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Who's Idea Was This?

 

OK, we may have gone a bit too far with our multipurpose gadgets. Yes, the fax machine that is also a copier and printer is a great idea. The combination phone/answering machine is ideal. But, a microwave that is also a bank and a TV, and a few other things? Iím having visions of the TV that doubled as a phone.

NCR must not have been as scared by that concept because their Knowledge Lab research center has come up with the concept of the Microwave Bank. With the Microwave Bank you can check your bank balance, send e-mail messages (just by talking), watch TV, find recipe suggestions, and surf the net. There is no keyboardóthe folks at NCR are hoping the touch screen on the door of the microwave will help people warm up (sorry, couldnít resist) to the idea of an "all in one" appliance.

Those are all great things but do you want to do them while standing in front of the microwave? Evidently, some banks do as they have already expressed interest in the project. For more information, access www3.ncr.com/press_release/pr091098b.html.

 

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