The best thing since Gloria Steinem for Women's Lib. And let us say, it's the best thing since sliced bread, in that 1950s Home&Garden sort of way.

Why, it's the all-in-one WashDryIron! Made by a lad just trying to pass his classes in London. Its steam press is expected to save about 10 days of ironing work a year. With up to 16 pieces in at a time, it washes, dries and irons in separate compartments--so that delicates and muddy socks can be put in at once.
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Also, the Body Box does as the usual tricks--but from your remote. Plus it sorts clothes by fabric type. link

The clever system of the body box tags individual clothing in order of fabric type and collects, separates and cleans the clothes accordingly and it can be programmed by both internet and an 18 inch touch panel screen. And, the body box is not just all about your laundry, it also features the luxury of sink, shower and steam bath cabinlink

(One thing, I would guess many daydreamers have thought of this before. But, why now? The technology specifications aren't released, I bet it's a combination of a democratization (though still specialized) in technological knowledge and prices for industrial materials and niche production dribbling down. Or is it just that the consumer demand has become both specialized and globally integrated enough to support the (copyrighted, but still proverbial) long tail here?)