Who knew Number 2 would be number 1 in monitoring your health?
First, they came for your sleep, then your heart rate, then your step counts, and ovulation, oxygen levels, and blood sugar. It was only a matter of time before they targeted the most personal of all details: the contents deposited in your porcelain throne.
Companies like Kohler and Withings are marketing devices that install in your toilet to track various health metrics. Withings first announced its U-Scan “ecosystem” at the Consumer Electronics Show two years ago and launched them in the US and Europe this week. Two different cartridges inside the seashell-shaped device allow users to monitor their health and nutrition by measuring urinary biomarkers such as hydration, ketones, vitamin C, and calcium levels.
Kohler’s Dekoda, on the other hand, uses a camera to analyze your poop. The $599 clip-on camera stares into your toilet bowl and provides insights about gut health and hydration, even alerting users when it may have found blood in water or stool.
While Kohler carefully reminds you that the camera only points downward, making it impossible to photograph your private parts, once your toilet identifies you, there’s no pretending privacy still lives in your home.
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