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Japan's High-Tech Toilets
These high-tech toilets do everything from wash and dry to urinalysis.
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What do you get when you combine Japan's love of gadgetry with its cleanliness obsession? The highest tech toilets on the planet: The technology that's packed into commodes these days will make your head spin.
Join us for a high-tech look under the lid.From BusinessWeek:
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House Call of Nature
Intelligence Toilet
Daiwa House and Toto
Price: $3,250-$4,800
The doctor is in. Japanese builder Daiwa House and Toto, Japan's No. 1 toilet maker, have teamed up to develop a bathroom that lets users monitor their health. It analyzes urine samples, measures your blood pressure and checks your body fat.From BusinessWeek:
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Weighing In
Intelligence Toilet
Daiwa House and Toto
Body Fat Measurer
It's all part of the "Intelligence Toilet" package -- stand at the sink, grab two knobs, and a tiny electric charge travels through your hands to get an instant reading of your body fat. At your feet an electronic scale is part of the floor so you can weigh yourself while washing your hands.From BusinessWeek:
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Sound-Surround
'Alauno' Toilet
Matsushita Electric Works
Price: $2,300-$3,400
Afraid of waking the entire family with your nocturnal trips to the toilet? Two new features of the Alauno can help. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) placed strategically at the foot of the toilet and inside the bowl make this unit easy to find in the dark. And the flush is a mere 55 decibels, which is equivalent to the white noise in a library.From BusinessWeek:
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Clean and Dry
Shower Toilet
INAX
Price: $1,100
Inax, Japan's second-largest toilet maker, released this mass-market robo-toilet in May. It features a bidet and a washer-dryer for your backside. And there's no need to raise and lower the seat. Sensors detect when you're near and open the lid for you. After you leave, it shuts the lid and flushes automatically.From BusinessWeek:
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Hitting the Mark
'Beauty' Toilet
Matsushita Electric Industrial
Price: $1,150
Ready, aim, fire. Matsushita Electric Industrial had the cleaning staff in mind when it came up with its "etiquette point" lamp. The dot of light acts as a guide for men who can't always find their mark. Hit the bull's-eye inside the bowl and you minimize splash-back, making cleanup a cinch.From BusinessWeek:
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