@@m.r1525 that may be true. But the fectures being offered now at this price is not worth it. If they could somehow add a very useful feature, like compression, for around the same price (maybe a bit higher but not too much) then it may be worth it. If not then the whole thing is a bust.
@@qeelevators2960 good way to permanently fry the battery. It charges in under 1/2 a day, or 10 hours, but lasts 30 days, or 720 hours. Theres no point to fully leave it plugged in. Since a Quest 2 only has like 3hrs battery life I guess you'd always leave it plugged in as well? Tbh though with this can I'd likely just leave it permanently plugged as well, and I'd put it in my bathroom/bedroom, not a kitchen lol.
I actually purchased this a few months ago specifically for my bathroom. I think it is the perfect size trashcan for the bathroom. The fact that it conceals the trash is a plus. I am a neat freak, so NOT looking at bathroom trash was initially what I was looking for. Glad I purchased!
I'll buy it when it goes on discount as they try to liquidate inventory due to bankrupsy. I don't see the market being big enough to warrent them staying afloat at that price. It's definitely interesting but again, too expensive for the limited market it caters to.
It feels like one of those inventions that are cool for a few days and after that you realize the old tech is much more efficient at what its supposed to do
@@ODSTD56 Agreed, even as someone who has Google home speakers throughout his house, along with smart plugs for my lamps connected to said Google home. this is just a waste of money.
I honestly thought the lights were ultraviolet lights to kill bacteria not charging indicator lights. Would of been a helpful feature possibly for the cost.
It's super cool but I agree with you on it needing to be a bit bigger. It's great for an office or room trash can since those are usually smaller but the price tag seems a bit high. The other issue appears to be the infrared lid thing. Not a fan of the timer on that thing, hopefully the newer ones have a feature to keep the lid open for a bit longer or all together
Nick Jeffrey when you throw something out, its normally just one pice of trash, but thats what the button for it to stay open is for, for when you have several pieces of trash
@@daniel_frq and guess what you can buy a step to open trash can and throw as much garbage away as you want without having to touch the button with potentially dirty hands
Yeah agreed. That thing looks like it actually works pretty well but proprietary bags and their fairly small size (honestly looks about the size of a plastic grocery bag, and I can pack those full where this would seal the bag when I'd consider it only half full) me no like,
I don't think it technically uses trash bags, seems that when it seals the bag, it creates a new "bag" from the seal. So what you're buying is one long roll of a plastic cylinder that the device heat seals to make bags, this is why his first bag (of air) is much smaller than his full bag (and then the final speed test bag is between the two in size).
Keep in mind it's pretty much brand new to the market so "others" haven't had a chance to produce bags at this stage. But like most things like this, you can bet some other company will eventually make something cheaper for it.
@@jaysecure only if it is popular. If they did a larger one as he said and they got the price for a larger 13 plus gallon one to around this price i could see it having a market. Price really will limit how many people will try it.
Yeah but they're making a bigger one. When they do, I am getting it for sure. Trash cans are disgusting, and not having to close and replace bags yourself is great
I've got several trashcan's like these! One in the camping trailer and in my motorhome. I also got a small one in the bathroom and a large one in the kitchen! Especially in a camper it's ideal; no smell's and no hassle to tie up the bag! From the same brand I recently bought the 'DRY FLUSH TOILET'; absolutely brilliant! Each and every 'do' is sealed! There are 14 bag's in the cartridge for the toilet and after the last bag is used, it will open and after the new cartridge is placed it will close itself!
I bought one and love it. I use it for what I scoop from my cat’s litter bin. When I am scooping I press the button a quick second. The lid will remain open until I press it again.I will also use it for misc trash if I am near it. I rarely fill it all the way. I push the button a few seconds for it to seal the bag about once a week.
James, this bin is bloody fantastic for those of us who have arthritis and dexterity problems. I suspect they are planning ahead for a rapidly ageing population, who are more likely to have these issues. Thanks for introducing us to this interesting device, mate.
I'm pretty tall and I already dislike bending down to throw something away. Im not trying to touch my toes everytime I want to throw something away lol.
