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This loo has a lot to say

July 05, 2005

Tokyo - Japan's famously hi-tech toilets which can frighten foreign visitors with their range of buttons have never stopped evolving. Now the call of nature can turn into a medical check-up.

For those who want to keep their families healthy - or take bathroom humour to a new dimension - the Intelligence Toilet comes with a tiny cup that tests urine and devices to keep track of blood pressure, weight and fat.

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