tub is suspended in a shallow pool, creating the feeling that you are surrounded in water.  A cool concept, especially when it’s paired with a view of the water.

According to Kaldewei, “purist design with clean-cut interior lines creates generous proportions allowing you to lie back and relax in the water. The low height makes stepping into Bassino exceptionally comfortable, while the vertical walls of this minimalist pool allow maximum space for showering.”

If you think this bath tub design is progressive, check out the new shower-in-bedroom design after the jump.

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If you’re a media junkie like us, then there’s no better bathroom than the Digital Bathroom by Italian bathroom brand Ideal Standard.  The high-tech concept bathroom was designed to seamlessly integrate the TV, Laptop, iPod, and other gadgets into  the experience.  Resulting in a design that looks like it could be straight out of Iron Man.

While details on the Digital Bathroom have yet to fully emerge, we can see that this baller baño is equipped with the following:

•  Media mirror:  Likely plays television, displays weather, controls music, and controls other bathroom appliances
• Laptop on toilet: a little ghetto but hey, it fits the theme
• Fiber-optic ceiling lighting: designed to make baths more relaxing
• Digital scale
• Flat screen TV: positioned in perfect view of the shower and the bathtub.  (Another TV is needed directly across from the toilet)
• Luxury shower cabin outfitted with chromotherapy elements
• Ugly wall lighting

What else are we missing? More images of the Digital Bathroom follow after the jump.

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Inspired by the Inipi (meaning sweat lodge) cleansing ritual of the Lakota North American Indian tribe, German firm Duravit has unveiled a fresh modern take on the sauna.  Named after its source of inspiration, the Duravit Inipi sauna is unique in that it combines a sauna room with a shower, as well as the LED strip lights that make the Inipi shine.  If the pink lights don’t do it for you, check out the blue setting pictured after the jump.

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The concept of a TV in a mirror is nothing new, but the Hi Mirror from Valli Arredobagno takes this idea one step further, adding in a weather station and a radio. Perfect for soaking up as much info as possible as you’re getting ready to start the day or keeping you entertained as you’re winding down (let’s just hope it’s in eye shot of the john). The multimedia mirror comes in black and white lacquer, so it should be easy to match up with most any contemporary bathroom look. Gabriele and Oscar Buratti are responsible for the sleek design.

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