Water, water everywhere at the Kitchen and Bath Show

Andrea and I have just returned from Las Vegas, this year's site for the annual Kitchen and Bath Show. The poor housing market continues to take its toll on manufacturers, many of whom were absent from the show, particularly U.S.-based appliance makers. However, of the companies at the show, water and water conservation was a recurring theme.  Here are my picks for Best of Show:

• No touch bathroom faucet from Delta (first one to market) http://www.deltafaucet.com/videogallery/index.html#vid-Addison
• High-style water-saving Kohler lav faucet with color inserts (and cool joystick control) http://kohler.dirxion.com/bold
• Have a spa experience with a digital showerhead (and a remote control, of course): http://levaqua.com/
• Get instant hot water without a big, energy-saving hot water tank in the basement or closet: http://rheem.com/products/tankless_water_heaters/residential
• And to wipe the water up, here's a touch-less paper towel dispenser: http://www.cleancutdispenser.com/

Andrea and I are planning on trying out some of these products to see how they work in real life situations. I'm particularly keen to try out the no touch faucet and the digital showerhead!