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From the manual for an external hard drive enclosure:

Whopping the product properly

You must click the “safly remove hardware” icon on the right of the taskbar,  if u want to stop the product and then there appeared a direction telling that the USB Mass storage device can now be safly remved.  Then u can whop the USBcable from the USB port

In Windows 2000 or Windows ME, when you whop the device without according the practices above, there a warning message showed that if you whop it without stopping it this may cause your computer to crash or lose some value data.  Also do not whop the enclosure when the read/write LED of is still on

I suppose if my product is ever improperly whopped, I can always take it to Burger King.

My first reaction, upon opening the box, was that this was a quality product.  Nicely machined aluminum (for the price, I was expecting plastic).  I like the oversized screws that let me take it apart without tools.  It even looks good, in a clunky, gearhead sort of way.

 

Keyboard for Blondes will sell you a pink keyboard for $49.95.  This is one of those silly products that people never buy for themselves, but buy as gifts for others.  One has to suspect that it is the buyer who is having the “blonde moment”, not the recipient.

Reader jde sends a note about a new Asus laptop.  From the manufacturer’s announcement:

The organic tactility, refreshing scent and minimalist aesthetics of bamboo lend the ASUS Bamboo Series notebook an arresting aura of spirituality, warmth and old world charm that synthetic materials and cold, impersonal metals will struggle to replicate.

I like the bamboo.  I like the juxtaposition of nature and technology.  But really, the BS is piled high and deep here.  An “arresting aura of spirituality”?  In a laptop?

Asus is careful to say “bamboo-clad” and “bamboo paneling”, rather than saying the case is made out of bamboo.

And of course, by “bamboo”, they don’t mean actual bamboo, they mean something that was originally bamboo, before it was sliced, laminated, glued, processed and machined.

The genuine bamboo fiber patterns on the touch pad create the sensation of touching live bamboo.

Did you catch that?  The patterns are genuine and create a sensation of bamboo… the touch pad is not made out of bamboo.

Wicked Lasers has flashlight with a 100-watt bulb. The flashlight sells for $300 and runs for 15 minutes on a special rechargeable battery. Long enough to cook a few eggs. This is some flashlight… it reminds me of the old sign on industrial lasers:

Warning! Do not look into laser with remaining eye.

This looks like fun. It’s a skateboard with a moped engine, and your feet go through the wheels. Buy one here. Specs:

Engine: 49 cc 2-stroke (2 cycle)

Suggested Gas/Oil Mixture - 25:1

Carburetor: 16mm fully adjustable carburetor, w/ velocity stack and 17mm intake manifold

Exhaust: Tuned Aluminum

Transmission: Single Speed-Centrifugal Clutch

Brake: Disk Brake

Auto Chain Tensioner

Stainless Steel Frame

Tuned Aluminum Exhaust

Strong Poly Carbonate Shell

Knobby Tires: 10″ Pneumatic

Ignition Type: C.D.I.

Fuel Capacity: +/- 0.9L ( +/- 0.26G)

Range: 1 hour +

Max Speed: +/- 30mph (45 km/h)

Max Load: 265 lbs (120 kg)

Max Power: 3HP

Colors: Black, Yellow, Red, White and Blue

Footing: Regular (Natural) or Goofy: You can change any time, only a couple bolts to change the side of the swing arm.

Net Weight: 57 lbs (26 kg)