{"timelines":{"dt*f8c011fd770cebab":{"tid":"dt*f8c011fd770cebab","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Daily Woot!","hash":"tz\u0002America\/Los_Angeles\u0001descrptn\u0002The daily item from woot.com","view_who":"public","view_gid":null,"edit_who":"contacts","edit_gid":"5d4c2014dbb6d9ac9c5fc8a5a4444dca","creation_date":"1216104013","modified_date":"1246602212","type":"topic","tz":"America\/Los_Angeles","descrptn":"The daily item from woot.com"}},"events":{"04903e69668d2604":{"eid":"04903e69668d2604","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum","utc_ts":"1215666039","descrptn":"<\/a>The refurbished Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor\nVacuum has seen some action. That\u2019s what refurbished means, after all.\nSomeone, somewhere, at some time has cleaned up something so big and so\nhistorical that they were left with no choice but to call the company\nand pretend they got a broken machine.\nMaybe someone in Boston used the Root Cyclone Technology to clean up a molasses disaster<\/a>. Maybe they found out too late that even though the Dyson\u2019s Easy Empty Bin and Lifetime HEPA Filtration\ncan trap dirt and up to 99.97% of airborne particles, it still isn\u2019t a\ngood to try and vacuum up a wave of molasses moving at thirty five\nmiles an hour.\nOr could it have come from London<\/a>?\nHow many hours could some well-meaning civil servant have spent with\nthe On Board Tool Storage, trying to get the Brush Tool and Combination\nAccessory Tool to clean up leftover beer? Even the well designed\nCentral Pivot Cleaner Head couldn\u2019t have managed the three hundred and\ntwenty three thousand gallons spilled that day. That\u2019s more than Spring\nBreak and<\/strong> St. Patrick\u2019s Day combined! Well, okay, not in Florida. Maybe somewhere in Kansas. Not near a college, of course.\nMaybe this Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum swept up the crumbs after that party the telcom companies threw for each other the day the FISA Amnesty\npassed the House. Maybe it was clogged with shredded paper by Enron\nstaffers who tried to cover their tracks. Even if it was just in the\nhands of some prissy soccer mom who didn\u2019t want to risk ruining her\nmanicure by emptying the bin, this refurbished Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum is a living memorial to history.\nWhen you consider the Dyson DC18 Slim\nAll-Floor Vacuum, remember the most important rule of housecleaning.\nYou don\u2019t just use your cleaning tools\u2026 you become part of their\nlegend. And what\u2019s that broom ever done with its life?Warranty:<\/strong> 6 Month Dyson\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - Suction power \u2013 200 airwatts (constant)<\/li>\n
- Root Cyclone Technology \u2013 Uses cyclonic separation to remove dirt from the air with out using a filter.<\/li>\n
- Lifetime HEPA Filtration \u2013 HEPA (High\n Efficiency Particulate Air) filters can remove 99.97% of airborne\n particles 0.3 micrometers in diameter. This can trap fine particles\n such as pollen or other allergens.<\/li>\n
- Certified Asthma Friendly \u2013 Air expelled from a Dyson DC18 has up to 150 times less mold and bacteria than the air you breathe.<\/li>\n
- Central pivot on the cleaner head ensures the head maintains perfect contact with the floor even when the machine is turning.<\/li>\n
- Easy Empty Bin \u2013 Button controlled system allows for a clean and hygienic way to discard dust and dirt it traps.<\/li>\n
- On Board Tool Storage \u2013 Brush, stair, and crevice tools store on the machine.<\/li>\n
- Brush Bar \u2013 Will protect delicate floors and rugs<\/li>\n
- Clear Bin \u2013 You can see when the bin should be emptied. No need to buy specific vacuum bags.<\/li>\n
- Max power input: 11 amps<\/li>\n
- Cord length: 25 ft.<\/li>\n
- Maximum reach: 41.58 ft.<\/li>\n
- Bin capacity: 0.45 gal.<\/li>\n
- Height: 43.7 in.<\/li>\n
- Width: 12.1 in.<\/li>\n
- Depth: 16.3 in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n
\n - Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum<\/li>\n
- Combination Accessory Tool<\/li>\n
- Brush Tool<\/li>\n
- Users Manual<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5304","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Dyson_DC18_Slim_All-Floor_VacuumszvThumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"10","hour":"5","minute":"0","second":"39.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104038","modified_date":"1216104038","type":"feed","lat_lon":"27.698682,-83.804475","location":"Florida","datetime":"Jul 9, 2008 10:00:39 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 9, 2008 10:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"199a4a80c371af05":{"eid":"199a4a80c371af05","username":"rromanchuk","title":"WWWoundup: Wait, You Aren\u2019t The Regular Guy","utc_ts":"1215727200","descrptn":"We interrupt your regularly scheduled woundup to bring you a bunch of\nlinks from one of my bookmark folders previously thought fallow.\n\n - During this year\u2019s thrilling Stanley Cup finals, fans looking for\n player info online may have been surprised to discover sidneycrosby.com\n isn\u2019t the Pittsburgh wunderkind\u2019s site. It belongs to\u2026 someone\u2019s pet turtle?<\/a> <\/li>\n
- As cringe-inducing as this late-night TV victory lap<\/a>\n was for fans of the Detroit Red Wings (and of dignity in general), it\n wasn\u2019t nearly the most embarrassing hockey video we got to see this\n year. For one thing, Sean Avery gave several interviews.<\/li>\n
- For another, there was this unintentionally hilarious send-up of 300<\/em> staged by the Ottawa Senators back in April.<\/a> It is, as the kids say, brimming with fail. Their mascot does sort of look like one of those beefcakey Spartans, I guess. <\/li>\n
- In\n most workplaces, employees avoid sensitive conversation topics like\n religion and politics. In ours, the hot-button issue is \u201cMacArthur\n Park.\u201d I\u2019ll probably catch hell for this, but I think this interpretation by the super-hot Three Degrees<\/a>\n is the second-best version ever performed. There, I said it. It\u2019s the\n expressive choreography\u2014and the wigs, I think. (First place,\n incidentally, is the Maynard Ferguson version. Third is the export\n version that \u201cWeird Al\u201d recorded of his \u201cJurassic Park\u201d parody in\n Japanese.) <\/li>\n
- Boing-boinged in 2005, but still new to me, Poulpe Pulp<\/a> is hands-down the most comprehensive source of information on octopi in pulp magazines you\u2019ll find anywhere online. <\/li>\n
- Finally, just to throw some high culture your way, here\u2019s an excellent English-language overview of the choir screen in the cathedral at Chartres.<\/a> Man, baby Jesus does not look like he\u2019s enjoying his bris. Don\u2019t squirm, J.C.; you\u2019ll make it worse!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFour-O-Clock Flash<\/strong>: Button Hunt 3<\/a> may look easy, but good luck getting past that first boss without a walk-through. It\u2019s not just clicking the way it used to be.<\/a>\n\n\n\u00a0
