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Your Future Home

by Steve Gibson Mar 24, 2000 8:22pm CST tags: Wack News
For those of you who ponder the future (who doesnt?) CNet has a pretty lengthy and interesting article which looks at all sorts of technology in development right now and how it will affect us in the home.

... a toilet that analyzes your health status based on weight, body fat, and other personal characteristics we don't care to mention. From there, the toilet may either update the grocery list already in progress on your electronic fridge, save the information in your family medical records on your home server, or instantly send a note to your doctor that it might be time for you to come in for a cholesterol check.

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