pjalne
May 8th, 2003, 08:31 PM
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1053240,00.asp
Forget the newspaper. MSN's U.K. division has created something new to do while on the john--surf the Internet.
MSN U.K. has taken roaming (and communal hygiene) to a new level with the "iLoo", an Internet-enabled toilet that the software giant hopes will debut at various concerts in the U.K. this summer.
Users will be able to access the "WWW.C." using a wireless keyboard and a built-in plasma screen. MSN U.K. is encouraging advertisers to come up with their own custom-designed toilet paper to prompt users to visit web sites.
The iLoo will be mobile and is part of MSN's mission to allow instant logging on "anytime and any place", the company said. Users will be able to sit down, undock a wireless keyboard and conveniently access the Internet.
A plasma screen will be located directly in front of them which can be adjusted to a desired height level. MSN is also in talks with toilet paper manufacturers to produce special web paper for those in need of URL inspiration, the company said.
The questions are:
- How long will the festival toilet lines be now that people can write their mail in the booths?
- Why would anyone want to touch a keyboard that's in a toilet?
- How many more people will start masturbating in public bathrooms now that porn is available?
Forget the newspaper. MSN's U.K. division has created something new to do while on the john--surf the Internet.
MSN U.K. has taken roaming (and communal hygiene) to a new level with the "iLoo", an Internet-enabled toilet that the software giant hopes will debut at various concerts in the U.K. this summer.
Users will be able to access the "WWW.C." using a wireless keyboard and a built-in plasma screen. MSN U.K. is encouraging advertisers to come up with their own custom-designed toilet paper to prompt users to visit web sites.
The iLoo will be mobile and is part of MSN's mission to allow instant logging on "anytime and any place", the company said. Users will be able to sit down, undock a wireless keyboard and conveniently access the Internet.
A plasma screen will be located directly in front of them which can be adjusted to a desired height level. MSN is also in talks with toilet paper manufacturers to produce special web paper for those in need of URL inspiration, the company said.
The questions are:
- How long will the festival toilet lines be now that people can write their mail in the booths?
- Why would anyone want to touch a keyboard that's in a toilet?
- How many more people will start masturbating in public bathrooms now that porn is available?