aquaone pointed
me to this one a few days ago: a toaster that burns a picture of the
sun or a cloud with raindrops based on a forecast it downloads from the
web. From his email:
I got a good laugh out of this one. It's creative, I'll give him that much.
"Honey! What's the weather gonna be like today?"
"I dunno, lemme make breakfast and find out!"
Oddly enough, just today I ran across this one:
The Top 5 Drawbacks to Having a Web-Enabled Appliance
5> It now takes 250MB of RAM to toast a friggin' bagel.
4> Due to your fridge's embedded tracking software, your web surfing habits lead to some interesting drawings stuck to it.
3> Your vibrator is now not only ordering it's own batteries, but also submitting letters to Penthouse Forum.
2> "MAKE $$$$$ FAST BY JUST EATING TOAST !1!1!"
and the Number 1 Drawback to Having a Web-Enabled Appliance…
1> The oven keeps calling you at work because it's "lonely."
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