A "Throne" Fit For a Tech King

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."

Comments

Not up to the standards of Japan

[Geoffrey.landis]

Not up to the standards of an average high-tech toilet in Japan, but it's nice to see the US at least stepping up to toilet tech.

Re:Not up to the standards of Japan

[cpct0]

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.

Notch?

[ObsessiveMathsFreak]

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

Re:Notch?

[PPH]

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!

does it support IPv6?

[roman_mir]

If it does not have its own "I" "P" address, I am not interested.

To revive an old slashdot joke...

[BigDumbAnimal]

Does it keep logs?

Re:To revive an old slashdot joke...

[SeNtM]

2011-04-18 10:25:15- Log entry created.
2011-04-18 10:25:35- Received data stream.

The budget electronic seats are perfectly fine.

[Grokko]

I used to laugh about the toilets that wash and dry you. I don't any longer. I went to do some work for a few weeks in Seoul, South Korea. Both the hotel and the place I worked had them. I tried them out, and found out what I had been missing all these years. The basic ones have these functions:

- Warm toilet seats - this really helps to get things moving in the morning
- Washing, front and back - say goodbye to skid marks.
- Drying

Anyway, I told my wife over Skype how wonderful they were, and she laughed at me. Then she came to visit me in Korea, tried them, and suddenly, it was a must have appliance for when I get back. Since the power in Korea is different from North America (220V with different type of plug), and the instructions were in Korea, I ended up ordering one that had the basics, as well as a remote control. It took me about 1.5 hours to install, but about an hour of that was poring over the entire manual to make sure I understood how to do it. The actual install took about 30 minutes.

We both enjoy using it, and we hardly ever use toilet paper anymore. Some people might be put off by drying time vs. wiping, but as I like to tell people: "What's your hurry? Bring a book."

Here is the really funny thing. My wife has gone viral with this info. She told her pottery group, the girls at the dentist, and countless others abut this. I have female relatives and friends visiting more now, some almost embarrassingly come over to "try out the toilet". Almost all of them are in the process of buying or attempting to convince their significant others to purchase one. I'm now the accidental "Toilet Tech", as I answer questions about purchasing and installation for them.

After they use it, I've received all kinds of comments like: "If I met a guy with one of these, I'd never leave", and many more in the same vein, I got to thinking that the average guy would do well to have one of these when they finally bring home the woman of their dreams. All things being equal, for some gals, the bathroom will be a deal breaker on whether they will spend the night. It just might be worth investing $400-$1000 on a Vorpal Toilet Seat.

Did you see the home page?

[bendytendril]

They model this thing in a glass house as though that's where you'd take a dump - right next to the window.

People in glass houses shouldn't show thrones.