Time-restricted ‘smart’ toilets arrive in Long Beach

QR codes are an omnipresent aspect of smartphone-era life, controlling access of everything from airline tickets to restaurant menus.

But in Long Beach, there are new, and perhaps unexpected, places that can be opened via a smartphone scan: public restrooms.

As part of a pilot program, Washington D.C.-based Throne Labs has set up “smart” bathrooms at four locations across the city. Each…