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| Microsoft Plans Toilets With Web Access |
| 2003-05-07 |
| Is the Apocalypse upon us? Now on the way: "Surfing on the loo" with Internet access at portable toilets. The iLoo being developed by the MSN division of Microsoft Corp. in Britain is a standard portable toilet — a loo to the English — with a wireless keyboard and extending, height-adjustable plasma screen in front of the seat. There would also be a "Hotmail station" with waterproof keyboard and plasma screen on the outside for those waiting in line. Microsoft thinks of everything. MSN officials say they're negotiating for the manufacture of toilet paper imprinted with Web addresses that users may not have tried. That's really sick. "The Internet's so much a part of everyday life now that surfing on the loo was the next natural step," MSN marketing manager Tracy Blacher said. "People used to reach for a book or mag(azine) when they were on the loo, but now they'll be logging on." Hate to be waiting in that line. The device is expected to be in use at festivals this summer in Britain, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Tuesday. There's no word on if, or when, the iLoo will make its way across the pond. How many riots will there be at "festivals" in England this summer because people can't get into the porta potties? |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #10 AP reports on some new, thin and flexible screens. Maybe that ePaper isn't too far off after all! |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-07 15:22:20 |
| #9 I expected this to be from the Onion or from Scrappleface! |
| Posted by: KP 2003-05-07 12:16:49 |
| #8 I almost fell off the toilet while reading this one. ( Car and Driver, 4/03 ) |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-05-07 10:39:01 |
| #7 This reminds me of an "Onion" article from a couple of years ago. I can't imagine a place I would rather spend less time in than a porta potty. |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-05-07 10:37:32 |
| #6 Hey, don't make fun of MS ePaper(tm)! |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-07 09:57:27 |
| #5 MSN officials say they're negotiating for the manufacture of toilet paper imprinted with Web addresses that users may not have tried. How about printing www.microsoft.com on each little square of TP instead? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-07 09:30:27 |
| #4 Oh, yeah, baby! I sure want my business website showing up on toilet paper! Hint to Microsoft: a few extra portable toilets would be much more appreciated than slowing down the line. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-05-07 09:25:08 |
| #3 I don't care if the keyboard's waterproof or not - I'm not touching it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-07 09:22:27 |
| #2 Won't Apple sue over the use of "iLoo"? I'm sure they have "i-everything" copyrighted by now. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-05-07 09:21:22 |
| #1 Wiping with web addresses? Hmmmm. Maybe if they used Gates' face more people would be interested. |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-05-07 09:18:34 |