@@allknowingpineapple4112 You have the same iOS as iPhone 6 users. If iOS runs fine on 4 year old phones then that's not saying much for performance. Get back to us when you can multitask two apps on the same screen.
@@allknowingpineapple4112 Nice. 100 things is alot. Lol. Can you watch a video and text someone at the same time? I may not get weekly updates, but I already have the features you will get in 2 or 3 years.
My dog wouldn’t even check it, she doesn’t have a chance in heck to reach it’s top... Poor thing, the only garbage joy she’s ever had, was once when I was stupid and left a bag with a slice of pizza in it on the floor. Little girl was in heaven, she had nibbled all the filling off the piece of pie... She’s probably still dreaming of it, LOL... ☺️
As a body piercer I really love the idea of this trash can. I'll definitely be looking out for the new larger model. I hope they make some general improvements to sensors though
That's what I was thinking too. If it is a UV-C light source (the sanitizing spectrum of UV) then leaving the light on while the lid is open is a very bad design. UV-C exposure can be very damaging to exposed skin and to the eyes. Not to mention all the ozone it produces as well.
@@nowonmetube UV-C is energetic enough that it is capable of destroying the DNA and nucleic acids in cells and microorganisms. Since a lot of odors, especially in garbage, are caused by molds and bacteria breaking things down, killing or disrupting those microorganisms reduces the smell. The danger is that it has the same damaging effect on human cells and DNA. It's similar to UV-B (the kind that causes sunburns and skin cancers) but is much more energetic and so is capable of doing a lot more damage at a much faster rate. Most commercial applications of UV-C try to contain the light with enclosures or otherwise avoid exposure to humans and animals. The sun also produces massive amounts of UV-C but fortunately most of it is blocked by the upper atmosphere. If you still have questions just do a web search for "ultraviolet germicidal irradiation".
First of all ... thanks for such a good video, and well I bought the garbage can .(it was at the end of June) I just want to say that my garbage can if it opens around a foot and a little more, it also stays open until I get the hand off (surely the company is still working on it) for me the size is perfect, I bought it with 6 rounds of bags for 32 dollars extra (which is a weekend dinner for me) it is not too bad, but i don't worry about bags for a whole year. I would have liked to have a simple human brand , but they are too big for my kitchen, in any case I am happy because looks great . (after 2 months continues working Ok)
I think your conclusion is spot on: it's a great proof of concept now but I'll wait until future generations get bigger and/or cheaper before buying in.
Snizel Yea I agree. It looks like a hassle really. It also seems like it would be super convenient for my dog to make it open so he could grab stuff out of it.
the sensor is meant for like single pieces of trash. you know... normal use. but if throwing a lot away. it has this handy feature which was shown in the video, where you press the button and it stays open.... crazy how they thought about that.
thats because these arent actually bags, its a long tube of material that creates bags from the seal, when the heat seals the bag, the other side of the seal becomes the bottom of the next bag..... however thats even more ridiculous for the price since a long tube of material is way cheaper to make than actual individual bags :/
True, I have a 13 gallon trash can like this the simple human one and it has a countdown meter on the front that counts down from 5 seconds to let you know that the lid is going to close, it’s nice when you have a lot of trash to put in there so you can just motion for it to restart the timer if you need more time instead of having it close on you while throwing things away
@@oortcloud1416 No, but it is fairly normal to throw 2-3 items into the trash one after the other, especially with something as small as this it'd be unlikely to fit one big lump of trash in all at once.
I think it might be useful to put on the counter and put food scraps and vegetable bits in bc you can hold a cutting board and a knife while the trash can opens itself, though the timer is a bit short. And the bags are sealed so bugs won't get in after you take it out.
They sell some diaper canisters that iv see the top spins (if its empty the bag just spins if it's full or halfway filled it will "seal" the bag you only need to tie it) Save yourself alot of money
Oooooh. Good idea! Right now I use grocery store plastic bags to bag the litter. I buy the litter in those large tubs. I have the full tub I use to replenish the litter, and an empty one I use for dropping in the soiled bags. By the time it's full of soiled litter, it's about time to get a new bin of fresh litter, and I can switch out the bins again.
