The Whirlpool Personal Valet. Lazy bones’ locker. $1199.95.

‘Whirlpool�s Personal Valet takes care of your clothing for you. Perhaps it�s the morning of an important business meeting, and you forgot to bring your suit to the dry cleaners. Maybe you dread ironing the family�s clothes for a party. No problem! Patented process [sic] creates a penetrating mist! A mist of Persiva clothes care formula circulates through every fiber. Wrinkles vanish, and your clothes are fresh and ready to wear. Up to three garments may be freshened in about 30 minutes,

The TJ10000 Dressman from Siemens is a kind of robo-butler. Well actually it irons your shirts, fast and economically. Which seems perfect for the Armani brigade. Priced from around 855.00 Euros.

(And here’s a rather swish Macromedia company presentation on it – in Dutch I’m afraid.)