Touch the Future Now at StaplesGadgettes Podcast 159: The Bad Marketing Ideas Episode
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
Belly up to the bar, Sam
Obviously, a Bar Made of a Boeing 747 Engine Attracts Girls In the Skimpiest Dresses (thanks Sam)
This week in Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty anatomy toy
Why Didn't I Think of That
Self sharpening pencil (thanks Clay J!)
Gender Gap
Microsoft Surface turned into the ultimate D&D board
Pretty
Apple Magic Mouse
Ask a Gadgette
Dear Gadgettes! I seek some of your infinite knowledge of tools!
Does owning a Gold Dolce & Gabbana MOTORAZR make me a tool? I do enjoy showing it off, especially when with friends and family, but keeping in mind, I didn't purchase this but in fact found it in the trash, What with my friend having a Pink version, I used her spare battery and flashed the device to a working state. Does owning one of these give me the status of "Tool"???
Love the show! (Welcome back molly!)
Cheers,
NKP, (Australia)
E-Mail
Hey ladies (and one dude):
Remember The Alien Abduction Lamp you guys talked about a loooong time ago (I’m talking from way back–this was pre-Jason, and I think Molly was still on maternity leave) in "The 'is it art?' Episode"? And how it was only a proof-of-concept and not actually for sale? Well good news because now it’s for sale for realz, bee-yotches!
I signed up for the e-mail notifications from the designer, Lasse Klein, ages ago and finally got the news I’d been waiting over 3 years for: the lamp has landed. And it still comes with the adorable little cow abductee from those concept shots way back when. Woohoo! You might need to be quick, though, because apparently they’re only making 2000 of them.
I already reserved mine.
Love the show!
Jackie
Molly Wood gets her
gadget on as part of the Gadgettes duo in addition to her duties on
Buzz Out Loud and the Buzz Report. Favorite gadgets include TiVo, Treo,
and the Logitech Harmony 880. 
Kelly Morrison has
been at CNET since 1996 as a features editor
for CNET Download.com. In addition to moonlighting as a gadgette, Kelly
is Director of Content Development for CNET. 
Jason Howell takes
time from producing podcasts for CNET to bark (and sometimes sing)
unintelligable nonsense as an honorary Gadgette. 
So in this episode, you guys mentioned the Apple Magic Mouse, and how you were musing that the Mighty Mouse (the ones with the little gray trackball on top) tends to get gunked up with debris, and that you weren't able to find a way to clean it via Google.
Well one day, I did exactly that out of frustration, being sure to put in "mighty mouse" as part of my search keywords. Long and behold, it took me to this page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
I followed the directions, especially noting the part where my trackball had a hard time rolling. Also, there's a Quicktime link on the page to a video showing you exactly what to do. After following the steps, my mouse was as good as new. Mind you, I've put it with it for several weeks before I grew intolerant and did the search.
Try it out; hope it helps you as it did me!
Velanche