Yesterday the Wired online site announced that Bosch will be making a dishwasher that has a cycle specific for small toys.  They have partnered with LEGO to make a container to put pieces in similar to the rack that silverware goes in.  The new dishwashers come with a LEGO set too (supposedly about 500 pieces).

It looks like the Wired blog article actually came from this Gizmag article.

David