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Your Washer is Calling and the Dryer is on IM

Posted by Zonk on from the make-the-dryer-stop-calling-me-names dept.

netbuzz writes "Laundry Time, an eight-week pilot program from the Internet Home Alliance, begins next week with three Atlanta families and the technology and services of Microsoft, HP, Panasonic, Proctor & Gamble and Whirlpool. The idea is to allow family members to receive alerts and control certain laundry functions from their PCs, cell phones and TV sets, presumably so they can spend more time with their PCs, cell phones and TV sets." I am all for tech for the sake of tech, but I'm pretty sure this is one of the signs of the Apocalypse Nostradamus prognosticated.

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  1. Washine Machine by TheStonepedo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A lot of people use laundromats. For those who have machines in their homes, they're already saving a lot of time to be able to start the thing, walk off, and return when it's done. There are audible alerts for washers and dryers already, and a majority of the time spent dealing with washing machines is spent loading and unloading. I'd rather see a program that can check my oven to ensure it's off or, if set to go at a certain time confirms its action remotely, when I'm away from home.

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    1. Re:Washine Machine by eln · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Whenever I go on a long trip, I am always somewhat nervous that I'm going to return and find my house burned to the ground because I left the oven on or something silly like that. My appliances emailing me every so often to let me know they're still in working order but turned off might be useful. Or maybe I should just see a psychiatrist.

  2. Do not want. by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Your washer's calling and the dryer's on IM

    hotpoint14: I take off your pants, slowly, and gently massage them in my soapy warmth.
    maytagman: Oh I like that baby, after pretreating with detergent, I put in my robe and wizard hat.
    hotpoint14: What the f*ck, I told you not to message me again.
    maytagman: Oh **** damn I gotta write down your names or something

  3. PHASE two RFID integration by Starteck81 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... in other news scientist are using RFID embedded socks with RFID enabled dryers to solve one of the greatest mysteries of our time. Where do all the missing socks go?

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  4. Reason 10 for why we need IPv6 by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    10. Not only are there billions of Chinese citizens who will be on the Net, now the washers and dryers want to IM each other.

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  5. Yawn! Wake me... by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wake me up when the machine can collect the dirty clothes, wash them, dry them, and fold/hang them. Until then, I'm staying at mom's.

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