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<DIV>Now wouldn't THIS be a great way to deliver accommodation letters? </DIV>
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<DIV>And when the prof bites, wouldn't that be an acknowledgment it was received?</DIV>
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<DIV>Shawn Foster<BR>Assistive Technology Specialist</DIV>
<DIV>Disability Services for Students<BR>Southern Oregon University<BR>V/TTY: (541)552-6213</DIV>
<DIV>blog: <A href="http://atatsou.blogspot.com/">http://atatsou.blogspot.com</A></DIV><BR><BR>>>> On 9/17/2008 at 4:34 AM, in message <9686224.12671221651249371.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz>, Dann Berkowitz <dann@digilifemedia.biz> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<LINK href="/zimbra/css/msgview.css?v=080815215848" rel=stylesheet><A href="http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2008/09/scan-toaster.html">http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2008/09/scan-toaster.html</A><BR></P>
<DIV><STRONG>Now this is what technology innovation is all about!</STRONG></DIV><A href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/scan-toaster-puts-the-power-of-miracle-toast-into-the-hands-of/" target=_blank>Scan Toaster puts the power of 'miracle toast' into the hands of mere mortals - Engadget</A><BR><BR>The Scan Toaster connects to a PC over USB and downloads everything from local weather conditions and the current time to the morning’s news headlines - and then burns an image of the information onto your morning toast!<BR><BR><A href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/11/wacky_toaster/" target=_blank>How does this work you ask?</A> - Inside the toaster is a network of toasting “modules”, each heated by a hot wire. Each module can move by 30° and, once the user selects what they want on their toast - excluding a topping, of course - the modules align themselves and burn the appropriate content onto the bread.<BR><BR>That's the good news -- the bad news -- According to the website <A href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/" target=_blank>Register Hardware</A>, no plans to manufacture the toaster on a mass scale have popped up yet (get it -- "popped up" -- I love geek humor!)<BR><BR>Arrrr me laddies - having one of these in the galley would be a perfect method for reminding ye lubbers of the soon to be upon us <A href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/" target=_blank>Talk Like a Pirate Day</A>! Just imagine burning your favorite <A href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/howto.html" target=_blank>pirate sayings</A> into toast to be read longside your morning <A href="http://www.contemplator.com/history/grog.html" target=_blank>grog</A> ration!<BR>. <BR>--<BR>Posted By D. Berkowitz to <A href="http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2008/09/scan-toaster.html" target=_blank>Access Technologists Higher Education Network</A> at 9/16/2008 05:59:00 PM</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>