

Finally, a toilet bowl that cleans itselfthe Journal Sentinel / Feb. 8, 2004
Dan Tungett, a sales representative for Toto, a Japanese plumbing manufacturer, says his company's $5,000 Neorest toilet is for the "demanding" consumer.
Q. Why the Neorest?
A. It's the first toilet that interacts with you. You do not have to touch this toilet to experience it. As you approach it, it actually notices that you're there. The lid raises, and it will expose a heated seat. You can control the temperature of the seat. It also washes you, it dries you and, actually, if you forget to flush and you walk away, it will flush by itself, and the lid will close by itself. It cleans itself - there's a rinse cycle. Also, all the while you're sitting down, there's a deodorizing fan that's actually pulling odors out of the bowl, sending it through a fan and dispensing clean air into the room.
Q. Why would people need this?