We finally get a chance to test this portable laundromat and see just how clean it can make your clothes.
washable
The USB-powered device called Washable boasts the power to turn any bucket or sink into your own personal washing machine.
Foolishly allowed a sticky-fingered child to hold your phone? Have a crippling fear of germs and wish you could disinfect everything? Now there’s a smartphone you can wash with soap and water!
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