posted on May 11, 2003 09:08:23 PM new
SEATTLE (May 7) - 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.
MSN officials say they're negotiating for the manufacture of toilet paper imprinted with Web addresses that users may not have tried.
``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.''
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.
posted on May 11, 2003 09:18:00 PM new
that should go over almost as well as msn and passport have so far...
"Junior, did you wash your hands after you checked your email?"
If you can't answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
- Elbert Hubbard
posted on May 12, 2003 11:50:50 AM new
This reminds me of a Home Improvements show with Tim Allan, where he builds his own dream work-out room and every piece of equipment has a built-in toilet - the rowing machine, the exersize bike, etc.
posted on May 12, 2003 02:28:26 PM new
Related, but slightly more palatable...
Yesterday, I read a report from the Kitchen/Bath Industry show. I fell totally in lust with a hot-tub sized Jacuzzi that had a 42-inch plasma monitor and a keyboard that floated in the water. Previously, the system only (only!) played DVDs but the newest model also has Internet access.
