Technology in the Toilet (aka Toilet 2.0)

Excuse the “toilet talk” but here’s another take on the iPad: it has the potential to propel the toilet into the high-tech stratosphere.

Think about it, the toilet is a low-tech zone with few bells and whistle. Sure, the toilet itself a technology marvel but it hasn’t changed much since Thomas Crapper popularized it in the late-1800s. Maybe you have an electric toothbrush, razor or a hairdryer but that’s probably about it. When you need to spend some “quality time” in the toilet, you turn to low-tech options such as a newspaper or a magazine.

But will the iPad change the toilet technology landscape? Given it’s portability and usability will people start to take the iPad into the toilet rather than a newspaper or magazine? Will the iPad make bathroom management a lot more complex by encouraging people to spend more time on the throne?

As important propel the toilet into a high-tech world with other companies jumping on the bandwagon. Maybe they will introduce user-friendly wireless phones, or voice-activated social networking services so you can tweet, update or post hands-free.

In other words, we could be on the verge of Toilet 2.0. If it does materialize, remember that you heard it here first.