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"Is the world ready for the Kohler Numi, a super-luxurious toilet with its own on-board foot warmer, a built-in music system, a heated seat that automatically goes up and down and a special bidet attachment, all controlled by a touchscreen with a 20-foot range? \nReady or not, Kohler Numi is now available for $6,400, and if you're into high-tech design and desire a level of decadence unforeseen until now, this device might be for you. \nLike most high-end toilets from Toto \u2014 such as the high-end NeoRest that costs around $4,000 \u2014 and others, there is a bidet function in the Numi, using a retractable wand-like device to spray you in just the right places, and its temperature, power and aim are all easily adjusted with that touchscreen remote. When the spraying is done, there's a fan that blows warm air to dry you off.  \nTo entertain you in the meantime, there's a built-in music system with FM radio and auxiliary input, so yes, you could conceivably plug your iPhone into this toilet. Too bad there's no Bluetooth capability, but those well-heeled enough to have such a toilet could build that into their bathrooms separately.\nTake a look at Gizmodo's video if you'd like to see the Numi's robotic seat in action, triggered by a motion detector so your hands won't have to touch anything toilet-related. Just think, this could be the end of toilet seat up/down arguments. \nIt also looks like a good spot from which to tweet.\nThese types of toilets are ubiquitous in Japan, but they have been slow to catch on in the U.S., according to Kohler representatives. You don't need to buy an entire toilet of this type to enjoy the benefits of its bidet functionality, however. \nI have a Kohler C3 toilet seat that does a lot of the same bidet, deodorizing and drying functions as this one, and believe me, if Americans knew what it was like to own such a device, they might be willing to spend some serious money for it. Maybe $6,400 is a bit steep, but $800 for a comparable bidet seat (called a washlet in some quarters) could be possible, and some cost a lot less than that.\nHow about it, commenters? Could these kinds of devices catch on in the U.S. or elsewhere?\nVideo courtesy Kohler, Inc."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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