I heard rumblings about this over the last few weeks. I think it was codenamed, hook, line and sinker:
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2007 – Google Inc.
(NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)™, a
free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online
connectivity via users’ plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service
Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online
service that will be offered entirely free to any consumer with a
WiFi-capable PC and a toilet connected to a local municipal sewage
system."We’ve got that whole
organizing-the-world’s-information thing more or less under control,"
said Google Co-founder and President Larry Page, a longtime supporter
of so-called "dark porcelain" research and development. "What’s
interesting, though, is how many different modalities there are for
actually getting that information to you – not to mention from you."For years, data carriers have confronted the "last
hundred yards" problem for delivering data from local networks into
individual homes. Now Google has successfully devised a "last hundred
smelly yards" solution that takes advantage of preexisting plumbing and
sewage systems and their related hydraulic data-transmission
capabilities. "There’s actually a thriving little underground community
that’s been studying this exact solution for a long time," says Page.
"And today our Toilet ISP team is pleased to be leading the way through
the sewers, up out of your toilet and – splat – right onto your PC."
New! Get FREE breakthrough broadband with Google TiSP (BETA).
