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Crapgadget Column Actually Full of Cool Stuff
Posted by Brian Lam at 8:30 AM on December 30, 2007
Engadget's got a new column called Crapgadget meant to take the piss out of goofy electronics, but I think the examples they've picked are gadget-weirdness at its finest and deserve some defense. There's something inherently entertaining about a USB Microphone disguised as a rose, a rechargeable speaker cube the size of a golf ball; they're original, test new boundaries in gadget usage, and they're the epitome of the softer side of usually sterile technology. Plus, like a building block, they take creativity to use. That Rose would be a great gag in a singing video podcast, and that speaker could end up dangling from an iPod Shuffle as a little boombox. Maybe I'm wrong, but you know, like double-oh-negative, I'm just Goony like that. [Rose Mic USB Cube via Engadget]
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AJcorex
Posted 8:49 PM 29/12/07
Shigeru Miyamoto action figures! THEY PRINT MONEY!!
AJcorex
strider_mt2k
Posted 8:43 PM 29/12/07
Nice to see everyone getting along for the holidays.
strider_mt2k
kevman90
Posted 6:59 PM 29/12/07
day*
kevman90
kevman90
Posted 6:59 PM 29/12/07
Giz Pawns Engadget Giz>Engadget
Hows that for a comment of the dad huh?
kevman90
gizmo_dude
Posted 6:48 PM 29/12/07
engadget blows. They're writers are propagandists in disguise... which is why I NEVER visit their site anymore.
gizmo_dude
Mandatory_Field
Posted 5:14 PM 29/12/07
Double-oh-negative looks more like Jason in the act of pantsing....
Mandatory_Field
ed207
Posted 4:38 PM 29/12/07
Is that actually Data from the Goonies? :)
Is it booby twapped?
LOL
ed207
dead_red_eyes
Posted 10:21 PM 29/12/07
@AJcorex:
That's Data, from The Goonies.
dead_red_eyes
MasterJoefus
Posted 12:05 AM 30/12/07
@AJcorex: my thoughts exactly.
MasterJoefus
AJcorex
Posted 10:55 PM 29/12/07
@dead_red_eyes: Yes I know. lol. But it looks strangely like miyamoto.
AJcorex
illiniguy
Posted 12:50 AM 30/12/07
so where do I get the data doll?
illiniguy
snathanb
Posted 9:03 AM 30/12/07
I thought it was Jackie Chan.
snathanb
jkrewdotcom
Posted 9:35 AM 30/12/07
where can I get the Data figure? DO WANT!
jkrewdotcom
Dormamu
Posted 11:23 AM 30/12/07
Try Ebay. Found just by typing in Goonies. MEZCO apparently makes the figure set. Sloth Rules! Besides, where else will you find a Corey Feldman figure that you can draw little white lines under his nose?
Dormamu
strider_mt2k
Posted 11:55 AM 30/12/07
That's NOT a Jason Chen action figure with "real pants" and various popular electronic items?
Oh.
strider_mt2k
Sqube
Posted 2:17 PM 30/12/07
I'm consistently surprised by how you guys mention Engadget, but Engadget never seems to mention you.
They're just jealous of your commenting system.
Sqube
Mandatory_Field
Posted 7:14 PM 30/12/07
@strider_mt2k: I thoght it was double-oh-negative -- never seen the Goonies. Either way it looks more like "The Pantster" to me....
Mandatory_Field
discounteggroll
Posted 5:02 PM 30/12/07
root! root! baby ROOOOOOOOOOOTH
aaaAAAAHHHHHHHHH
discounteggroll
ed207
Posted 9:34 PM 30/12/07
I can't find the Data doll on Engadget's column anywhere. I was going to flame them for daring to diss such a highly regarded part of geek culture :)
ed207
gokor
Posted 9:38 AM 31/12/07
Pinchers of Power! Pinchers of Power! I've been saved by the Pinchers of Power!
gokor
Murdermonkey
Posted 3:58 PM 31/12/07
@illiniguy:
ITS AN ACTION FIGURE NOT A DOLL!!!!!
dolls are for girls GOD!
Murdermonkey
tophtucker
Posted 9:52 PM 29/12/07
A listening device disguised as a plant? That reminds me of a Star Wars book I read once...
Now they just need a full line plantophones, and preferably wireless versions...
tophtucker
imsochris
Posted 7:08 PM 29/12/07
Looks like Jackie Chan to me. And Engadget sucks. Boring writing and terrible layout.
imsochris
soundengineer
Posted 12:11 PM 3/1/08
whoever pointed it out, well done!...the action figure does look somewhat like "Jason with Pantsing Action (TM)", but it could be Blam too...with...blamming action... rofl
soundengineer