Some Smart waste containers We can monitor our pets’ habits and health, so having a camera in the bathroom seems inevitable. That’s exactly what kitchen and bathroom faucet manufacturer Kohler has done with its new health and wellness brand. Kohler’s Healthjust like in the beginning throne.
Both devices are locked. on the edge like a toilet bowl cleanerby pointing an optical sensor at faeces and secretions. Kohler’s Dekoda, $599, scans images for blood and checks gut health and fluid status. Depending on the plan you choose, subscription costs range from $70 to $156 per year. The throne costs $400 (there is a $320 pre-order discount) plus membership fees.
During your toilet visit, you log into Dekoda with a fingerprint sensor, so the device knows who is using the facilities. (Wash your hands before logging out or track your progress.) Then use the app to see today’s analytics and trends over time. The device has a removable rechargeable battery and uses a USB port.
The throne’s special features include a proximity sensor that lets you track your activity via Bluetooth when your phone is detected nearby. But if you don’t want to risk your health, you can also program the buttons on the device. It also has a sound sensor to analyze certain urine measurements “of those who urinate standing up”. (Which my brain now negatively associates with the company’s use of the term “bathroom biomarker.”)
Kohler says Dekoda protects your data via the aforementioned fingerprint reader and end-to-end encryption, noting that the camera uses “discreet optics” and only looks at the results and not your body parts. The same goes for thrones.
“Dekoda sensors look directly into your toilet and nowhere else,” claims the company.
Kohler cautions that the technology doesn’t work very well with dark-colored toilets, which makes sense. I’m sure there could be a best selling model with a light on it. Maybe the company can add an odor sensor from then on. The smell says a lot about the health of your intestinesHave. It can track the length of the “session” or the debris under the rim to alert the person responsible for cleaning it up.
Kohler had to work hard to find suitable lifestyle images for its promotional material. Many of the images are humorous, showing fit men and women drinking water and staring pensively into space, probably thinking about gasoline.