Do we really need this?

[meaneyedcatz]

Koehler has a new smart toilet for $9900.00
It has a self cleaning wand to sanitize before and after.
Bidet with water temp, spray pattern and warm air dry. And a heated seat. There's a remote for something but I didn't waste my time reading it.
Do we really need this? Only if one has throw away money.
Seems like back when a flashlight, shoes and a sears catalog was needed, those were the good old days.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[glenwolde]

I don't know, I was seriously considering a $400 door lock today at Home Depot.

It was called the Lockly Vision. Camera, fingerprint, it talks, really cool keypad that scrambles the numbers so nobody can steal your code by looking. It was awesome.

 

[lihpster]

Seems like back when a flashlight, shoes and a sears catalog was needed, those were the good old days.

You and I have very different takes on the good old days.

 

[Grayfox]

I ,too, have used the shoes, flashlight and Sears catalog.
Frankly, I am completely pleased with current indoor plumbing.
But to answer the OPs question, NOPE! The last thing I want is a toilet that's smarter than me.

 

[oldbrownhat]

$10k for a biffy? Who was it who said, "A fool and his money are quickly parted"? And in this case, probably his very personal privacy as well.

I cannot remotely imagine the need for a "smart" toilet. (In fact, for the vast majority of "smart" technology.)

I can see the advantages of a bidet; in fact, I think there was a thread on bidets some time ago. (Onomea has some experience with them as he has a place in Japan as well and they're v. popular over there.) This one might even have been mentioned as there were a couple of outrageously-priced units.

I'll stick with, as the Brits say, a bog-standard bog, thank you.

 

[swsig]

I heard that the Kohler smart toilet has an optional feature. When the Flapper valve opens, it sings , "Boop-Boop-A-Doop".

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Chuck24]

Give them an I Pad and they'll never come out

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Out houses were not that expensive in my youth. 10 grand would have my grandpa rolling over in his grave with laughter and I might join him one day.

 

[rwsmith]

I'll bet it has...

I'll bet is has Blue tooth.

As of now I don't have anything that uses Bluetooth.

A friend of mine wanted to play CDs in his new car. The salesman said that he had to get with the times and program his phone to play through the system using Bluetooth. He said he didn't want to do that, he wanted to listen to his CDs. I don't think he went the Bluetooth route.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Give them an I Pad and they'll never come out

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[Tom S.]

If it did automatic PSA tests so you could avoid colonoscopies it might be worth every penny.

 

[Imissedagain]

What the world needs now, is a Roomba type vacuum that climbs walls and does ceilings.

 

[s&wchad]

 

[rockquarry]

The ultimate for the gadegteers, YouTubers, newschoolers, and upgraders.

 

[soFlaNative]

If it did automatic PSA tests so you could avoid colonoscopies it might be worth every penny.

Sensors to record weight and heart rate and able to send dietary recommendations to the smart fridge which compiles a shopping list which is ordered online then delivered via Door Dash all while we're still deciding to fold or flower the wipes?
Scary thought

 

[jeffrefrig]

It has a remote? Maybe to preheat the seat and perhaps to give the double flush when needed.

 

[TJm15.38]

Sounds like something the Air Force would buy to put on the new Air Force One.

 

[handejector]

There's a remote for something but I didn't waste my time reading it.

Maybe the remote is so you don't have to wait for a commercial when watching TV?