Wouldn’t a diaper bucket be much more practical and more reasonable and environmental friendly in use? Would use much less plastic, since it twists and seals just after each scoop of litter/poop? Ooops, see someone else said this already... PS! I recommended such a bucket to a lady with a stomi (bag on her belly) and she loved it, she was so worried it would smell when she changed while travelling etc, and the bucket proved to be a godsend for her...
Ray Stull - It’s not practical for everybody, easy if you have your bins in an attached garage, but if you have to go out, down the hall, down X number of floors to the garage in the basement and down the garage to where the large bins are, you may not want to do that every time one of your several cats does a little #2... Just sayin’...☺️
The rings are almost a dollar per bag (80 cents) for the regular ones and just over a dollar per bag ($1.2) with the biodegradable ones. $119.95 for the trash can itself. You'd have to seal and throw away 120 bags before you're down to having payed $1/ used trash bag, but by that point you've also spent roughly $100 - $150 on the bags themselves. Which also is what you'd be stuck with paying for bags yearly if you filled up 1 bag every 3 days or so.
Muze Rhythm nah, I’ve had a trash can that has a “no touch” feature for about a year (it was like $30 and much bigger than this, plus it was cool at the time). I have 3 dogs and one that can actually reach the trash can’s sensor if she wanted to and she has yet to figure it out.
@@michaelgriffiths8329 Just wait..they're watching 👀 you and play dumb but one morning you'll find it open and they will blame each other.🤣🤣 (just joking😁)
I can see this being ideal for someone who is handicapped. I got a Simple Human motion/voice 12 gal., wide top can. It opens when you say"open can" and "close can". Also motion senses -- great when my hands are full with anything messy. It holds a lot, and is a metal, solid build. It doesn't seal the bags, but I LOVE the convenience. It was pricy $199.00, but a year later it's still going strong.
I can see how this would be good in the bathroom not needing to touch anything that is in contact with the used paper it just lifts up and you pick up the sealed bag
As a professional cleaner who has cleaned in hundreds of peoples homes, I can say 100% that these garbage cans are NOT worth $5, not even close to the humongous price tag. Most of the time it detects motion when you walk by and stays open so then it smells. So it stays open for no reason most of the time, useless. And $120 isn't even expensive for these kinds of cans, here in Canada at Bed Bath and Beyond, there's multiple over $150 or even $200
I like it. Dont have to touch dirty trashbag everytime i change bags. I could press the button, walk away and do cleaning, them come back later ready for the full bag to be taken outside
I'd like to see a strength test done on the bags. For example put the sharp top of a can in there with a new bag so that the sharp edge touches the bag then see if the bag gets cut as you take it to the main trash can outside. That bag sounds thin walled when you handled it.
This should be a $40 item that sells with the three refill rings for an additional $5. The higher they charge you for the refills and the trashcan itself makes it seem more like a luxury novelty item.
I’ve got this for my son’s nursery. I love that it seals the bags for me so I don’t have to smell the diaper stank as I tie up the bags. Well worth it to me!
@@omens_slays They work, but compared to this, there are a bunch of extra steps with the Diaper Genie to seal the odors. If you can afford it, I would rather have had this for my nursery and then when I didn't need it there anymore, I could ave used it for when I cleaned the liter box! lol
I have this trash can. The trick is to activate the sensor with the trash you're going to throw away. That way you don't have to reach down and can throw away the trash in one motion.
I’m guessing it would be most useful in a bathroom where you wouldn’t want to touch the can to put in trash or see what has been discarded while changing out the bag.
If my dog would see it would open when he puts his head close to it, he might get scared the first time. But he'll definitely think "oh so that's how you open the delicious food box". He already tried to open our regular trash can that has a steel lid.
The ring of trash bags is cool, since that's actually very close to how the plastic is manufactured before it's formed into flat bags. Love the auto seal, auto reload. Give me that on a 33 gal can.
This would be most useful in a medical environment like in a doctor's office, laboratory, any medical waste. If they made it out of a germ resistant material or metal, that would be the ultimate application for this technology!!
