Must it be mine? (or, One of these days I'll learn what "chronological order" means, and scroll down for more out of order posts)
From Wired, regarding the search for a premium loo:

The popularity - and cost - of premium personal sanitation systems has primed the market. The lid is off. In 2002, Toto launched the Neorest 600, its $5,000 high tech flagship. With a 16-bit processor and 512 Kbytes of RAM under the hood, the Neorest's seat can be raised by wireless remote. And when the seat is up, the toilet assumes it can save water with a smaller flush. The Neorest is tankless, using clever valves and the pressure of the main household line to clear the bowl. If you're doing your business while seated, it morphs Transformer-style into an advanced bidet, offering a gentle front-and-back aerated warm water spray, catalytic deodorizer, and a hot air dryer. According to Toto, A-list royalty sits upon this throne: Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Charlie Sheen, Will Smith. "They're toilet paper-free," Smith gushed to Access Hollywood. "You sit on the toilet and there's a spray that's so deadly accurate - wherever you sit on the toilet, somehow it always hits the bull's-eye perfectly."

On the one hand, that much attention being paid to a crapper is somewhat odd. On the other, you do spend a lot of time on those things, and why not go for luxury? It's like buying a quality mattress,* only squeamish.

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* Contrary to most mattress commercials, (Damn you, Sleep Country Canada!**) you don't need to buy a new mattress every six months.
** If you listen to the radio in Canada, you know what I'm talking about.  ¶ 4:16 p.m.