RSStroom Reader concept prints up toilet paper news

The next time you've got to spend some quality alone time on the throne, make sure you've got an RSStroom Reader handy to print you up some multi-use news items. We can't quite tell if it's outputting some two-ply quilted feeds, or if it plans to keep us up to date with that generic single-ply brand, but with wireless connectivity, RSS 2.0/Atom compatibility, and a browser based control panel, it should get the job done. Sure, this gag isn't for reals, but c'mon, you know you want one.

[Thanks, Duncan]

[William DC @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

All I have to say is: Paper jam -_____-

[Psiven @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Even though this is a parody, I think this is genius.

The hardest part would be developing toilet paper that's tough enough to print on yet soft enough for..you know.

[styne steen @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

oh how I wish I could wipe my ass with the latest from dave winer

[gamabunta @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Finally something useful to do with Fox News.

[gadjitfreek @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Imagine...a whole nation with clean but ink-blackened butts!

[decompyler @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

I still don't understand why we use paper to wipe our sphincters... A more sanitary and less wasteful solution is already among us my friends... isn't about time we embraced the bidet?

[Weird Al @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

7. I tend to only wipe on one side of the paper...so unless it's double sided printing then your white poopy hole should remain white.

[Ben Mullinger @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

out of all the weird devices to feature on engadget, i must sy this is probably one i would find most usefeul!! shame its not real :-(

[Roger @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Hmmm news print on your ass. Not good :P

[cdog @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

just the thing for George Bush's speeches

[zachary @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

"Finally something useful to do with" joystiq News.

[John Bidet Morse C. Protocol @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Let's take this a step further. I declare a patent for an SMS bidet. When you go to the restroom you would set your phone profile Potty or such. Your bluetooth phone will direct your text messages to your bidet toilet where the text will be converted into Morse Code. Then a Morse Code water jet will shoot at your bunghole.
.... . .-.. .-.. --- .-- --- .-. .-.. -..

[thatericguy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

this could all be subsidized if we could get paid for all the google ads on our ass now.

[Scott Fuhrman @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

What happens if it's a slow news day?

[Julie Chadwick @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Just what I need, a way to wipe my ass with Gizmodo. ;-) Nice one, guys.

[ap @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

the automatic bidet that i've always wanted doesn't seem so desirable anymore.

[Sasha S. @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

I know who would like to buy this: Just about every celebrity and have their favorite tabloid articles (about them) printed on it.

The Sun, News of the World (to name just 2 ugly ones from the UK) articles printed here. Hell, then you can make pictures of celebrities using this as well! hehehehe

[Aaron @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

I set something like this up actually... in my case, it wasn't for RSS feeds, but the script I wrote could be *very* easily modified for that. See, I work at a library, and my office/workroom is littered with old reciept printers, etc. We use a calendar system called Oracle Calendar (formerly Netscape Cal), and you can have it send you emails for all or some meeting reminders, and they all fit a certain format, something easily for my script to sniff out. So, when I get an email reminder, my script catches it, and PRINT PRINT PRINT it pops out. I played with having it print out emails with certain subject lines or other patterns to match, but I dont' actually use that functionality much. It's nerdy5 as hell, but fun, handy, and really was easy to setup. An RSS-based script would be even easier- take the RSS feed, make it into plain text, and dump the text to LPT1. that's about all yer doing.

[mr.smashy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

that's a Zebra label printer

http://www.zebra.com/id/products/global/en/printers/industcomm/z4mplus.Image1.Image.gif

[Jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

THIS JUST IN: I took a dump

[mike @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

lol...it's very funny idea

[Andy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

What's with all the toilet humor?

/sorry, had to be done.