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A "Throne" Fit For a Tech King

Posted by samzenpus on from the stay-a-while dept.

WrongSizeGlass writes "PCWorld has an article on Kohler's new hi-tech toilet. The Numi comes complete with a detachable touch screen remote; motion-activated lid and seat; integrated air dryer; a heated seat; feet warmers; ambient lighting; built-in speakers with FM radio and an MP3 player input jack. If you have $6,300 to flush down the drain on a toilet this is for you."

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  1. Notch? by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Does the seat have a notch in the front? No? Back to the drawing board then.

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    1. Re:Notch? by PPH · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Actually, its to keep some lazy bastard from standing up and whizzing through the seat opening, leaving dribbles on the front edge for the next person to sit on. Notch or no notch, I've got to stuff Mr. Winkie down so as to miss either the seat or rim of the bowl beneath.

      What I'd expect from a 'tech toilet' is Kinect (or some similar recognition capability) to detect a user approaching the bowl backwards (leave the seat down) or forwards (flip the seat up) or kneeling (activate face wash after the hurl is complete).....

      ...... Hmmm, off to the Patent Office!

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  2. detachable *touch* screen remote? by tippe · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Eww, I'm not touching that!

  3. Re:Not up to the standards of Japan by cpct0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It actually is up that standard ... and Toto, the famed washlet makers are actually producing these in USA too ... you simply need to look them up.

    I find it funny to see this coming over everywhere on the Intarwebz. At least Kohler knows their way up the social media / blogosphere / viral marketing.