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Wed 09 Sep 2009Twittering cottage becomes Britain's most public house
A 16TH-CENTURY cottage on the Isle of Wight has been reinvented for the 21st century by sending its own messages on the Twitter social networking system.
Despite its thatched roof, it sports many things to please gadget enthusiasts such as sensors to control temperature, lights and even the heated bathroom towel rail.
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