Radio Shack gave away Cuecats in the ‘90s; yes, I had one. Their print catalog had a Cuecat barcode for every product; it took you to the relevant page on their website. It actually worked ok, it was just a stupid idea and a lot more trouble than it was worth. Kind of like QR codes today. However, I give RS props for…
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I quite agree. I bought two of them, one for our kitchen and one for the living room. My wife was dubious at first, but is now a full convert. She now juggles three or four overlapping timers with no trouble at all.
I quite agree. I bought two of them, one for our kitchen and one for the living room. My wife was dubious at first,…
The mothership was a much more advanced time machine. They should have used the new lifeboat tech to upgrade the mothership.
The ‘50s was an era of rampant futurism, with breathless predictions of flying cars, jet packs and vacations on the Moon; I was there as a kid. The adults of the ‘50s were the same people who had fought and won WWII a decade earlier, a war we won with giant bombers, radar and atom bombs; anything seemed possible.
Nice, but not quite as nice as that glorious day when you found the Cowin E7s with stacked codes for $11 delivered. I’m one of the fortunate few who actually got a pair before they pulled it. Not the greatest cans in the world, but for eleven bucks they’re just fine; I use them every day.
Nice, but not quite as nice as that glorious day when you found the Cowin E7s with stacked codes for $11 delivered.…