Our favorite technology we bought in 2024

I hate cleaning my bathrooms – especially showers and bathtubs. It’s my least favorite chore for several reasons. First, I don’t have particularly large bathrooms in my house, so in order to clean inside the shower effectively, I have to either position myself in a pretzel-like position or step into the shower. Also, despite trying many different types of cleansers, none of them got the job done to my liking when used with a sponge and some (too much) elbow grease. But that all changed when I bought this Lipin rotary electric washer machine Only about a month ago.

I don’t know what took me so long to invest in one of these, but I’m so glad I finally did because my bathrooms have never been cleaner. I chose Leebein because it had a lot of good reviews on Amazon and was very affordable at $40 during Black Friday. I also appreciated that its description said it charges via USB-C (and it actually does) because there are some “regular” gadgets I own that are still in the stone age with microUSB. Lépine embraces modernity, to say the least.

After charging the wand, I found that it took no effort to swap out the brush heads for any of the eight included ones I wanted to use. The handle can be extended so I can stand outside the shower and still clean the inside without completely destroying my lower back. The scrubber has two speed levels, and the higher one with the course brush was stronger than my elbow grease could ever be.

Discoloration, soap scum, and dirt are no match for this pairing, and when I’m done, everything comes apart easily so it can be stored away either in the box it came in or in the trash in my laundry room. I haven’t taken the Leebein out of the shower yet, but I’m excited to try out some cloth brushes on my hardwood floors and clean some sink drains with the little pointed brush. But even if the Leebein remained a bathroom-only device, it would still be worth its weight in gold because it makes my least favorite chore more bearable. —Valentina Palladino, deputy editor