All kidding aside, smart toilets are all the rage. While a number of my friends are installing these new luxury toilets in their homes, to the tune of a few thousand dollars, many of you don’t even know they exist. 

Watch this video from a top manufacturer, Toto, which gives you a blow-by-blow (no pun intended) description of what actually takes place when you sit on a smart toilet. Don’t be shy, watch it.

A friend secretly confided to me that ever since he has been using a smart toilet, he feels he has the cleanest rear-end in town and the rest of us are walking around with dirty bottoms. I assured him I use baby wipes and he said, it just doesn’t compare to the sanitary powers of a smart toilet.

For example:

Air dryer
Heated seating

Foot warmer

Automatic flush

Remote control

Self-cleaning features

Built-in sensors that alert you to possible tank leaks

Self-deodorizer

Emergency flushing system during power outages

Nightlight

Slow closing lid

Bluetooth and MP3 capabilities so you can listen to tunes while you go

CNET recently had a story on smart toilets if you are interested in learning more.