I dunno, Hugo. I think the vendor is going to be concerned with how clean his machine gets clothes, and is not going to be interested in re-tooling his factory and increasing his manufacturing cost in order to accommodate the tiny percentage of nerds and geeks who think it is a good idea to connect their washing machines to the internet.

I can imagine a woman asking the salesman "But why would I want to use my washing machine to send emails?"

I think you will have a difficult time convincing manufacturers to abandon the NIH (Not Invented Here) attitude that is deeply ingrained in most businesses.

tanstaafl.