Paper towel is great for the quick clean-up and hygienic disposal of household mess and spills, but manually handling the towel leaves the whole roll open to cross contamination. This gadget, called the Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser solves this problem, feeding you a fresh sheet at the wave of your hand and even holds down the towel at the perforations for easy, single-handed tearing.

Automatically advancing the roll when the infrared sensor is activated, the Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser prevents germs from being transferred to the unused sheets and with its built-in optical scanner, detects and stops at a towel’s perforations regardless of the sheet size.

Also preventing kitchen towel from unraveling when not in use, the Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser can be set in advance to feed either one sheet, two sheets or perforated half-sheets, will run for up to a year on 4 x C size batteries, measures 8.5″ long x 5.5″ wide x 15.5″ tall, weighs 2.25 lbs and is available now – in your choice of either white, silver or racing car red – from Hammacher Schlemmer for $79.95.

Store: Hammacher Schlemmer
Price: $79.95