Peeing into the future

Japan’s largest maker of toilets, Toto, combines the porcelain throne with computer intelligence for an “every-four-hour fiesta for your naughty bits”:

So there I am, sitting on this sleek-looking loo, idly punching the buttons on this little panel next to the toilet, and all of a sudden my bum is right smack in the middle of the perfect storm. *

If computer-controlled toilets become popular here in North America, will we have to worry when our toilet crashes? Will we have to back it up daily?

Link: Wired.com: Luxury Loo: The Seat Also Rises