Neowin News Feed for: Toilet

Bill Gates and Samsung have developed a toilet with an incinerator

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:48:01 +0000

Samsung has been working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new toilet that incinerates waste. Samsung will offer related royalty-free patents to developing countries. Read more...

SpinX: A robot that cleans your toilet and seat

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:02:01 +0000

There have been robots that can vacuum, clean windows, and even help with the gardening, but SpinX is a robot that lives in a toilet lid which can brush and clean a toilet in about 90 seconds. Read more...

India to track toilet use in rural areas with tablets

Usama Jawad — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 13:48:01 +0000

Considering the growing number of diseases caused by insufficient use of public toilets in India, the Indian government is taking steps to use technology to assess and track toilet use in the country. Read more...

Luxury toilet allows anyone with an Android device to control it

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 09:04:13 +0000

An expensive robotic toilet suffers from a huge security flaw allowing anyone with an Android device to control it via Bluetooth. The toilet can remotely flush, spray, and play music. Read more...

NeoBytes :) 75% of us use our phone while on the toilet + other bathroom smartphone stats

Andy Weir — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:39:36 +0000

A survey reveals that 75% of us use our phone in the bathroom, while 24% of men now sit down to use the lavatory so they always have two hands free for their phone...plus more, erm, fascinating stats. Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 Toilet Paper - It's really available now

Steven Parker — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:33:47 +0000

The Japanese are simply hyping Vista SP1 release. I was just surprised to find that a roll of toilet paper printed with highlighted features is already available in Japan. You kind of have to feel... Read more...

Web goes down the toilet

Tom Warren — Sun, 06 Apr 2003 10:03:08 +0000

An internet toilet roll browser and a net-enabled chopping board are among cutting edge designs at the Ideal Home Show. The show, which runs at London's Earls Court exhibition centre until 6... Read more...