13 November 2009, 6:23 pm
Boostaroo
Portable Audio Splitter and Amplifier
Link: Boostaroo
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
Dick’s original Boostaroo (the real original) dates back to about 15 years ago, when the common portable music player was still the Walkman. It was an audio splitter that plugged into a headphone jack and allowed 3 people to listen to the music. It also amplified the music. [...]
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22 October 2009, 4:11 pm
Clamplight
LED Flashlight
Link: Blackfire
As the name suggests, Blackfire’s Clamplight is an LED flashlight that clamps on to anything. When there’s nothing to clamp on to, it can stand on the two feet that can be extended.
Emirates Airline
Leo flew on Emirates Airline on his trip to Dubai. The business class offers flat beds, noise cancellation headphones, 20″ [...]
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1 October 2009, 4:00 pm
Verbatim Insight
USB Hard Drive with Always-On LCD Display
Link: Verbatim
Dick and Leo play “What’s In the Box?” again with this freshly arrived UPS delivery. Just an excuse to play the Wait For Dick Jingle. The Verbatim Insight is a USB External Hard Drive with a piano black finish, available in 320GB and 500GB, with an always-on [...]
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Tagged 2x speed, accelerated speed, brownies, cocaine, computer accessory, creme brulee, dan lueders, data storage, david pogue, devon blaugh, external usb hard drive, joan baez, nero backitup, podshifter, speed listening, sugar, trinidad, upside down handle, verbatim, verbatim insight, wait for dick jingle, windows 7, windows 7 launch party, wine train
25 September 2009, 4:00 pm
Inflatable Dinosaur Toys
Mail Order Scam
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
More from the Chamber of Mail Order Horrors in Dick’s Gadget Warehouse, these Gigantic Inflatable Dinosaur Toys from 1986 were advertised as “7 Gigantic Dinosaurs”, “thrilling excitement for everyone with this collection of prehistoric dinosaurs”, “prehistoric monsters” which after being tossed in the air, would “always land on their [...]
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Tagged 2x speed, accelerated speed, al spalding, dinosaur, don rickles, don rickles project, harry potter, hockey puck, inflatable dinosaur toys, mail order scam, request, toy story 2, toys