I find it funny that they added your reaction on the homepage where they advertise the product. So naturally I had to check your review - great work :)
thanks James. I bought this very expensive item because my puggle dog would always get into the trash. I figured he couldn't open it because the sensor said it was so far up. well you are right. it's about 8 inches. and my dog figure out if he just leans over the top it opens. He pulled the ring out and and knocked it over and well diapers and wet wipes all over the floor. I replaced the bag ring thinking he wouldn't be able to do that again. The dog is smarter than me! again pulled out the ring and though there was nothing in the bag all the bag material was pulled down from the ring though it's still connected to the ring, I can't figure out how to stuff it back inside. haven't heard from the company either. the replacement bag ring costs about 25$ so now unless I buy another ring..its now just an ordinary trash can
Freakin' Reviews - Everyone in North America, I bet. I don’t know anyone who has the usual American size trashcan here in Norway. We just don’t produce as much trash as over there, that can is more than big enough for the trash that doesn’t go in the recycle bins or igloo’s (we have food/compostable, paper, plastic, glass/metal cans, batteries/electric, bottles for deposit(you get money back for them at the store) and what doesn’t go in any of the others, which means that can doesn’t need to be huge).
I have a 13 gallon trash can like most americans but it takes me about 2 weeks to fill it one time. (Family of 2 with 2 dogs). This can would be perfect for me in capacity but the height would be an issue with the dogs in the house. It would be perfect for a pull out trash drawer though, if the button was on top.
1auntievenom That's another difference - family of 5 here, with the dog and 3 cats. Even if I had the recycling you do (and as rural as I am, I don't see it happening) we still would go through a lot more trash.
@@WintrBorn I think that is a crying shame that rural places do not have access to recycling in 2020. I, being in the city, do have recycling but it has been massively cut because china is not taking our crap anymore. We only recycle 2 plastics, paper, tin, aluminum and steel. In my house, we do not purchase food items that come in plastic in the first place where we can help it. I have a berkey water filter and a reusable bottle that I never leave home without. I compost and before I could compost, I used a worm bin. We have been brainwashed to think that we need that stiff and we do not. Our planet has limited resources and our lack of respect for her is coming at great cost. Reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, rot!
A bigger can will contain more garbage, but more garbage smells more. Mine is a family of 3 and we had a big garbage bin, which would take forever to get filled up and by the end of it, it would stink so much. We had to switch to a small bin - yeah, we throw it out more often, but it doesn't smell as much, nearly at all.
There's on old saying: "Just because you can do it!.....doesn't mean you should". A fine example of a true gadget for those who have more money than brains. The 2018 Los Angeles Consumer Electronics Show featured a toilet seat that can be raised and lowered with a Smart Phone app. I'm on a plane to Europe when I suddenly wonder "Did I close the toilet seat this morning or is my wife going to yell at me"? Besides the "First world problem" issue, the product doesn't perform: Holds virtually nothing before it declares the bag full and replaces it / Won't stay open without constantly waving your hand over the sensor / High ongoing cost of the replacement ring that contains the bags / Something else to remember to charge and consume electricity.
I have 2 trash cans that open when something comes close to the unit. I use one for trash and the other for recycling (the cans are one unit). I love it. Not easy to change the bag (don't need one for recycling) though but we got used to the lid opening by itself and when we go elsewhere, we look like idiots waiting for the lid to open, waving our hand over it. You have to remember that with recycling and composting, we are generating less and less garbage so that size might be just enough to last awhile.
Did Bailey ever get used to that trash can? She didn’t react the way I thought she would. I thought you might put some food wrappers in there, and that she would figure out how to get in there and make a mess. Love seeing her, and Daisy. But haven’t seen much of Daisy recently.
Having a Bluetooth feature with a phone app would be a cool addition they could add to this. I like the hand wave activation though,looks like it would be convenient for cooking when your hands are dirty
I friggin HATE garbage cans with sensor lids. My entire office is filled with them and they’re constantly closing as you’re tossing shit into them. It’s the trash can equivalent of trying to pass somebody in an aisle and they try and pass you in the same direction… then you go left and they go right. And then you go right and they go left. Like three stooges level irritating. 😂
I think this looks like it's ideal use-case would be on a kitchen bench for bagging scraps. You don't need to touch it when cooking and the bags heat seal which would hold in food odours.