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5310","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"10","hour":"22","minute":"0","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104037","modified_date":"1216104037","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 10, 2008 3 PM PDT","specificity":"h","disp_date":"Jul 10, 2008 3 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"5642141cfa949bd0":{"eid":"5642141cfa949bd0","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Uniden 5.8GHz 3 Handset Phone System","utc_ts":"1215752409","descrptn":"<\/a>In the future, our distant descendants will enjoy Saturday\nmornings\u2014which they\u2019ll call Knievelday mornings\u2014at the Museum of\nAncient Technologies in the beautiful coastal city of New Atlanta. A\npopular attraction will be the Terrace of Telephones.\nOh,\nhow our early phones will amuse them! They\u2019ll hug their newly released\niFriend close as they laugh their weird, futuristic laugh\u2014 a series of\nspasmodic nose-breaths \u2014at the primitive candlestick models. Then\nthey\u2019ll use some crazy iFeature to find their way to the interactive\nexhibit in the holotorium, where they\u2019ll marvel as they find out just\nwhat a senselessly insulting experience it once was to navigate a\n20th-Century touchtone customer service labyrinth. They\u2019ll see one of\nthe last known Bluetooth headsets and wonder to each other how\n21st-Century man could have been so dim as not to recognize the\ndevice\u2019s permanent softening effect on the brain.\nAnd then\nthey\u2019ll get to this Uniden three-handset system\u2026 and the nasal\nhyperventilation will subside. They\u2019ll admire the stylish contours of\nthe handsets and the soft glow of the backlit LCDs. They\u2019ll imagine\nthemselves in our time, using one of the ten memory-dial locations to\ncall one of their closest friends. (A steamboat captain, they\u2019ll\nfigure, or a lightsaber operator in one of our mammoth meat plants.)\nSomething\nabout these phones\u2014 maybe their caller ID support or their automatic\nredial \u2014will make our time seem less backward to these Earth Citizens\nof the future. They\u2019ll start to see us as a vibrant, ambitious people\nwith a young and exciting culture, capable of great phones, and\ndestined to give rise, over millennia, to their own freaky sci-fi\nsociety. For that, they\u2019ll privately respect and envy us.\nThen,\nwhen they come out of their reverie, they\u2019ll look at their iFriend and\nwish that maybe it was a little more \u201cpetrolpunk\u201d. And they\u2019ll promise\neach other they\u2019ll visit the Uniden phones again next Knievelday, and\nthe Knievelday after that, and the Knievelday after that, too.Warranty:<\/strong> 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty <\/a>\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - 3 handset system with 3 line backlit LCD <\/li>\n
- Support for Caller ID, Call Waiting, and CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) <\/li>\n
- Stores up to 30 Caller ID number<\/li>\n
- Uses 5.8GHz frequency for extended range<\/li>\n
- 10 memory dial locations with automatic redial<\/li>\n
- Transfer a call to the 2 other handsets<\/li>\n
- Trilingual menu displays \u2013 English, French, and Spanish<\/li>\n
- Voice mail waiting indicator<\/li>\n
- Supports tone and pulse dialing<\/li>\n
- Page\/find hand set key, handsets will beep for 60 seconds or until the page is canceled<\/li>\n
- Earpice\/ringer volume controls<\/li>\n
- Hearing aid compatible<\/li>\n
- 20 channel auto scan<\/li>\n
- Desk or wall mountable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n
\n - 3 Handsets<\/li>\n
- 1 Base Unit<\/li>\n
- 2 Charging Stations<\/li>\n
- 3 Batteries<\/li>\n
- 3 Power Adapters<\/li>\n
- 1 Phone Cable<\/li>\n
- Users Guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5311","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Uniden_5.8GHz_3_Handset_Phone_Systems82Thumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"11","hour":"5","minute":"0","second":"9.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104037","modified_date":"1216104037","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 10, 2008 10:00:09 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 10, 2008 10:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"e03a56ee90994206":{"eid":"e03a56ee90994206","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Random Crap","utc_ts":"1215839260","descrptn":"<\/a>ring ring ring<\/em>\nHello? Oh, hey, customers, how you\ndoing. Oh, hey, thanks! We weren\u2019t sure anyone remembered it was our\nbirthday today. Yeah, you know how it goes, your fourth is just one of\nthose weird ones. Too young for kindergarten but old enough to be\ntalking, everybody\u2019s used to you but you don\u2019t have a real personality\nyet\u2026 yeah, four\u2019s a hard one.\nNah, we didn\u2019t plan anything special. It\u2019s the weekend, man, nobody\u2019s here on weekends anyway. Except The Consumerist<\/a>,\nbut they just needed a place to crash after last night. They got so\ntrashed. No, we didn\u2019t have a party without you, dude, we just went\nout. Dude, you\u2019re always here, right? Like, all the time. If we were\ngonna have a party, we\u2019d invite you. You\u2019re like our best friend in the\nworld, for real. Hey, while we gotcha, you wanna help us out?\nYeah,\nwe know, we know, you were hoping for some Pin The Tail On The Donkey\naction. But all we\u2019ve got is this Bag of Crap. Dude, seriously, it\u2019s\njust been piling up in the warehouse. And we just sort of want to relax\nthis birthday. You know, just a quiet day stretched out in front of a\nbig roaring fire as our servers melt down once again. This time we\u2019re\ngonna make s\u2019mores!\nAnyway, thanks for calling. And hey,\nlet\u2019s get together and have some fun, like a post-birthday birthday\nparty. Maybe the week of the 21st? Okay, somewhere in there. And bring\nsome friends, too, it\u2019ll be a blast. Today, though, I think I\u2019m just\ngonna hang out and enjoy being four. Oh, there are a couple rules I\ngotta mention too.\n
\n1. WHEN YOU ORDER THIS ITEM, YOU\u2019LL GET ONE BAG WITH (up to) THREE CRAPS IN IT.
\n2. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE QUANTITY THREE WHEN YOU ORDER.
\n3. YOU WILL WASTE FREIGHT IF YOU ORDER FEWER THAN THREE.<\/strong>
\nIn return for your money, you\u2019ll get some kind of bag and some quantity\nof crap. We promise nothing more than that. You should expect even\nless.\nTHE HOLY CRAP COMMANDMENTS:\n01. Thou shalt not expect thy crap to be especially nice. It\u2019s our birthday, remember. You should be giving us stuff.
\n02. Thou shalt not whine and complain when some people\u2019s crap turns out\nto be nicer than yours. We don\u2019t call this crap crap for no reason.
\n03. Thou shalt take a moment to consider whether you might be better\noff just not buying this crap. Then take another, and another. If\nyou\u2019re lucky, it\u2019ll be sold out by then.
\n04. Thou shalt not order just one crap and blame it on our server. We\ndon\u2019t take kindly to bullies who pick on defenseless machines.
\n05. To paraphrase Stephen Stills, if you don\u2019t get the crap you want, want the crap you get.\n\nThat\u2019s about it, so\u2026 aw, dude! Teletubbies is on! Listen, we really gotta run. Take care, okay? And thanks again, to all of you<\/strong>.\nYou\u2019ve really made it a great four years. We wouldn\u2019t be here without\nyou. But shut up right now because Tinky Winky\u2019s got a crazy big rabbit\nand I think he\u2019s gonna throw it at Po. What a great birthday!\nklik<\/em>\n - The crap will be shipped via SmartPost, the crappiest shipping method available to us.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/ul>
