Showing posts with label electronics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electronics. Show all posts

Saturday, July 25, 2009

The Top 10 Most Hilarious Infomercials

Are you ready to laugh hysterically? Good, because that's what this post is all about. I have compiled here a collection of the funniest infomercials ever made. What really makes them funny is the ridiculous product which is being offered in each one. For some of the ones listed here, I truly wonder just how many were sold. I wish I knew because I'm sure those sale numbers are just as funny as the products themselves. So enjoy, but make sure not to watch them all at once or else you may experience over-laughing. As always let me know your thoughts.

Remember! These are all actual products that are actually being sold. Just a Reminder because some are hard to believe. Carry on.

I have no words for this one!


If Only I were an orange fuzzy bear. The fun I would have


This will you give you the shake you've always wanted.


Weight Loss Laziness began a long time ago...


Because people will NOT stare at you when you wear this. seriously. come on.


I only wish this was a required piece of furniture in every cubicle.

And to think that people actually intentionally came up with this name.


Really? REAAALLY? That's all my mind says when I watch this


It's also useful just incase you decide to become a serial killer. what a value




I told you it was painful to watch

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Watches used to tell time

As time becomes more precious, the more reason there is to love watches. I like cool watches as most guys do. I never understood why there is that fascination with watches. I mean it's just this thing on your wrist that tells the time. In certain watches I appreciate the craftsmanship like the Swiss mechanism or great engineering. But most of the time I like watches when they look freaking awesome. I see them in the glass case and I want it. But then I try it on and it usually is too big for my wrist or just looks very strange. I came across this online watch store and I can't get enough. Watchismo.com has all the brands and high res. photos. I will post up a few of my favorites below. I personally like the modern styles that aren't actually functional, but they look interesting. Because after all I have my cell phone to tell me the time. Duh!

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A Constant Reminder
For The Complicated Person: What were they thinking
a Watch made for a robot?

Friday, July 17, 2009

DIY, How To, Make Anything

The site for today is quite popular among "Do It Yourselfers ", but is pretty much unknown to the rest of the population. The site is Instructables.com and has tons of user submitted tutorials on how to make just about anything. These projects posted on the site range from very simple household items to complex electronics projects. This website is a paradise for people who like to tinker with everything, but it doesn't stop there. For example there is a food section where people share interesting recipes such as "How To make Plum BBQ sauce and syrup". I have been a member of this site for a while now and I use it mainly for making at home photography gear and anything else I find.
To top it off, two days ago there was a contest on the site where a picture was posted up and people could submit a funny caption. The editor chose the winner and it was ME. YAY! I won a Spy camera that attaches to your sunglasses. They have these contests randomly so keep an eye out. My Winning contest Entry.
There is a lot to cover on this site, so let me know if you find something cool to make. With a little bit of ingenuity and skills you could make something really really cool. Like this computer keyboard.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

This is BETTER Than LasVegas

Gambling has always been the general source of how people can earn a lot for a little. You bet 20 dollars on a hand of blackjack and double it in a second. Bet five bucks on a roulette number and make 4oX that. Sounds great up front until you realize that you're down a few hundred and leave a loser. Well I'm telling you forget all that misery because it's made to see you lose. 

I found this site last night after I read about peoples claims of buying a Nintendo Wii for 50 dollars and a Canon T1I camera for a hundred. I was very skeptical, but decided to look.   Swoopo.com has to be the most genius online business(LIVE auction) I have ever seen. It's essentially an auction site and works like a real auction (Ebay does not). Here's how this goes. They have regular auctions and penny auctions depending on the item for sale. For each bid placed by a user, the price of the item goes up 15 cents for regular and a penny for the penny auction. There is a countdown clock for each item wherein there is a reset value of 10,15,or 20 seconds. In order to win, you have to have placed the last bid within that reset value without anybody else bidding. Sounds never ending, but it actually works. 
Here's the big catch, HUGE catch. ENORMOUS catch. You have to pre-purchase bids for 75 cents each. Still not too bad if you have self control and wallet control. BUT if you lose and have used up a hundred bids for a Wii, then you just threw away 75 dollars my friend. The winner will have paid for the bids, but ends up paying the final bid price and receiving his/her item for like 80% off retail. 

Why do I think this is genius. Because the site makes more than 5x-10x  what the item is worth. Example: A penny auction whose final winning bid ended at 10 dollars means that the winner buys the item for 10 plus cost of bids spent(0.75 ea). not bad because the item is probably worth over a hundred. BUT to achieve a 10 dollar price there were a thousand bids placed (0.75x1000= 750 DOLLARS!!!)  The site just made 750 to sell a hundred dollar item. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do I think this is criminal? should it be illegal?  Hell no because everyone is knowingly paying out of their pockets. And if you can buy a  fifty inch HDTV for $200 bucks then sign me up. So far I have watched a ton of the auctions and here are my findings:  

  1. The site makes a lot of money. especially on the popular electronics. 
  2. Sometimes(due to low bidding), the site loses money, but only on smaller items
  3. Some winners end up paying more than the item is worth. (Very Stupid Bidding)
  4. I Realllllly wish I thought of Swoopo.com before they did. 
So in the end it balances out and everyone is happy . Except for the losers of the auction who end up spending $300 in bids and getting nothing. 

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