With the launch of Windows 7 this week, we've seen a number of product marketing attempts that made us ask "what on earth does this have to do with anything?"
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EPISODE 159
Windows 7 Whopper marketing promotion
Pistachio ad campaign featuring Levi Johnston
Dolce & Gabbana Sony Ericsson Jalou
... Read MoreSometimes, in order to grow, you need to take a step back and look with adoration and respect to the things you took for granted as a child. It also helps to mock them incessantly.
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EPISODE 144 |
“Grease” game coming to Nintendo
6 high-tech ways to upgrade your barbecue from start to finish
Pretttttyyyy (Jason edition)
Vacuum-tube chess set
What the hell?
The Microsoft vomit ad saga
Kill Me
The most expensive 16 gigabytes on the planet: The Mnemosyne USB cube
Tool Time
Video mask allows you to film underwater hands-free
Gender gap
thereifixedit.com
It’s about time (childhood nostalgia edition)
iPod clock terrorizes hobbits
This episode is all about your hands. So, put your clammy, pudgy, baby-like ham hands together for these handy gadgets.
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EPISODE 132 |
Mouse doubles as hand dryer, triples as seizure inducer
The new TV remote: Your bare hand?
DIY Microsoft Surface clone you can make on the cheap
Vibrating touch screen enables Braille reading
Apropos (of) nothing
Toto Neorest toilets, now even more high-tech, self-cleaning
Bling RX (thanks, Fernando!)
Chevrolet’s Captiva gets the Swarovski treatment. For some reason.
What the hell? (Gender gap edition)
CJ7: The ever-so randomly shaped MP3 player
Kill Me
Le Whif: Don’t eat your chocolate, inhale it
Fug!
Sony’s crocodile skin Vaio has teeth
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EPISODE 104 |
Hottest solar-powered sports car ever
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/seat_brisa_the.php
Solar ice maker
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/solar_icemaker.php
Xbox 360 coin-up arcade
http://gizmodo.com/5042961/xbox-360-goes-coin+op
Logitech Squeezebox Boom: The ultimate Wi-Fi radio?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10027437-1.html
Nikon D90: The hotness
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10026094-1.html
PinkWatch:
LG to join the UMPC bandwagon with the Netbook X110
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/08/lg_to_join_the.html
It’s about time
Chococlock delivers chocolate every hour
http://www.mystichackers.com/1054.html
Why didn’t I think of that?
GE Profile frontload washers & dryers
http://www.uncrate.com/men/home/appliances/ge-profile-frontload-washers-dryers/
Kill me
The Fuggit by Fuggis Hilton, Part II: The actual box of fake hair
http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/08/the_fuggit_by_fuggis_hilton_part_ii.html
A propos (of) nothing
Kinesio Tex Tape
http://www.uncrate.com/men/body/health-fitness/kinesio-tex-tape/
What the hell!?
Teddy Bear USB drive is a headless horror
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/27/teddy-bear-usb-drive.html
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EPISODE 99 |
‘High Heeler’ helps prevent klutzy moments
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9995864-1.html
High heels turn more comfy–in a snap
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9995767-1.html
Are your shoes ringing, or is it just your feet barking?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9977342-1.html
Super-light Nike Flywire shoes to make Olympic debut
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9998061-1.html
Nike McFly 2015 Prototype shoes now on eBay
http://gizmodo.com/5024482/real-mcfly-2015-prototype-shoe-from-back-to-the-future-part-ii-available-on-ebay
PinkWatch
BlackJack II goes pink (and blue)
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/07/the_samsung_bla.html
What the hell!?
Unwrap the time with the Betsey Johnson bow watch
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/07/unwrap_the_time.html
Tool Time!
Favorite story of the day: Zune guy gets his tattoos removed
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/07/favourite_story.html
VOICEMAIL:
Andy,
Oroclub is real!
Jimmy from Barbados,
The clones were clones!
E-MAIL:
Hi there, whoever’s on the show this week, three words: butt, backpack, pink. This is both “what the hell,” “pinkwatch,” “tooltime,” and “kill me,” all rolled into one…
http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/23/i-like-big-backpacks-and-i-cannot-lie/
Wow. (Also, sorry about any trademark violations re: my e-mail address… I just had to get it while it was still available… 
Sincerely,
John
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Greetings, Gadgettes
I’m writing in reference to the iRoticNet service that you mentioned in episode 98. I don’t quite understand who the target demographic is. Sure, I enjoy adult material just as much as the next guy, but I’m sure that most would agree that its best viewed in a private setting on a full size monitor, which would make putting it on a portable device rather pointless. I’m just not sure who would need porn to go and, quite frankly, I don’t think I want to know.
Love the show, but just as a friend
John in New Jersey
*****
That subwoofer that you guys talked about on the show sounds pretty cool. But instead of just making the ground rumble or blasting out some loud bass guitar, I thought of a better use for it:
Just sneak up to you neighbor’s house (the neighbor you don’t like) and hit the house with a hammer. Record its resonance with a high quality portable recorder, and then play that through the subwoofer.
Tony
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Have a happy holiday, and we will see you again in 2008!
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