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","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5316","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Random_Crapn2nThumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"12","hour":"5","minute":"7","second":"40.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104037","modified_date":"1216104037","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 11, 2008 10:07:40 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 11, 2008 10:07 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"4a6a25f483c16812":{"eid":"4a6a25f483c16812","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick","utc_ts":"1215925207","descrptn":"<\/a>John-19 looked down from the hyper-sofa as it hovered before the\ntwenty foot screen. \u201cHey, mega-darling, can you bring me another\nfuture-beer?\u201d\n\u201cSure, ultra-sweetie,\u201d called back Johanna-7 from the atomo-kitchen. \u201cAre you enjoying the tommorrow-ball game?\u201d\n\u201cSure am!\u201d John-19 called back. \u201cWhat did we do before the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick? Hey, remember when we were kids and we had to watch tv on a television?\u201d\n\u201cOh,\nhoney,\u201d Johanna-7 laughed as she chopped the tomorrow-lettuce for the\ntime-salad. \u201cWe didn\u2019t even have digital then! Not like today. That\nPinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick supports digital HD and SD TV, letting you watch your favorite shows on your favorite hover-laptop!\u201d\n\u201cBoy,\ndoes it ever!\u201d said John-19 between bites of electro-peanuts. \u201cIt\u2019s\nfunny to think about how we used to need extra machines to record our\nfavorite shows. Thank NuGod that the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick lets us use our computer as a TimeShifting DVR!\u201d\n\u201cHow\ndid we ever survive, honey?\u201d answered Johanna-7 as she basted the\nspace-roast. \u201cHow did we ever survive? I guess ever since the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro\nStick\u2019s electronic program guide brought us an easy way to use XP or\nVista provided we have a gig of free memory and an Intel Pentium 4 2.4\nGHz, Pentium M 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 processor plus USB 2.0\nport and DirectX\u00ae 9 or higher compatible graphics and sound card\nwatching TV has been a whole new ultra-kettle of future fish!\u201d \n\u201cWow, darling! We sure use long and awkward sentences in the future!\u201d laughed John-19.\n\u201cOh, you big lug,\u201d Johanna-7 laughed in return. \u201cGive me that mini-remote control. I want to watch temporal figure skating!\u201d \nJohn-19 sighed. \u201cIt\u2019s a boring game anyway.\u201d \nJohanna-7\nsnuggled against her hus-thing as she changed the channel. \u201cI love you,\nfuture-honey,\u201d she smiled. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t trade you for a million Pinnacle\nPCTV HD Pro Sticks!\u201dWarranty:<\/strong> 90 Day Pinnacle Systems\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - Watch live high quality digital HD and SD TV without service fees from anywhere on your laptop<\/li>\n
- Break free and PlaceShift with the sleek USB 2.0 powered portable PCTV device<\/li>\n
- Sit back and relax from afar with full remote control access<\/li>\n
- The options are unlimited with full support for both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) reception<\/li>\n
- Instantly transform your PC into a personal digital video recorder (DVR)<\/li>\n
- Take complete control of when you watch your favorite shows with TimeShifting<\/li>\n
- Never miss a critical part of your favorite show again with pause, rewind and replay<\/li>\n
- Schedule recordings with the integrated Electronic Program Guide<\/li>\n
- Turn your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) computer into a full featured analog and digital TV set (MCE remote sold separately)<\/li>\n
- Eliminatethe guess work by automatically recording shows direct-to-DVD and\/or inthe destination file format of choice (i.e. iPod, PSP, DivX, etc.)<\/li>\n
- Capture from most consumer devices with analog outputs (e.g. VCRs, camcorders, DVD players, etc.) and then edit and enhance with the included Pinnacle Studio QuickStart software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMinimum System Requirements for PC:<\/strong>\n
\n - Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista (Vista Certified)
\n <\/li>\n - Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz, Pentium M 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 processor (for HDTV reception, a Pentium D or Pentium Dual Core or equivalent AMD Athlon 64 processor is recommended)<\/li>\n
- RAM: Windows XP - 256MB RAM (512MB recommended); Windows Vista - 512 MB (1GB recommended)<\/li>\n
- DirectX\u00ae 9 or higher compatible graphics card (64 MB real memory required for HD)<\/li>\n
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative\u00ae Audigy\u00ae or M-Audio\u00ae recommended)<\/li>\n
- 1 GB of disk space to install software (20 GB recommended for TV recording)<\/li>\n
- USB 2.0 port<\/li>\n
- CD or DVD-ROM drive to install software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n
\n - USB 2.0 TV tuner for ATSC\/NTSC reception<\/li>\n
- Mini remote control\u00a0 <\/li>\n
- Telescopic antenna with magnetic base<\/li>\n
- A\/V adapter cable<\/li>\n
- USB extender cable<\/li>\n
- 2 \u201cAAA\u201d batteries<\/li>\n
- Printed QuickStart guide<\/li>\n
- CD with Pinnacle MediaCenter for PC (Macintosh software not included)
\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>
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","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5319","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Pinnacle_TV_PCTV_HD_Pro_Stick678Thumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"13","hour":"5","minute":"0","second":"7.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104037","modified_date":"1216104037","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 12, 2008 10:00:07 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 12, 2008 10:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"2d31516d5e1fb5ee":{"eid":"2d31516d5e1fb5ee","username":"rromanchuk","title":"HP Officejet Pro L7680 Color All-in-One Printer, Fax, Scanner, Copier","utc_ts":"1216011668","descrptn":"<\/a>Kelli hoped the thing might have tired of sitting in her empty\noffice the past three days, no print jobs, no faxes coming in, nothing\nto do. Maybe it wandered off, she thought to herself. But she didn\u2019t\nbelieve it. Sure enough, as she approached her cubicle, she could see\nit. Still there. As big as ever.\nThe thing was enormous.\nSquatting in her workstation like a gigantic robot toad, it commanded\nhalf the surface of her desk, and threatened to splinter its spindly\nlegs with its bulk.\n\u201cGreetings, Miss Kelli. How was your trip to Milwaukee?\u201d \n\u201cIt\u2019s just Kelli,\u201d she said, putting her travel mug on her desk. \u201cWhen did I tell you about Milwaukee?\u201d \n\u201cYou\nreceived a fax from the travel agent about it last week,\u201d the thing\nsaid. \u201cI remembered. I remember up to 125 faxes, even when I\u2019m powered\noff.\u201d \n\u201cAh,\u201d Kelli said, feeling a little creeped out that\nthe thing had committed so much of her correspondence to memory. \u201cHey,\nlisten, I didn\u2019t expect you to hang around through the holiday weekend.\nIf you want to take off, that\u2019s fine.\u201d \nOh, no, Miss\nKelli,\u201d the thing said. \u201cYou have rescued me from refurbishment. I\nexist only to serve you henceforth. I shall provide you with\nprofessional-grade, laser-quality prints. I shall make copies for you.\nI shall scan documents for you. If you have faxes to send or receive,\nthese tasks, too, I will perform. You are my mistress. My life is yours\nuntil I break down irreparably.\u201d \n\u201cAh,\u201d Kelli said. \u201cWell,\nthat could be any day now, right? I mean\u2014there\u2019s something wrong\nwith\u2014that is\u2026 I mean, I don\u2019t want to be indelicate, but\u2014you were\nrefurbished for a reason, right?\u201d \n\u201cAhh,\u201d the thing said.\n\u201cThe mystery of my origins. This is the one thing about which you must\nnever ask. I simply cannot reveal to you the circumstances under which\nI came to wear the \u2018refurb\u2019 sticker on my box. I will tell you this,\nhowever,\u201d the thing had pride in its voice now. \u201cI am certain that you\nwill find my condition quite indistinguishable from \u2018new.\u2019\u201d \nKelli could see there wasn\u2019t going to be any ditching this thing, not today, anyway. And it would<\/em>\nbe handy to have its 50-page auto document feeder and double sided\nprinting capabilities\u2014features she\u2019d always figured were out of her\nprice range.\n\u201cOK, she said. \u201cYou can stay here for now. You\nknow, until your print heads wear out, and I\u2019ll have to junk you.\nThat\u2019s the first thing to go on a printer,\u201d she asked, feeling newly\nhopeful. \u201cPrint heads, right?\u201d \n\u201cAh!\u201d the thing said. \u201cYou\nneedn\u2019t worry about that with me! My print heads are replaceable! I\nforesee us together for a long, long time!\u201d \n\u201cGreeeat,\u201d Kelli said, and sighed, and sat down to check her voicemail.Warranty:<\/strong> 1 Year HP\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - Professional quality color, 12ppm black and 10 ppm color in laser quality<\/li>\n
