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The tiny Cormia razor is perfect for travel and is TSA friendly

One bag travelers and others who like to pack ultra light for their trips will appreciate the travel-sized unisex Cormia Razor. Designed and assembled in Canada, this keychain-sized 2-blade razor is made of metal that won’t rust and has no plastic parts that can break.

The Cormia Razor is a twin blade razor and comes with 5 blades. It’s compatible with any Trac II replaceable blades that you can find at your local drug store, or you can buy bulk sets of stainless steel blades directly from Cormia.

Cormia backs their TSA approved carry-on travel razor with a lifetime warranty and will replace it for free if it breaks. You can buy one for $48 from cormia-razor.com.

This Two Minute Turtle Timer teaches your children how to brush their teeth

I saw a conversation between Julie and a reader named Carol in the quip electric toothbrush review yesterday.  The gist of the conversation was that it seemed to be a normal toothbrush with a two minute quad-timer that told you how long to spend brushing each quadrant of your mouth.  Many other electric toothbrushes have this quad-timer function, but those toothbrushes can be expensive – and not everyone wants to use an electric toothbrush.  There are apps for smartphones that can time your brushing, but who wants to potentially end up with a foam-covered phone in the bathroom sink?  I don’t always like to use an electric brush, but I do love that quad-timer function, so I went looking for a standalone timer.  I found the Two Minute Turtle Timer.

Invent Boston, parents who needed, and invented, a method to help their children know how long to brush their teeth for best results.  The Two Minute Turtle Timer is a turtle-shaped circuit board, battery, and four LEDs embedded in a 2″-diameter, 0.5″-thick plastic puck.  Press a button, and one of the LEDs starts to blink for 30 seconds.  When a second LED starts to blink, it’s time to move to the next quadrant.  This continues for a full two minutes to guide you or your child through cleaning your entire mouth.  Assuming two button presses a day, the battery in the Two Minute Turtle Timer will last three years.  The Timer comes with a piece of Velcro to attach it to the bathroom mirror.

A single Two Minute Turtle Timer is $24.95, a family pack of three timers is $54.95, and a wholesale pack of 20 timers is $380.00 for dentists who want to make them available to their patients.

This toilet cleans itself so you can throw away your toilet brush

I don’t normally think of bathroom fixtures as gadgets, but this American Standard VorMax Plus toilet does seem a bit gadget-worthy.  This 2-piece, elongated-bowl, single-flush toilet uses 1.28 gallons per flush.  The “uniquely powerful VorMax flush hydraulics” alone cleans 2X better than conventional toilet flushes, but American Standard then added in a Lysol FreshInfuser cartridge to assist the cleaning power of each flush, resulting in a cleaner bowl with no extra work.

The toilet’s design aids in the ease of cleaning, too:

  • CleanCurve rim design eliminates hidden, hard-to-reach surfaces where dirt and buildup hide
  • EverClean surface is super smooth and easier to keep clean, even after years of use; plus, the permanent EverClean antimicrobial surface inhibits the growth of stain and odor causing bacteria on the surface
  • Maximizes the power of water with each flush with 1.75 in. dual-injection flush valves and 2-1/16 in. Trapway

The VorMax Plus toilet meets ADA standards for height, and it fits into a 12″ rough-in space.  It comes with a slow-close, quick-release seat and 2 of the Lysol FreshInfuser cartridges.  The American Standard VorMax Plus 2-piece 1.28GPF single-flush toilet is $299.00 at Home Depot.