Surf the net from the toilet
02 May 2003
- by Veronique De Freitas
From this summer, festivalgoers could be able to surf the internet and email their friends from the comfort of public toilets.
MSN is planning to create the world's first internet loo, iLoo, which it said will allow "instant logging on" anytime and any place.
The company is in the process of building a portable iLoo, which could make its first appearance at Glastonbury in June.You'll be able to sit down, undock a wireless keyboard and access the internet from a screen located directly in front of you.
MSN reveals it is also in talks with toilet paper manufacturers to produce special web paper for surfers "in need of URL inspiration". The iLoo will be broadband enabled and come equipped with speakers to play music from the internet.
Tracy Blacher, marketing manager at MSN, said: "The internet's so much a part of everyday life now that surfing on the loo was the next natural step. People used to reach for a book or magazine when they were on the loo but now they'll be logging on."
Now you are talking a good place for a MAC!
Posted by: Glenn at May 6, 2003 06:33 PM