WSJ.com - Technology: IBM's 'Smart' Laundry System Lets College Students Keep Tabs on Wash "College campuses have long since wired their dorms and libraries. Now some are going even further: Cyberlaundry. ... International Business Machines Corp. hopes a new system of smart, wired washers and dryers will instill a little efficiency in the college dormitory laundry room, letting students keep tabs on their laundry from anywhere they can access the Internet -- their dorm rooms, the library, or even a cell phone."