GadgetsReport.com » stupid devices http://www.gadgetsreport.com Newest gadgets reviews Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 USB Toasters List http://www.gadgetsreport.com/usb-toasters-list/ http://www.gadgetsreport.com/usb-toasters-list/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:27:18 +0000 admin http://www.gadgetsreport.com/?p=111 Several days ago my friend presented me a wonderful gift – USB Toaster. “Single Slice USB Powered Toasting Computer Accessory” as it was said on the box. It made me smile when I received a gift. But when I opened it, it made me smile in second time:) It was a fake. I found inside only some old newspapers and candies. The box has nice graphics and photos on it to make the gift-receiver think there is a real USB toaster inside. I searched in Google the title of the device and found that onion.com really distribute several Gotcha gift boxes for 8$. The idea is nice, but I wanted to find out if there are real usb toaster at all. And I’ve got this list:

  1. Scan Toaster designed by Sung Bae Chang (Electrolux). The idea is that it connects to the Internet via USB and downloads news feeds. Then you choose which content you want to have on your bread and it burns it on your slice. The concept is quite nice, but there are still no plans to manufacture the toaster on a mass scale.
  2. USB Toaster Hard Drive Dock was the second device I found on the Internet.After reading product description I realized it was not what I was looking for. But still I deciced to keep it in the list as it looks like toaster and uses USB. This one is actually a USB hard drive dock shaped as toaster. It lets you dock 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch hard drives and connect them to your PC. Bbuttons on the front will let you eject your HDD like toast.
  3. CrazyPC 5.25 Inch Bay Toaster.
    It’s a single slice toaster that fits in standard 5.25 drive bay and installs in just minutes. For power and software control it uses USB 2.0 port. Hot air is ventilated through a free PCI slot. Comes with Windows software.

This is the list of USB Toasters (or devices that might be called that way) I came up with so far. Do you have any?

]]> http://www.gadgetsreport.com/usb-toasters-list/feed/ 1 “Control A Cat” remote control http://www.gadgetsreport.com/control-a-cat-remote-control/ http://www.gadgetsreport.com/control-a-cat-remote-control/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:49 +0000 admin http://www.gadgetsreport.com/?p=103 “Control A Cat” remote is a stunning device cat owners simply can’t do without! A total of $9.99 and you can lay your hand on a powerful tool to control cats. As official manual states: point at cat, click on the corresponding button and … hope for the best.

Advantages:

  • Low price
  • No batteries required
  • Can be used for any cat

Disadvantages:

  • 5 out of 10 owners claimed their cats ignored it

Functions provided by “Control A Cat” remote control:

  1. Meow on/off (Mute button)
  2. Sulk on/off (Power button)
  3. Stop: hissing, scratching, attacking
  4. Get of: chair, self, bed
  5. Arch back
  6. Show affection
  7. Remain aloof
  8. Land on feet
  9. Here kitty-kitty
  10. Catch mice
  11. Retract claws
  12. Stop moulting
  13. Use litter tray
  14. Cat nap (Pause button)
  15. Fur ball (Eject button)
  16. Purr volume control

Measures: 2″L x .75″W x 5.25″H
Dimensions: 5.5″ x 2.2″ (14 x 5.5 cm)

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