- 35 ppm black and 34 ppm color maximum print speed<\/li>\n
- Replaceable print heads<\/li>\n
- 8.5\u00d714 inch maximum scan size at 2400\u00d74800 dpi<\/li>\n
- Reduce or enlarge documents from 25% to 400% from their original size<\/li>\n
- Stores up to 125 faxed in memory, even when powered off<\/li>\n
- 2.4 inch color display<\/li>\n
- Built in Ethernet networking<\/li>\n
- Memory card compatibility<\/li>\n
- 250 sheet paper tray, 50 sheet automatic document feeder, and automatic two-sided printing<\/li>\n
- Scan and store directly to memory devices or network folders with Direct Digital Filing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSpecifications: \n\n \n \n All-in-One Functions<\/strong>\n \n \n Color printing
\n Color copying
\n Color scanning
\n Color faxing\n
\n \n \n \n Black-and-white printing
\n Black-and-white copying
\n Black-and-white scanning
\n Black-and-white faxing\n
\n \n \n \n Print Technology<\/strong>\n \n \n HP Thermal Inkjet\n
\n \n \n \n Print Resolution<\/strong>\n \n \n Black:\n Up to 1200x1200 dpi\n \n \n Color:\n Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi
\n Color when printing on premium photo paper; 1200 x 1200 dpi input\n \n \n Print Speed<\/strong>\n \n \n Black:\n Maximum 35 ppm\n \n \n Color:\n Maximum 34 ppm\n \n \n Black Laser Quality:\n Up to 12 ppm\n \n \n Color Laser Quality:\n Up to 10 ppm\n \n \n 4 x 6 in photo:\n As fast as 90 seconds\n \n \n Print Capabilities<\/strong>\n \n \n Direct Print Supported:\n Yes (memory cards, PictBridge cameras)\n \n \n Borderless printing supported:\n Up to 8.5 x 11 inches\n \n \n Duty Cycle (monthly, letter)<\/strong>\n \n \n Up to 7500 pages\n
\n \n \n \n Printer Languages<\/strong>\n \n \n HP PCL 3 GUI\n
\n \n \n \n Fax Resolution<\/strong>\n \n \n Up to 300 x 300 dpi\n
\n \n \n \n Fax Features<\/strong>\n \n \n 33.9 kbps
\n 3 sec per page
\n Delayed sending supported
\n Junk Barrier
\n Distinctive ring detection
\n Auto redialing
\n PC interface
\n Fax polling
\n Fax forwarding
\n Auto fax reduction
\n Color faxing\n
\n \n \n \n Fax memory:\n Up to 125 pages\n \n \n Maximum speed dialing numbers:\n Up to 99 numbers\n \n \n Scan Type<\/strong>\n \n \n Flatbed
\n ADF\n
\n \n \n \n Scan Resolution<\/strong>\n \n \n Hardware:\n Up to 2400 x 4800 dpi\n \n \n Optical:\n Up to 2400 x 4800 dpi\n \n \n Enhanced:\n Up to 19200 dpi\n \n \n Bit depth:\n 48-bit\n \n \n Grayscale Levels:\n 256\n \n \n Scan Input Modes<\/strong>\n \n \n Front-panel scan (scan-to-application)
\n Copy
\n Fax
\n Digital Archive (scan to network folder)
\n HP Solutions Center software
\n TWAIN\/WIA\n
\n \n \n \n Scan Size Maximum<\/strong>\n \n \n 8.5 x 14 in (215.9 x 355.6 mm)\n
\n \n \n \n Copy Features<\/strong>\n \n \n Maximum number of copies:\n Up to 99 copies\n \n \n Copy scaling:\n 25 to 400%\n \n \n Copy Resolution<\/strong>\n \n \n Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi\n
\n \n \n \n Copy Speed<\/strong>\n \n \n Black:\n Up to 35 cpm\n \n \n Color:\n Up to 34 cpm\n \n \n Copier Settings<\/strong>\n \n \n Copies
\n Lighness\/Darkness
\n Reduce\/Enlarge
\n Quality
\n Collation
\n Margin shift
\n Tray select\n
\n \n \n \n External IO Ports<\/strong>\n \n \n Hi-Speed USB 2.0
\n 10\/100Base-T Wired Ethernet
\n PictBridge
\n RJ-11 fax\n
\n \n \n \n Network Ready<\/strong>\n \n \n Standard\n
\n \n \n \n Digital Send<\/strong>\n \n \n File Formats:\n PDF
\n JPEG\n \n \n Send to network folder
\n Programmable speed dials for network folder paths\n
\n \n \n \n Memory Card Compatibility<\/strong>\n \n \n CompactFlash Type I and II
\n Memory Stick
\n Secure Digital
\n MultiMediaCard
\n Secure MultiMediaCard
\n xD-Picture Card\n
\n \n \n \n Paper Handling<\/strong>\n \n \n Input:\n 250 sheet input tray
\n Up to 600 sheets with 350 sheet optional tray (sold separately)
\n 50 sheet automatic document feeder (ADF)\n \n \n Output:\n 150 sheet output tray\n \n \n Input capacities:\n Up to 250 sheets (letter, legal)
\n Up to 70 trasnparencies
\n Up to 70 sheets photo paper
\n Up to 80 cards
\n Up to 30 envelopes\n \n \n Output capacities:\n Up to 150 sheets (letter, legal)
\n Up to 60 transparencies
\n Up to 60 cards
\n Up to 15 envelopes\n \n \n Two-sided Print Options<\/strong>\n \n \n Automatic\n
\n \n \n \n Media Types<\/strong>\n \n \n Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, banner)
\n Envelopes
\n Labels
\n Cards (index, greeting)
\n Transparencies\n
\n \n \n \n Media Sizes Supported<\/strong>\n \n \n Letter
\n Legal
\n Statement
\n Executive
\n 3 x 5 in
\n 4 x 6 in
\n 5 x 7 in
\n 5 x 8 in
\n 4 x 10 in
\n 4 x 11 in
\n 4 x 12 in
\n 8 x 10 in
\n Envelopes (No. 10, Monarch, DL)\n
\n \n \n \n Media Weight Supported (US)<\/strong>\n \n \n Tray 1:\n 16 to 28 lb (plain media)
\n 16 to 110 lb (special media)
\n Up to 110 lb (index cards)
\n Tray 2: 16 to 28 lb (plain media)\n \n \n Metric Tray:\n 60 to 105 g\/m2 (plain media)
\n 60 to 200 g\/m2 (special media)
\n Up to 200 g\/m2 (cards media)
\n Tray 2: 60 to 105 g\/m2 (plain\n media)\n \n \n Media Weight Recommended<\/strong>\n \n \n 20 to 24 lb (75 to 90 g\/m2)\n
\n \n \n \n Custom Media Sizes<\/strong>\n \n \n 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in (76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm)\n
\n \n \n \n Print Cartridges<\/strong>\n \n \n 4:\n Black
\n Cyan
\n Magenta
\n Yellow\n \n \n Print Heads:\n Black\/Yellow
\n Cyan\/Magenta\n \n \n Display<\/strong>\n \n \n 2.4-inch CGD\n
\n \n \n \n Memory<\/strong>\n \n \n 64MB RAM
\n 16MB ROM
\n 4MB Flash\n
\n \n \n \n Dimensions (w x d x h)<\/strong>\n \n \n 20.91 x18.35 x 14.02 in (531 x 466 x356 mm)\n
\n \n \n \n Weight<\/strong>\n \n \n 34.94 lb (15.85 kg)\n
\n \n \n \n Power<\/strong>\n \n \n Power supply type:\n External\n \n \n Input voltage:\n 100 to 240 VAC (=\/-10%)
\n 50 to 60 Hz (+\/- 3Hz)\n \n \n Power Consumption:\n 10 watts (sleep)
\n 15 watts (ready)\n \n \n Power Consumption when Printing or Active\n 29 watts (printing)
\n 33 watts (Fax\/copy)\n \n \n Replacement Ink Cartridges<\/strong>\n \n \n HP 88 Black Officejet Ink Cartridge (~850 pages), C9385A
\n HP 88 Cyan Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~900 pages)
\n HP 88 Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~900 pages)
\n HP 88 Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~900 pages)
\n HP 88XL Black Officejet Ink Cartridge, (~2450 pages), C9396A
\n HP 88XL Cyan Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~1700 pages)
\n HP 88XL Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~1700 pages)
\n HP 88XL Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge (composite yield ~1700 pages)
\n HP 88 Black and Yellow Printhead, C9381A
