Can I operate it from my smart phone? There must be an app. Cheers,
frank On 13 August, 2015 11:34:55 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >One of the things I enjoyed about Japan is the way they embrace >technology (beyond North America and Europe), while holding on to old >traditions and habits. > >Toilets are an example. Although one still finds the traditional >porcelain oval on the floor, this is the high-tech model we found in >our hotel bathroom: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18069314 > >Here is a close-up of the control panel: >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18069315 > >Both images were taken with the K-5 II S and DA 18-135 xoom. > >Benjo, or more politely obenjo, is the more traditional term for a >toilet. Literally, it means "convenient place." More modern usage is >tearai or otearai, meaning "hand washing place." Also in common usage >today is toire, the Japanese pronunciation of "toilet," which is often >used were Westerners are expected. > >In the airports and train stations, one is offered a variety of toilet >choices. In a Narita men's room, there were urinals plus 6 stalls: >three were high-tech toilets virtually identical to the one in our >hotel room; one was the same, but also featured a car seat type of >provision for holding a child while one used the toilet; the fifth >was a typical American-style toilet, without the bells and whistles; >the sixth was a traditional squat-on-the-floor porcelaian oval, for >those who cling to the old ways. > >The Japanese people and culture fascinated me this year as much as >when I last visited there, in 1967. >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
