Photo: Kohler
Kohler’s Numi toilet puts the “funk” into multifunctional. The commode doubles as a loudspeaker, playing music streamed from a Bluetooth gadget, loaded onto an SD card, jacked in via an auxiliary cable, or tuned in using a built-in FM radio. The toilet has sensors that tell it to open or close the cover; they also raise or lower the seat depending on the position of your feet, ending the anger and recriminations over someone splashing down into the water in the middle of the night. The Numi toilet has a self-cleaning bidet wand, a heated seat, and vents that blow soothing warm air on your feet.








Willie Jones
Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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