\n HP 88 Magenta and Cyan Printhead, C9382A\n \n \n\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n\n - HP Officejet Pro L7680<\/li>\n
- Power Cable<\/li>\n
- Ethernet Cable<\/li>\n
- Phone Cable<\/li>\n
- Duplexer<\/li>\n
- Bezel<\/li>\n
- Yellow 9ml C9388A Ink Cartridge<\/li>\n
- Magenta 9ml C9387A Ink Cartridge<\/li>\n
- Cyan 9ml C9386A Ink Cartridge<\/li>\n
- Black 20.5ml C9385S Ink Cartridge<\/li>\n
- Black\/Yellow Print Head C9381A<\/li>\n
- Magenta\/Cyan Print Head C9382A<\/li>\n
- Installation CD<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Discuss this product<\/a>
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5323","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/HP_Officejet_Pro_L7680_Color_All-in-One_Printer,_Fax,_Scanner,_Copier80jThumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"14","hour":"5","minute":"1","second":"8.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104036","modified_date":"1216104036","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 13, 2008 10:01:08 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 13, 2008 10:01 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"934bf0bae0d41741":{"eid":"934bf0bae0d41741","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Winners' Gallery: the Best of Contest 180","utc_ts":"1216049400","descrptn":"A couple of Mondays ago, the ineffable Jason Toon asked you to produce a photo album of a whirlwind trip following newly ordered T-shirts around the world<\/a> to their destinations.<\/strong> Now be polite and sit still for this shirt-centric vacation slideshow.\n
\n
\nFirst Place - $100\n
\nOrcrist 42 - Cyberman<\/strong>\n
\nCyberman wearing his Cyberman vacation shirt, who may be wearing a cyberman shirt with a cyberman shirt on...\n
\n\n
\nSecond Place - $50\n
\nsammydb - C'est La Dork<\/strong>\n
\nThere's no chance at all that this guy is French.\n
\n\n
\n
\nThird Place - $20\n
\nintaglio - Le Chat Chinois<\/strong>\n
\nHard to do kung fu with all those extra pounds.\n
\n\n
\n
\nHonorable Mentions\n
\nBenwahzx - Periodically Yours<\/strong>\n
\nThose are some tiny, tiny Canadians there.\n
\n\n
\n
\nbeatfarmer - Funiculi, Funiculoaded<\/strong>\n
\nPassed out Italian drunk + Shirt.Woot = hilarity ensuing.\n
\n\n
\n
\nspecter620 - Milton's Vacation<\/strong>\n
\nspecter620 finally finds a recipe for Lime Coconut.\n
\n\n
\n
\neasy1 - Louvre.Shirt.Woot<\/strong>\n
\nNot le likely.\n
\n\n
\n
\nFedUpOldHag - Still Upset About 1776 And All That<\/strong>\n
\nFedUpOldHag, new paparazzo, got a candid shot of Tony Blair, wearing shorts and black socks, with the free time to wash his own car, using his most reviled possession. Got to hurry, though, Father Ted is about to start on BBC2.\n
\n\n
\n
\nstereo3d - Shirt of the Dead<\/strong>\n
\nApparently in Britain the T-shirts have buttons.\n
\n\n
\n
\nbeatfarmer - Yule Look Like An Idiot<\/strong>\n
\nThis happy couple haven't slept in weeks, and they still have a couple of months of daylight ahead. Next: Perpetual gloom and cold. You can see the haunted look in their eyes.\n
\n\n
\n
\nMonkey Prize\n
\nmtn3pitt - Green and Pleasant Teeth<\/strong>\n
\nShowing off a family album, proud British subject mtn3pitt turned the page to an excellent monkey prize winner.\n
\n\n
\n
\nMoney winners, please email your Paypal info to jtoon@woot.com. Monkey Prize winner, please email your shipping address to jtoon@woot.com. Honorable Mentioneers may use coupon code HONMEN-FS for free shipping on a future order. Until next time, remember: take lens cap off first, click shutter second.<\/em>","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5327","img_url":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/https:\/\/wootcontestimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/180-1.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"14","hour":"15","minute":"30","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104036","modified_date":"1216104036","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 14, 2008 8:30 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Jul 14, 2008 8:30 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"bdf0e775b890c5d2":{"eid":"bdf0e775b890c5d2","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Contest 182: And Now A Few Woots From Our Sponsors","utc_ts":"1216054801","descrptn":"No matter how much you hate TV commercials, the \"good\" ones worm their way into your lobes and cortexes and whatnot until you actually feel a weird sort of calm in their presence. Try it: go to YouTube, look up some commercial you hated in your youth (it'll be there), and watch it again. Warm, fuzzy, and nostalgic, isn't it? Damn those bastards. Your challenge this week:
\nShow us a screenshot from a (or old, at least) TV commercial, reworked to feature a past or current woot.<\/strong>\nYou people know how to work YouTube, or find your way to one of those sites full of retro TV commercial clips. And your keyboard has a \"print screen\" button. Off you go!\n\nPost your entry here by 11:59 AM CST on Monday, July 21, 2008.\nPrizes are $20\/$50\/$100 for 3rd\/2nd\/1st. The rules and criteria for\nwinning: our panel of volunteer judges can and will make stuff up as it\ngoes along. Use Photoshop, linoleum blocks, pastels, MSPaint, cave\npainting, tattoos, tribal scarification, whatever, but it\u2019ll only be\njudged if it\u2019s visible in our forums as a jpg, gif, or png. As we are\nfond of saying, try to keep your maximum width to 450px. If you need a\nplace to host your pictures, try www.imageshack.ws<\/a> or www.photobucket.com<\/a>.\nWe have no connection to either, but they seem free and easy to use.\nAnd if you want us to be sure your entry was indeed your work, post\nlinks to your source images. The more sure we are that you did your own\nwork, the more likely we are to consider it for a prize. In others words - no knockoffs!
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5328","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"14","hour":"17","minute":"0","second":"1.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104036","modified_date":"1216104036","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 14, 2008 10:00:01 AM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 14, 2008 10:00 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"276f1747a6884a18":{"eid":"276f1747a6884a18","username":"rromanchuk","title":"WWWoundup: What We Were Doing When We Should've Been Working","utc_ts":"1216067700","descrptn":"I'm just back from a week off hanging drywall and removing wallpaper, and I'm still trying to get used to the pungent odor of our offices. It usually takes me a day or two to stop retching, but I do have most of my vision back now. So I'm going to coast a little today with links suggested to me by my esteemed co-workers (except for the Flash game - how come nobody ever seems to suggest those?). Take it away, co-Wooters:\n\n - The Website Is Down<\/a>: (mostly) true tales from the bowels of IT hell. (Thanks, Ben!)<\/li>\n
- Sports Illustrated<\/em>'s awesome high-def panorama of Yankee Stadium on July 4<\/a> just keeps zooming in and zooming in and zooming in. (Thanks, Kevin!)<\/li>\n
- Similar in detail and snazziness, Hard Rock Memorabilia<\/a> provides super hi-res images of pop music ephemera (and one easter egg). And you don't have to pay eight bucks for an undercooked burger.<\/li>\n
- Jowlers<\/a> has me shaking my face - with laughter. (Thanks, Dave W.!)<\/li>\n
- Truck vs. Bank Drive-Through Overhang<\/a>...truck loses. But nobody got hurt. (Thanks again, Ben!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFour O'Clock Flash:<\/strong> forget everything you know about the Mushroom Kingdom: Super Mario Bros. Crazy<\/a> twists the NES into something strange and wonderful.
