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Technology is most appreciable when it improves the things we use most. With that in mind, I bring word of the Toilet Reservation System, Version 2.0.
A combination of software and wired locks, the TRS intends to eliminate the frustration of taking a trip to your office bathroom and finding all the stalls occupied. The system seems fairly feature-packed already, although this one strikes me as a bit odd: “You can now book ahead by up to six months and can even set a recurring booking for the same time each day.” That will come in handy when the four-day-old burrito I plan to have for lunch on August 17 disagrees with me…
I can think of at least three improvements:
- Allow people to indicate the urgency of their trip. Because sometimes, you really have to go.
- Throw the Jasmin Washlet into the mix. Once I enter a stall, the TRS should have this smart toilet (recently deployed at Google) automatically recall my preferred settings.
- Finally, use Real Time Credentials to manage the access privileges. How else will we bring this technology to busy construction sites and low Earth orbit?
