Daily Archives: February 15, 2008

In the Future, All Toast Will Take 15 Minutes to Depress

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

There’s no reason whatsoever to recommend this “Morphy Richards 2 Perfection Toaster”—it’s upwards of $60, for one—but the space-age bread insertion mechanism, as seen in the video, is quite futuristic. Pretend you’re loading the photon torpedo tubes. Catalog Page [ElectricShopping.com … Continue reading →

Video: Purported Dell Call Center Employee Calls Customer “Little Girl”

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The description on this clip calls it an “actual leaked phone conversation” to Dell. It’s just lame enough to be believable, but who knows? [via Digg]

Everex CloudBook First Impressions Not Good

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Laptop mag got their hands on a Everex CloudBook sub-notebook this morning, the $400 Asus Eee fighter that has a built-in 30GB hard drive instead of the Eee’s all-solid-state rig up. I have (had?) high hopes for the CloudBook, but … Continue reading →

Lenovo’s X300 Laptop Almost Revived the Butterfly Keyboard

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

From a Business Week cover story about the X300′s development: Hill’s other idea was to make the PC very small, less than 10 inches across and less than one inch thick. Yet he wanted it to have a full-size keyboard, … Continue reading →

Zojirushi Rizo: The Rice Cooker That Will Convince the West?

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Trends in Japan says that rice cooker manufacturer Zojirushi’s latest model, the “Rizo,” was designed with “the western kitchen in mind.” I’m not quite sure what that means—many rice cookers, including some from Zojirushi, have been available here for a … Continue reading →

Morning Tech Deals Highlights

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Joel Johnson

• Playstation 2 – Playstation 2 Console with SingStar Bundle for $100 with Free Shipping. The PS2 still has a ridiculously good game library if you missed it over the last seven years or so. [Slickdeals] • Amazon Sale – … Continue reading →