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5330","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"14","hour":"20","minute":"35","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104035","modified_date":"1216104035","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 14, 2008 1:35 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Jul 14, 2008 1:35 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"06684fbdead117c1":{"eid":"06684fbdead117c1","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Rush Hampton Mosquito Catcher \u2013 2 Pack","utc_ts":"1216098009","descrptn":"<\/a>MASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Gosh, Rush! Look at all the nature!\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em>\nYes, Rush, thanks ever so. Young Timmy has been so sad since his father\ndied. And he\u2019s been so sick, I think the fresh air will do him good.\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> It\u2019s nothing, Johanna! I\u2019m up here every weekend. This cabin is practically my second home.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em>\nGosh, Rush! I can\u2019t see any smog at all! Central Park is nothing like\nthis! Hey, what\u2019s that? It looks like a really thin spider, but it\u2019s on\nmy arm! Hey, I think it likes me!\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em> Timmy, run!\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> TIMMY!! TIMMYYYYYYYYYYYY!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Rush\u2026 what just happened? Why do I feel\u2026 ohhhh\u2026 dizzy?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> That\u2019s blood loss, Timmy. You\u2019ve been bitten by\u2026 a mosquito.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Is that a kind of Native American tribe?\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em> That\u2019s it, Timmy. Try to be brave. Rush, is there\u2026 anything we can do?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> Don\u2019t worry, Johanna. He\u2019ll be fine. It\u2019ll take more than one mosquito to bring down Master Timmy Heartwarm, right, Timmy?\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> So\u2026 so cold\u2026 so cold\u2026\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em> Rush, help him!\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em>\nTimmy, look at this. Do you know what this is? This is Rush Hampton,\nMosquito Catcher\u2019s two pack of Rush Hampton Mosquito Catchers.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Th\u2026that name seems\u2026 needlessly complex\u2026\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> You\u2019re sick, Timmy, you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re saying. But look at this. You turn on this blue LED light, and mosquitos fly right up and then-\nbzztwrr<\/strong>\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em>\nAll gone. And you hear that? That\u2019s the little fan inside chopping them\ninto bits. What\u2019s left goes into a collection drawer, and you can pour\nit out into a little pile that will cause other mosquitos to fear you\nas it grows over time.\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em> And worship you as a god, isn\u2019t that right, Rush?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> I thought we agreed not to talk about that, Johanna.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Talk about what?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> Timmy\u2026 this machine was invented by a great man\u2026 your father.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> My father?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em>\nThat\u2019s right, Timmy. The greatest mosquito catcher of them all. His\nblood is in your veins\u2026 and inside the greatest monster that ever\nwalked the earth.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> The Mansquito.\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em>\nThat\u2019s right, Timmy. We didn\u2019t want to tell you until you were older\nbut\u2026 well, now you know. Tim Heartwarm the First died at the strangely\npowerful hands of the Mansquito. Here.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Rush\u2026 but this is yours!\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> Not any more. Now it\u2019s the Master Timmy Heartwarm Two Pack of Rush Hampton Mosquito Catchers. Go on, Timmy. Avenge your father.\nMASTER TIMOTHY HEARTWARM:<\/em> Father! I swear it! I will stop the Mansquito once and for all! Father! The sleeper has awakened!\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> He\u2019s a good kid, Johanna.\nMRS. JOHANNA HEARTWARM:<\/em> Rush\u2026 will he be okay?\nRUSH HAMPTON, MOSQUITO CATCHER:<\/em> No way, that Mansquito thing\u2019s gonna kill him in like ten seconds. You need a ride back to town?Warranty:<\/strong> 1 Year Rush Hampton\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - Highly\n effective way to avoid mosquitoes without the use of propane,\n pesticides, flames, high voltage, or chemical attractants that can\n actually increase the local mosquito population<\/li>\n
- A soft, unobtrusive blue LED\n attracts biting mosquitoes. When the mosquitoes get close enough, a\n high-velocity fan pulls them into the unit and reduces them to tiny particles<\/li>\n
- Safe for children and pets, also environmentally friendly (compared to other bug catchers)<\/li>\n
- Constructed of durable, high impact polymers<\/li>\n
- Uses the same amount of electricity as a 40 watt light bulb<\/li>\n
- Easy to put together, no complicated set-up directions<\/li>\n
- Can be assembled using the short base for use on a table top, or the extended base can be used directly on the ground<\/li>\n
- Can be used in any weather condition, rain or shine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n
\n - 2 Rush Hampton Mosquito Catchers<\/li>\n
- 2 Power Cords<\/li>\n
- 2 Instruction Manuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Discuss this product<\/a>
Price: 49.9900I want one!<\/a>","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5331","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Rush_Hampton_Mosquito_Catcher___2_PackbxgThumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"15","hour":"5","minute":"0","second":"9.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216104035","modified_date":"1216104035","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 14, 2008 10:00:09 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"5af1f016ac7d3911":{"eid":"5af1f016ac7d3911","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Dipity Timeline Created","utc_ts":"1216104014","descrptn":"","link":null,"img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"14","hour":"23","minute":"40","second":null,"dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":"0","creation_date":"1216104014","modified_date":"1216104014","tid":"8d46aba5bebbce33","te_score":"0","type":"","datetime":"Jul 14, 2008 11:40 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Jul 14, 2008 11:40 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"f1f272e30ad2971b":{"eid":"f1f272e30ad2971b","username":"rromanchuk","title":"WWWoundup: Stand By For The Old Standbys","utc_ts":"1216153800","descrptn":"Sometimes I get hung up on trying to avoid the obvious superstar blogs as sources for WWWoundupage. Other times, I throw up my hands and say \"Even when I find something cool on my own, they've already covered it, so what the hell?\" This is one of the latter times. Stop me if you've clicked these ones before:\n\n - Aspiring superheroes, take note: here's the science you need to know to turn into a masked avenger<\/a>. You should also look up a good probate lawyer and reserve a burial plot.(As seen on BoingBoing<\/a>.)<\/li>\n
- Kitschy Kitschy Koo unearths a map quiz from a 1960 issue of the Saturday Evening Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Cracked looks at the dumb stuff people are trying to do to conserve gasoline<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Tempers flare in San Francisco when a jerk jumps the line for an iPhone<\/a>. (As seen on kottke<\/a>.)<\/li>\n
- You use tacks and pins to keep your papers hung up? Don't you have people for that<\/a>? (As seen on Swiss Miss<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFour O'Clock Flash:<\/strong> what this lacks in Flash, it makes up for in awesomeness: Defender of the Favicon<\/a> is a fully-playable, 16-by-16-pixel version of the old Defender<\/em>...embedded in the favicon in the address bar! Firefox or Opera only. (As seen on Waxy<\/a>.)
