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Wireless MAN, baby. Or short for
Wireless Metropolitan Area Network.
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or more a day dealing with spam. About 37 percent of respondents get
100 junk messages a day, and 63 percent get 50 or more.
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Alice Hill's Technology
Watch
Monday, March 08, 2004
Where Sex and Technology Collide: Toothing
Bluetooth may be a standard designed to annoy more than assist, but it looks like there is a sex angle after all, which spells hope in our book. We strongly feel that all successful technologies had a clandestine porn element, and now comes "toothing" or the art of using your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone to sniff out sex from nearby bystanders.
According to the "Beginner's Guide to Toothing:"  "Toothing is a form of anonymous sex with strangers - usually on some form of transport or enclosed area such as a conference or training seminar. 'Toothers meet by first connecting suitable equipment - such as a modern phone or palmtop computer. Users 'discover' other computers or phones in the vicinity and then send a speculative message. The usual greeting is: 'Toothing?'. If the other party is interested, messages are exchanged until a suitable location is agreed - usually a public toilet, although there are tales of more adventurous spots such as deserted carriages or staff areas. What happens next is up to you!"
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