Gadgets for the Lazy

theodp writes "The Pentagon has found the perfect way to demonstrate it's purely the thought that counts - 700 bugle emulators which sit in real bugles and play 'Taps' at military funerals. The Ceremonial Bugle is just one item in Wired's collection of Gadgets for the Lazy."

What I am waiting for

[2.7182]

are diapers with an IP address, so I can log in to them. Not for my kid, for me.

Slashdot for the lazy...

[Anonymous Coward]

No need to read the article! The entire article is in the summary!

The editor's are getting the idea now!

Re:What I am waiting for

[unidentified]

Sounds like a pretty crappy idea to me.

When Bush passes...

[caudron]

...I wonder if they'll get an orchestra to play the theme to the Empirial March or just pop the sound track in the nearest car stereo?

Tom Caudron
http://tom.digitalelite.com/politics.html [digitalelite.com]

P.S. Attended a military funeral a couple of years ago. They played taps on a tape player. This device is a step UP not down from that experience. :-\

Re:call the local junior high marching band

[gardyloo]

Right! They could wake the dead! Waaaait a minute...

uh oh

[ninjamonkey]

I was thinking to myself "how lazy can people be?" when I realized that I was actively using one of the devices in the article:

http://www.theemptyroom.com/ST_14.jpg [theemptyroom.com]

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Bad layout

[spikev]

I hate to prove their point, but i find it annoying to have to scroll down under the text to read about the device. I wish there was a gadget to do it for me.

RIAA sues the Pentagon!

[SlappyBastard]

Damned bugle emulator was playing a pirated mp3 of "Taps".

Great, but it ruins...

[swelke]

That's great, but it ruins the whole funeral when the guy pushes the "Revellie" (morning wake-up) button by mistake.

Re:I'm sure it's that easy.

[grolschie]

I am not a trumpet player....

This is /. so don't you mean IANATP? :-)