B-List

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>