----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Lile <lilel@toastmaster.com>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 12:01 PM
Subject: Internet Toaster


> Well, my personal hell has finally arrived, they want me to design an
> internet enabled toaster... almost.
>
>
> I'm asked to incorporate some kind of module that communicates with an
> external time standard (WWV, GPS, atomic time, whatever) that programs the
> clock on appliances  (coffeemakers especially.)  You plug it in, it knows
> what time it is.  Simple.
>
>
> Not for me.  Anybody heard of these little modules?
>
> -- Lawrence Lile

Caller ID signal provide local time info.
Available also everywhere.
You just have to call yourself :)