Friday, May 30

The Microsoft iLoo Saga + May Postings Reloaded

   1. The Microsoft iLoo Saga

   You may have heard about Microsoft's new must-have product, the iLoo. 
   First it was announced in an official press release, next MS said it 
   was a prank, then finally they admitted it was an actual product idea.

   * "MSN Launches World's First 'Internet Loo'" - Press release
      < http://www.toiletmuseum.com/iloo.html >
      Picture:
      < http://www.toiletmuseum.com/techno/iloo2.jpg >

   * "Busted flush"
      < http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,955180,00.html >

   * "iLoo plans go down the tube"
      < http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,955838,00.html >

   * "Microsoft Tries To Close the Lid on iLoo"
      < http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21510.html >


   If you're game, check out other "Technotoilet" ideas:
      < http://www.toiletmuseum.com/techno.html >


   2. May Postings Reloaded

   [Name The Movie]
   * "Bird attack on German woman recalls Hitchcock frightener"
      < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s864001.htm >
   * "Flock of crows goes Hitchcock"
      < http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6508215%5E13762,00.html >

   [SMS Alerts]
   * "Man sacked by SMS takes on employer"
      < http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/20/1053196579449.html >
   * "Stricken sailors alert coastguard by text"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_782627.html >

   [That's Bogus]
   * "'Muggings' Via Technology"
      < http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/16/eveningnews/consumer/main554295.shtml >

   [Celebrity Watch]
   * "Oops! Bill Gates, Tom Brokaw forget to pay for coffees at South Dakota cafe"
      < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/05/16/89048-ap.html >

   [New Crime-Fighting Techniques]
   * "Proposal: Webcams to keep homeland safe"
      < http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/05/27/cams.homeland.ap/index.html >