The Lab Lab. It's where we will be testing
out some of the best tech for your bathroom.
Come on in, the water's warm.
If you're someone who needs to use the
bathroom in the middle of the night, you
probably already have a night light there,
but have you ever thought about putting
the night light INSIDE the toilet?
Well, the people at IllumiBowl did.
You might have seen this on Shark Tank, but
if you haven't, it's a handy little
attachment that runs on AAA
batteries and lights up your toilet.
Installation seems easy, but it takes a little finagling.
Use those muscles to
bend the IllumiBowl into a 90 degree
angle to fit the rim of the toilet.
Pro tip: Make sure the rim is clean first,
otherwise, gross.
You hit the button on the side to turn it on.
It will automatically rotate through colors, but
if you're partial to your toilet being a
demonic shade of red, just press the
button when it reaches that color.
You can hold down the button to change the
brightness too, so it can look like the
devil is just about to breach the inside
of your porcelain throne.
The IllumiBowl only works in the dark when it
detects movement, so if you have a pet or
a small child and you need to keep your
lid closed, then this might not be great for your lifestyle.
Otherwise, hit the lights
and have yourself a toilet RAAAVE!!!
Showers are always better with music, but
which shower speaker can satisfy my shower diva dreams?
So this little guy
suctions to your shower wall.
It's splash-proof, but not fully waterproof, so if
you're listening to it and then it falls
into the tub, it might not end well.
What is great about it is that its battery
lasts two hours, it can skip tracks back
and forth, it has an FM radio, and it
can take calls hands-free!
But is this the best shower speaker out there?
I'm not really convinced. I've had suction
cup speakers like this before, and the
second the suction gives up on the wall
comes tumbling down on the porcelain,
it's basically shot. If you happen to have
textured walls like my apartment does,
then you're kinda out of luck with the Memorex.
I think we can do better.
What about the UE Roll 2?
It's a pretty sexy-looking speaker, amirite?
It's a little on the pricey side, but it could be worth it.
It's waterproof up to 3 feet, but it
also comes with its own adorable little float.
I'm also really into the bungee hook design,
super convenient! It has a
really long wireless transmission range,
over 90 feet! And isn't the dream to have
a 90 x 90 foot bathroom?
However, when it comes to
this being a shower speaker,
there are two really big cons for me.
1. You can't control the playback from the
device, only the volume.
This is a big turn-off for somebody wanting to use this in the shower.
2. In order to use the device,
you have to download the UE app.
It takes up about 7.6 MB on my
iPhone, and while that may not seem like
a lot, if you have a phone or tablet with
a limited amount of space, it could be a
make-or-break situation.
I have a couple other UE speakers and I think they're great.
However, because of those two big setbacks,
I don't think the UE Roll 2 is
the best speaker for singing in the shower.
What about the Altec Lansing H2O?
It's a pretty heavy-duty option for the
shower, but it's got the goods.
Not only is it waterproof, but it's also dust-proof,
sand-proof, shock-proof, and snow-proof.
Granted, that doesn't really matter when
it comes to bathing, but still good to know.
The design is a little clunky—it's definitely
intended for more all-terrain situations.
But, you can control the playback in the
shower, which I think is crucial.
And it can also take calls from the shower. Hello!
It can also float in water, so you don't need
that silly float like the UE Roll does.
So for me, this seems to be the best
shower speaker out of the three I reviewed.
Of course, I was not able to review
every single kind of shower speaker out there.
However, for the money and the features,
I'm sticking with the Altec Lansing H2O
as one of the best shower speakers out there.
Stay soapy, my friends.
If Kylie Jenner uses this whitening kit,
then does it actually work?
This is the HiSmile whitening kit.
It's basically a teeth whitening system for millennials.
It comes in this neatly designed box,
and includes three gel syringes,
a rubbery mouth tray, LED light attachment,
very brief instructions, and a results guide.
You use it for six days, which
according to the HiSmile website, can
get your chompers up to eight shades whiter.
The mouthpiece is actually a lot
heavier than anticipated. If you didn't
have an industrial grade binky as a child,
then it will likely be a weird experience
the first time you use it.
(muffled) It's heavy.
It does get easier as the six days go by, though.
The timer sound from the light attachment
is alarming and not cute.
When I spoke to my dentist Dr. Pascha Javaheri-Saatchi,
he said that light-enabled whitening
is all about dehydration for the teeth.
He said that the LED light helps make my
teeth bone dry, which makes them look whiter.
He also said that Kylie Jenner
might have veneers, and the HiSmile
website specifically says that the
product only works on natural teeth.
What they don't make clear enough in the
instructions is that you should not
rinse off the LED light when cleaning
the mouth tray. After I did that the first
night, the battery compartment trapped the
moisture and stopped the light from working.
You can dry it out for a couple hours,
but better to just avoid it.
I started out as a 6 and ended as a 4 on the results guide.
I think HiSmile would be the most
effective for people who have never used
a whitening system before, and started
out on the farther end of the results guide.
Otherwise, if you're looking for
real results, I'd just give your dentist a call instead.
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