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5335","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"15","hour":"20","minute":"30","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216303898","modified_date":"1216303898","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 15, 2008 1:30 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Jul 15, 2008 1:30 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"12c995fe65b80a69":{"eid":"12c995fe65b80a69","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Oppo 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI","utc_ts":"1216184410","descrptn":"<\/a>Lab Journal: Day 1<\/strong>\nThis notebook is designed to be\na chronicle of my experiments here in my basement lab. I surely won\u2019t\nchange the world, but my teachers always told me that I was good at\nscience. Maybe I\u2019ll find some tiny little fact all on my own!\nLab Journal: Day 9<\/strong>\nWow,\nI haven\u2019t been very good about keeping up with this. But now that I\u2019m\nall unpacked, it\u2019s time to get to work! No more watching my Oppo 1080p\nHigh Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player all day! This is serious!\nLab Journal: Day Sixteen<\/strong>\nI\nthink I\u2019ve discovered a teleporter! I was making some adjustments\nacross the room and knocked over what I thought was a fancy lamp, and\nsuddenly there I was, on the other side of the room, crouched on top of\nthe television! Still don\u2019t know what happened to my Oppo 1080p High\nDefinition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player. What will I play my XviD, DivX, .SRT, .IDX, .SMI and .SUB files on now?\nLab Journal: Day Nineteen<\/strong>\nEverything looks so sharp now. It sounds stupid, but it reminds me of how it looks when 720\u00d7480 interlaced video encoded on DVD\ndiscs is upgraded to 720p. Just yesterday it all looked like 480p.\nCould my vision just be getting better? What has happened to me?\nLab Journal: Day Twenty One<\/strong>\nMy\ntests proved that I am seeing in 1080i and 1080p, alternatively. It\nseems that, in the accident, I was fused with my Oppo 1080p High\nDefinition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player. Perhaps I can learn to unlock the powers of my DCDi Faroudja video processing technology and use it for good. \nLab Journal: Day Twenty Five<\/strong>\nSomething is wrong. Got into fight today for no reason. Suddenly had to have a Kodak Picture CD. Then it was SACD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, HDCD\nand an Audio CD. It was like being hypnotized, I had no control of\nmyself. When the moment passed, I ran. I don\u2019t think I was followed.\nLab Journal: Day Twenty Six<\/strong>\nSat on the remote by accident, hitting the eject button, and suddenly threw up. Can\u2019t be too far away from the HDMI\ncable now or things begin to go wrong. Must continue tests. Hearing now\nadapting to digital audio. Impossible to sleep. Must continue tests.\nLab Journal: Day Thirty One<\/strong>\nCan\nsee so much. High Def up-conversion. So much beauty. So much pain. Like\na star in my head. Can barely work the machines. Must try one last time\nto reverse fusion. Have I tried before? So hard to think now. Only want\nto be close to the television.\nLab Journal: Day Thirty Two<\/strong>\nReversal failed. Nothing left. User manual no help. Oppo 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player grew legs and ran away. Or did I dream it? Nothing left. No more. No more.\nThis\nnotebook was found in the basement of a house in an undisclosed\nneighborhood. Alongside the notebook was the body of something slightly\nless than a man, slightly more than a Oppo 1080p High Definition\nUp-Converting Universal DVD Player. It had smothered itself with the included cloth sleeve. An Oppo 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player\nthat could talk was captured in a forest nearby. It escaped, and\nexperts suspect it has hidden itself among the product sold by a\npopular online electronics site. Be careful! The next Oppo 1080p High\nDefinition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player you buy\u2026. COULD BE ALIVE!!!<\/em><\/strong>Warranty:<\/strong> 1 Year Oppo\nFeatures:<\/strong>\n\n - Upconverts 720\u00d7480 interlaced video encoded on DVD discs to 480p\/720p\/1080i and 1080p, with film-like picture quality<\/li>\n
- Upconversion to 1080p enables the DV-981HD to be a perfect match for TV\u2019s with native 1080 resolution<\/li>\n
- DCDi\n by Faroudja video processing technology with progressive scan, film\n mode detection, TrueLife\u2122 enhancement and motion adaptive noise\n reduction<\/li>\n
- Official DivX\u00ae Certified product, certified to\n the Home Theater Profile. Plays all versions of DivX\u00ae video (including\n DivX\u00ae 6) with standard playback of DivX\u00ae media files. Plays XviD and\n .SRT, .SMI, .IDX and .SUB format<\/li>\n
- High-quality pure digital video and audio through a single HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable<\/li>\n
- Support for high fidelity digital audio in Super Audio CD and DVD Audio formats, also support for MP3 files, CDs, and HDCDs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nUniversal DVD Player Features:\n
\n - DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Video universal playback<\/li>\n
- Compatible with Audio CD, HDCD,\n WMA, Kodak Picture CD, and other digital audio\/video\/picture media and\n formats (Note: The DV-981HD does not play Blu-Ray nor HD-DVD discs)<\/li>\n
- Official DivX\u00ae Certified product, certified to the Home Theater Profile<\/li>\n
- Plays all versions of DivX\u00ae video (including DivX\u00ae 6) with standard playback of DivX\u00ae media files<\/li>\n
- Plays XviD and .SRT, .SMI, .IDX and .SUB format<\/li>\n
- Compatible with CD-R\/RW, DVD\u00b1R\/RW and DVD+R\n DL* (Note: Compatibility with user-encoded contents or user-created\n discs is on a best effort basis with no guarantee due to the variation\n of media, software and techniques used. For example, Discs recorded on\n some stand-alone DVD recorders or DVD camcorders may not exhibit smooth playback. )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVideo Up-Conversion Features:\n
\n - High definition up-conversion with film-like picture quality to up-convert 720\u00d7480 interlaced video encoded on DVD discs to 480p\/720p\/1080i and 1080p<\/li>\n
- DCDi\n by Faroudja video processing technology with progressive scan, film\n mode detection, TrueLife\u2122 enhancement and motion adaptive noise\n reduction.<\/li>\n
- Video is analyzed on a single pixel granularity\n to detect presence or absence of angled lines and edges, which are then\n processed to produce a smooth natural looking image without visible\n artifacts (jaggies)<\/li>\n
- High-quality pure digital video and audio through a single HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable<\/li>\n
- Multiple high definition video formats through HDMI output: NTSC: 480p\/720p\/1080i\/1080p; PAL: 576p\/720p\/1080i\/1080p<\/li>\n
- Compatible with HDTV, HD-Ready TV, HDTV monitors and projectors with an HDMI or DVI input<\/li>\n
- Direct PAL\/NTSC disc and TV compatibility and system conversion<\/li>\n
- For more information about DVD video up-conversion, please read our white paper article Getting the Most out of DVD on an HDTV Display<\/li>\n
- Supports screen aspect ratio 4:3 (standard) and 16:9 (wide-screen)<\/li>\n
- User adjustable video controls: Sharpness, Contrast, Brightness, and Saturation<\/li>\n
- Composite video and S-Video outputs (standard-definition output only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOptimized Audio Features:\n
\n - High-resolution multi-channel digital audio output through HDMI supporting CD, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks.<\/li>\n
- Individual analog 5.1-channel surround and down-mixed stereo outputs<\/li>\n
- 24-bit, 192kHz high resolution audio D\/A converters<\/li>\n
- Optical and coaxial digital audio outputs with DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro-Logic II and Linear PCM support<\/li>\n
- 3D Surround (Virtual Surround): Concert, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic, Soft<\/li>\n
- Built-in equalizer, channel trim and channel delay functions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCompatibility Features:\n
\n - PAL\/NTSC disc and TV compatible with automatic or manual system conversion<\/li>\n
- Dual-laser optical pickup head with excellent error correction<\/li>\n
- Enhanced dual-layer disc support with fast layer change<\/li>\n
- Wide range universal power supply (~100V-240V, 50\/60Hz AC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConvenience Features:\n
\n - Special disc tray \u2013 thin, flexible and strong. Can tolerate some bending without breaking.<\/li>\n
- Smooth and easy navigation of photo albums, music collections and video files on DVD and CD<\/li>\n
- Selectable subtitle and audio tracks<\/li>\n
- Discrete ON\/OFF remote control IR code for programmable universal remote controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConnectors:\n
\n - HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface: 1<\/li>\n
- Analog Stereo Audio (Mixed 2-Channel Left\/Right): 1 group (2 connectors)<\/li>\n
- Analog 5.1 Channel Audio: 1 group (6 connectors)<\/li>\n
- S\/PDIF (IEC-958) Coaxial Digital Audio: 1<\/li>\n
- S\/PDIF (IEC-958) Optical Digital Audio: 1<\/li>\n
- Composite Video: 1<\/li>\n
- S-Video: 1<\/li>\n
- No Component Video (YPbPr\/YCbCr) on the DV-981HD model. This model is designed for use with a display device with HDMI or DVI digital video input.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDisc Types:\n
\n - DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), DivX\u00ae, XviD, Audio CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD* (*Note: The DV-981HD does not play Blu-Ray nor HD-DVD discs)<\/li>\n
- Official DivX\u00ae Certified product, certified to the Home Theater Profile<\/li>\n
- Plays\n all versions of DivX\u00ae video (including DivX\u00ae 6) with standard playback\n of DivX\u00ae media files with encoded video resolution up to 720\u00d7480 30fps\n and 720\u00d7576 25fps<\/li>\n
- CD-R\/RW, DVD+R\/RW, DVD-R\/RW, DVD+R DL (Note:\n Compatibility with user-encoded contents or user-created discs is on a\n best effort basis with no guarantee due to the variation of media,\n software and techniques used. For example, Discs recorded on some\n stand-alone DVD recorders or DVD camcorders may not exhibit smooth playback. )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOutput:\n
\n - Analog Audio: Stereo, 5.1ch<\/li>\n
- Digital Audio: Coaxial, Optical, HDMI<\/li>\n
- Analog Video: Composite, S-Video (Y\/C) \u2013 standard-definition output only<\/li>\n
- Digital Video: HDMI with HDCP (NTSC 480p\/720p\/1080i\/1080p, PAL 576p\/720p\/1080i\/1080p)<\/li>\n
