Comments on: User interface stories from a Tokyo hotel http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/ Wed, 16 May 2012 01:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Johan http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-23450 Johan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:40:21 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-23450 John, This is anxiety provoking. I'm glad my shower only featured one twisty knob. -Johan John,

This is anxiety provoking.

I’m glad my shower only featured one twisty knob.

-Johan

]]> By: Simon http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22942 Simon Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:25:39 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22942 I think the word 'overcomplicated' comes to mind here. My shower/bath consists of a rotating lever - turn left/right for temperature, up/down for pressure - and a switch to divert water between shower head and bath tap. A monkey could handle it, so even a jet-lagged caffeine-deprived traveler could probably work it out. :) I think the word ‘overcomplicated’ comes to mind here. My shower/bath consists of a rotating lever – turn left/right for temperature, up/down for pressure – and a switch to divert water between shower head and bath tap. A monkey could handle it, so even a jet-lagged caffeine-deprived traveler could probably work it out. :)

]]> By: Aza Raskin http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22940 Aza Raskin Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:10:35 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22940 Fantastic post, John. This is feature creep in physical form. Fantastic post, John. This is feature creep in physical form.

]]> By: Jon Smirl http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22900 Jon Smirl Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:57:38 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22900 "and with a separate water on/off lever (visible on top right), once you get the shower water temperature just right, you can leave the temperature knobs set, and the shower temperature will automatically be perfect tomorrow morning!" There are two broad families of shower controls - pressure value and thermostatic. Thermostatic controls remember the temperature setting and can do unusual things but they are way more expensive. Check out Kohler DTV, popular with the Grammy winner crowd. http://www.us.kohler.com/performanceshowers/dtv.jsp It is a computer controlled thermostatic shower value with up to twelve independent water outlets that pulse in time to music. I wonder if it runs Linux. “and with a separate water on/off lever (visible on top right), once you get the shower water temperature just right, you can leave the temperature knobs set, and the shower temperature will automatically be perfect tomorrow morning!”

There are two broad families of shower controls – pressure value and thermostatic. Thermostatic controls remember the temperature setting and can do unusual things but they are way more expensive.

Check out Kohler DTV, popular with the Grammy winner crowd.
http://www.us.kohler.com/performanceshowers/dtv.jsp
It is a computer controlled thermostatic shower value with up to twelve independent water outlets that pulse in time to music. I wonder if it runs Linux.

]]> By: Fred http://oduinn.com/blog/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22895 Fred Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:43:33 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2009/03/04/user-interface-stories-from-a-tokyo-hotel/#comment-22895 Thermostat-driven shower taps are quite popular (and affordable) in Europe in the mean time. We have the same thing in our house -- minus the bath part. And I agree, both the "safety button" and the fact that it "remembers" the right temperature between uses is excellent. Thermostat-driven shower taps are quite popular (and affordable) in Europe in the mean time. We have the same thing in our house — minus the bath part. And I agree, both the “safety button” and the fact that it “remembers” the right temperature between uses is excellent.

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