High-tech toilets: Making the smallest room truly your throne room

You mean to tell me your toilet doesn't shower and dry your nether regions? But does it at least remove your fart smells? Or light up your bathroom at night? No? Then perhaps it's time to treat yourself to one of a growing number of high-tech toilets. Modern toilets, like the Neorest WX prototype (pictured) by Toto, aim to offer more comfort. — dpa

BERLIN: We do our business in the smallest room – our most private business and a rather humbling one, yet we say we’re on the throne.

We can discharge pressing matters truly royally these days though, since the plain ceramic bowl has gone high-tech. Not only does it flush, it can have an automated lid, heated seat, air deodoriser, gentle water jet that washes your intimate area, and air dryer – just to name a few features on the market.