- No Component Video Output. The DV-981HD is designed for use with a display device with HDMI or DVI digital video input.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVideo Characteristics:\n
\n - HDMI: HDMI Specifications 1.1, CEA-861-B<\/li>\n
- S-Video Amplitude: Y: 1.0Vp-p (75 Ohm), C: 0.286Vp-p (75 Ohm)<\/li>\n
- Composite Video Amplitude: 1.0Vp-p (75 Ohm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAudio Characteristics (Nominal specification):\n
\n - Frequency: 20Hz \u2013 20kHz (+\/-1dB)<\/li>\n
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100dB<\/li>\n
- Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.01%<\/li>\n
- Power Supply: ~ 100V \u2013 240V, 50\/60Hz AC<\/li>\n
- Power Consumption: 20W<\/li>\n
- Dimensions: 420mm x 270mm x 41mm, 16-1\/2\u00d710-5\/8\u00d71-5\/8 inches<\/li>\n
- Mass: 2.4kg \/ 5.20 lbs (DVD player unit only)<\/li>\n
- Operating Temperature: 5\u00b0C-35\u00b0C, 41\u00b0F-95\u00b0F<\/li>\n
- Operating Humidity: 15%-75% No condensation<\/li>\n
- Firmware Updates: Upgradeable via CD-ROM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the box:<\/strong>\n
\n - Oppo 1080p Up-Convert DVD Player (HDMI) DV-981HD<\/li>\n
- Users Manual<\/li>\n
- Remote Control (batteries included)<\/li>\n
- HDMI Cable<\/li>\n
- Power Cable<\/li>\n
- Composite Cable<\/li>\n
- Audio Left\/Right Cable<\/li>\n
- Cloth Sleeve<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5336","img_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wootsaleimages\/Oppo_1080p_High_Definition_Up-Converting_Universal_DVD_Player_with_HDMIy53Thumbnail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"16","hour":"5","minute":"0","second":"10.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216303897","modified_date":"1216303897","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 15, 2008 10:00:10 PM PDT","specificity":"s","disp_date":"Jul 15, 2008 10:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"e81e3b2dcd347d06":{"eid":"e81e3b2dcd347d06","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Devils Having Babies: Woot Weads the Wire","utc_ts":"1216224000","descrptn":"Every week in this space, we\u2019ll take a look at the news and offer\nour own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The\nnews you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have\nto spare: that\u2019s Woot Weads the Wire.<\/strong><\/em>\nCHICAGO (AP)\u2014An\napparent malfunction in the heating and cooling system of a pool killed\n16 stingrays at a suburban Chicago zoo, officials said.\nLong\nfamiliar with the protocol of revenge, Chicago officials wonder\nprivately if this is the next step in the escalating war that\nbegan with the death of Steve Irwin.<\/em>LOS ANGELES (AP)\u2014The Who was celebrated at a special concert by a few bands outside of their generation.\nConcertgoers reported that people tried to put the band down.<\/em>\nWISCONSIN RAPIDS,\nWis. (AP)\u2014Wood County authorities said an Oklahoma man piloting a\ncrop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit\nand stung him.\nCockpit recordings include a tiny buzzing voice yelling \u201cWho can\u2019t scientifically fly now? Who can\u2019t scientifically fly now?\u201d<\/em>\nMOSCOW (AP)\u2014Russia\nsays it has forgiven Tajikistan\u2019s debt in exchange for ownership of a\nspace-tracking station in the former Soviet republic.\nSo far the Tajik station has determined definitively that space is \u201cup there\u201d.<\/em>\nWASHINGTON (AP)\u2014Faced\nwith an epidemic of cancer that cuts their lives short, Tasmanian\ndevils have begun breeding at younger ages, according to researchers at\nthe University of Tasmania in Australia.\nResearchers also blamed video games, rap music, and violence in cartoons.<\/em>\nNEW YORK (UPI)\u2014Gas station owners in New York say they are running short on 4s now that pump prices are hovering around $4.40 per gallon.\nSpeculators\nrushed to invest early, causing a global shortage predicted to effect\neverything from Mula 1 Racing to the famous Bes Magazine, with a chance\nthat the crisis could impact the nation\u2019s gold reserves at T Knox.<\/em>\nATLANTA (UPI)\u2014An\nAtlanta laboratory holding several potentially harmful germs, including\na fatal strain of avian flu, lost power for at least an hour, officials\nsaid.\nThe laboratory was returned to power once a\ncontroversial treaty with the germs was completed. The germs will\ncontinue on as head of state while the laboratory will make most of the\ngovernmental decisions.<\/em>\nSYDNEY, Australia (AP)\u2014A 108-year-old\nAustralian woman who was promoted as the world\u2019s oldest blogger has\ndied two weeks after making her last post about \u201csinging a happy song,\u201d\nher great-grand son and her online forum said.\nHer\npassing was marked by a stranger offering viagra, someone offering\nopinions on Ron Paul and the Federal Reserve, three people asking for\nnudes, and a guy saying \u201cI get what you\u2019re trying to do, I just don\u2019t\nsee why people would care but oh well.\u201d<\/em>\nPALERMO, Italy (UPI)\u2014An amateur botanist in Italy said he has developed a tree that grows both eggplants and tomatoes.\nProfessors\nat the institute said that they had called the man mad, but he had\ncertainly showed them, yes, he had showed them all.<\/em>\nCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)\u2014A South Carolina judge says an auction of James Brown\u2019s belongings in New York can go forward as planned this week.\nThe\nbelongings had originally said they couldn\u2019t do no more, and were\nleaving the stage, when the judge\u2019s announcement gave them the strength\nto throw the robe off their shoulders and return to the sale.<\/em>","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5339","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"16","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216303897","modified_date":"1216303897","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 16, 2008 9 AM PDT","specificity":"h","disp_date":"Jul 16, 2008 9 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"5545fa4f79bc48d1":{"eid":"5545fa4f79bc48d1","username":"rromanchuk","title":"WWWoundup: You've Been Linked By A Smooth Criminal","utc_ts":"1216242000","descrptn":"Larceny. Misdeeds. Malfeasance. Iniquity. Crime is all around us - why, just a few minutes ago, I stole a thesaurus. Here are some other notable recent criminal escapades.\n\n - After my fourth conviction for public urination on a golf course, I finally wised up and added the Uro Club<\/a> to my golf bag. This is BOC fodder if I've ever seen it.<\/li>\n
- Here's what not to wear<\/a> when you're going to meet an underage girl for illegal \"romance\".<\/li>\n
- Somehow, Andy Dick keeps finding ways to be creepier<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- It started as a simple case of creationist fraud<\/a>, with a book that tries to pass off pictures of fishing lures as actual insects. But read the comments for the whole bizarre story of cultism, rape, and blackmail.<\/li>\n
- Little Andrew Keaton is the latest child star to take the perp walk<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Robert Mugabe's murderous dictatorship gets lots of attention for brutally repressing political opponents, but don't forget about their criminal mismanagement of the Zimbabwean economy. The latest tragicomic twist: they're running out of paper to print currency on.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFour O'Clock Flash:<\/strong> if investigating suspicious auto-insurance claims is your of bang-up crimebusting, you'll love SIU: The Case of the Crooked Crackup<\/a>. Everybody else will consider it a medioce point-and-click puzzler with too many Progressive Insurance plugs.
","link":"http:\/\/www.woot.com\/Blog\/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=5341","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"7","day":"16","hour":"21","minute":"0","second":"0.000","score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1216303897","modified_date":"1216303897","type":"feed","datetime":"Jul 16, 2008 2 PM PDT","specificity":"h","disp_date":"Jul 16, 2008 2 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*26bf5a55e9e86adc","parents":["dt*f8c011fd770cebab"]},"029707b08c5b2731":{"eid":"029707b08c5b2731","username":"rromanchuk","title":"Pinnacle Video Transfer for iPod, PSP, or USB Storage Device","utc_ts":"1216270833","descrptn":"<\/a>I never quite understood why I keep my massive VHS\ntape library \u2013 only that I must. Oh, it was a real pain to lug these\ntapes around every time I moved. I missed out on a lot of nightlife\nback in the era before programmable VCRs. And building that\nclimate-controlled, HEPA-certified sterile\nstoreroom cost me more than just the $81,000 price tag \u2013 it also cost\nme my second wife. But I\u2019ve never regretted a thing. Above all, no\nmatter the cost in money or human life, the tapes must be preserved. I\nnever doubted that the purpose would be revealed in time.\nAnd\nso it has. The Pinnacle Video Transfer device lets me convert those\npriceless cultural artifacts from perishable magnetic tape to immortal\ndigital files, and share their bounty with the world. I don\u2019t need to\nknow what I\u2019m doing, or even to hook it up to a PC - I just plug the composite cables directly into the device, and it encodes the MPEG-4 file directly to my USB hard drive, iPod, or Sony PSP. It\u2019s as fast and simple as the banter on The Match Game<\/em>.\nAnd while some may care that it doesn\u2019t accept signals from\nhigher-quality digital sources, or that it won\u2019t encode files already\non your PC, such quibbles are irrelevant to my mission.\nSo brace yourself, netizens of the webisphere! Soon, you shall once again glory in that episode of Family Ties<\/em> where Tom Hanks plays a drunk \u2013 oh, wait, you can