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Lightning Round: Kangaroom Video Game Storage Unit
Posted by Jason Chen at 5:15 AM on November 10, 2007
The Gadget: Kangaroom (whose cable organizers we've tested before) has a video game storage unit that's designed to be a cheap and space-conscious alternative to an entertainment centre to hold your games, controllers and console. It's also stackable, so you can pile them on each other to form one giant storage center.
The Price: $45 for the game storage unit itself on top, and $75 for the game storage unit plus the drawer on the bottom.
The Verdict: It's a fantastic idea in theory, but in practice the storage unit on top is actually not tall enough to hold either the PS3 or the Xbox 360. You can only fit in a PS2 or a Wii—both horizontally—which makes it kind of a disappointment to next-gen fans. However, the compartment on the right holds both controllers and accessories, which makes it not a total loss.
What is really cool is the bottom drawer. Yes, it's just a drawer, but it's nicely divided to separate your games from your accessories. Games fit either vertically or horizontally. The vertical orientation looks nicer, but sucks because you can't take out your games without pulling the drawer all the way out. Horizontal is fine, but becomes awkward when you have games of different sizes (PS3 and Xbox 360 as shown, for example).
If they could fix the height problem on the console storage area and give a little bit more depth to the drawer, we'd recommend this outright. But if you're a PS2 player that's looking for somewhere to store your games, $75 isn't all that shabby. [Kangaroom]
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lordargent
Posted 5:31 PM 9/11/07
$75
[www.target.com]
$40, and it can fit a 360 no problem :P
lordargent
Nintenboy01
Posted 4:44 PM 9/11/07
By the way, this thing is a lot bigger and costlier but I think it's better designed. Check out the link: [cgi.ebay.com]
Nintenboy01
Nintenboy01
Posted 4:38 PM 9/11/07
@iameleveneight: True, true. That's what kept me from putting my Cube into storage for a while, until I finished some of the last few good GBA releases.
Nintenboy01
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 4:12 PM 9/11/07
Cheap and useless.
Like most cheap solutions on stuff like that.
Maybe for non-gaming stuff... but I don't think a home theater receiver will fit there.
You can't put a TV on top because of that hole, it barely fits a PS2, and you'll have to "fish" the controler way on the back of that hole everytime you want to play.
No multitap and 2 extra controlers space (apart from drawer), and pushing the whole drawer out just to get a game... not fun.
Don't want to bash the company that designed that... but seriously? Even I could design something better/more useful. Any gamer can.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
iameleveneight
Posted 4:11 PM 9/11/07
@Nintenboy01:
Gameboy Advance port. And thats about it.
iameleveneight
slingblade
Posted 3:01 PM 9/11/07
An Old PS2 with a pop-top modded lid.
An batch of PS3 and 360 game boxes (who said they were real games inside?)
A pair of 360 controllers and a PS2 or PS3 controller
A PlayStation Eye for PS3.
Real smart there dude.
Unless...the fat PS2 is actually just a case with a 360 or a PS3 crammed inside!
slingblade
Nintenboy01
Posted 2:48 PM 9/11/07
Technically the ol' GameCube should be able to fit as well, though you won't be able to stack anything on top of it. But then again who needs a Cube once you get the Wii... But at any rate, this thing definitely was designed with the PS2's dimensions in mind.
Nintenboy01
draconis2941
Posted 2:13 PM 9/11/07
A big "wag of the finger" for the modded PS2. Shame, shame Gizmodo. That's not a very nice thing to do. Now excuse me as I go jailbreak my iPhone :)
draconis2941
M. Schlabach
Posted 2:08 PM 9/11/07
ps2
M. Schlabach
dead_red_eyes
Posted 1:50 PM 9/11/07
Cripes, $30 for a drawer? Pass.
dead_red_eyes
nutbastard
Posted 1:45 PM 9/11/07
@monkeybars:
probably ps2 games...
nutbastard
monkeybars
Posted 1:42 PM 9/11/07
@M. Schlabach: Where are you getting your games? Three new ones for $75?
monkeybars
Nintenboy01
Posted 1:33 PM 9/11/07
@Nintenboy01: Oh wait, there's a few PS3 games as well.
Nintenboy01
Nintenboy01
Posted 1:32 PM 9/11/07
Strange that there's nothing but Xbox games in that there drawer! Is this a magic PS2?
Nintenboy01
M. Schlabach
Posted 1:30 PM 9/11/07
I can store it under my bed, and buy three new games for seventy five bones.
I give it a thumbs down.
M. Schlabach
Jason Chen
Posted 1:30 PM 9/11/07
@bdkennedy1: It's, uhhhhh, for ventilation. That's it.
Jason Chen
Synthaxx
Posted 1:30 PM 9/11/07
@bdkennedy1:
It's a swap lid, for those erm... imports .. yeah imports!
You boot a special disc, open the lid, put in your "import" and press play.
Synthaxx
theharlotfelon
Posted 1:30 PM 9/11/07
Will it blend? But seriously, why all the ps3/360 games and a Playstation 2?
theharlotfelon
phelander
Posted 1:28 PM 9/11/07
You mean, you don't have that!....whatevs!
phelander
bdkennedy1
Posted 1:25 PM 9/11/07
What the hell is up with that pop-open DVD drive on the top of the Playstation 2?
bdkennedy1
Player2
Posted 5:31 PM 12/11/07
Wouldn't that be pretty terrible ventilation for a 360?
Player2