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CNet Scoring System Analyzed; 70% of all gadgets between 6.0 and 7.9
I've always teased friends at CNet about their rating system, which appears to always rate products between 7 and 8, meaning everything is more or less "very good" in score. Ecoustics has done the job of analyzing 1,325 reviews from 2007 (all of them?) and figured out the exact math: 96% of all ratings from last year fell between 5.0 and 8.9; about 70% fall between 6 and 7.9. Maybe CNet should make anything a "CNet 6 or below" a "1", and anything that scores a "CNet 10" a "5". After all, anything below a 6 means DO NOT BUY to me. More »
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This e-paper bathroom scale idea from Duck Image Studio seems like a fantastic idea at first. It's e-ink, so it's thin, which means you can embed it into bath mats or floor tiles or maybe even into your shower. Imagine being able to see how much you weigh every time you bathed, or brushed your teeth, or took a leak (men only). You'd develop body image issues in record time. [Yanko Design]
Paper e-Ink Scale Design Looks Great on Paper, Might Not Be Practical
This e-paper bathroom scale idea from Duck Image Studio seems like a fantastic idea at first. It's e-ink, so it's thin, which means you can embed it into bath mats or floor tiles or maybe even into your shower. Imagine being able to see how much you weigh every time you bathed, or brushed your teeth, or took a leak (men only). You'd develop body image issues in record time. [Yanko Design]
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Wireless Scale Helps Inform the Big Breasted of Their Fatitude
Understandably, the near sighted, big breasted, and fat gutted amongst us can have some trouble seeing the readout on a conventional scale. Thankfully, the Eye Level Wireless Scale can help with a handheld or wall mountable remote infrared LCD that displays the weight calculated on the four sensor scale. Never think of those big breasts as a curse again! Available starting tomorrow for $39.98. [Product Page via Random Good Stuff]
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"iPhone" Shaped Pocket Scale Should Win Over Drug Dealers
Hmmm. I wonder why a company would develop a digital pocket scale with a cover shaped like an iPhone knockoff? My guess is that they needed some sort of gimmick to catch the eye of their drug dealer clientele. After all, today's drug dealers have a wide range of choices when it comes to their pocket scales. Companies need to do something to gain a competitive advantage. Oh, and they justify the cover as an "expansion tray," which I'm sure is perfect for various "powders" and "herbs." Available for $52.49. [Product Page]
11:22 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Sean Fallon
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Latest by crazykrystle: This scale is really cool looking and it really catches my eye. Hmm lets see how many people can be more »
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Wireless Scale Weighs Food, Acts As a Clock
Although weighing your food is only really important if you're a chubster watching your weight, this wall-mounted digital scale clock can do so much more than tell you how heavy your bananas are. It also locks in place onto the wall, next to the clock, in order to function as a room temperature display. The whole setup is touchscreen and takes 7 AAA batteries, and comes at you with a price of $89. Perfect when you really, really need 4.75 pounds of shrimp. [Hammacher via Coolest Gadgets]
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Tanita BC-545 Scale: Learn More About That Flab Than You Really Want to Know
Tanita scales are so cool. But this Tanita Innerscan BC-545 measures a whole lot more than your weight, so much so that the company calls it a Segmental Body Composition Monitor. It can give you readings of how much fat is in each arm, each leg, and of course, that potentially ample repository of adipose tissue (that's blubber in doctor talk), the trunk area. More »
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Bathroom Egg Scale Wins Eggnoble Award
What better way to remind yourself that you're big boned than to get a bathroom scale that looks like it's made out of eggs. This, like the 20 second workout girl, lets our wives know what we really think. More »
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Tanita Scale Records Your Weight on USB, Graphs Your Fat
A cousin of the Tanita BC-502 with Bluetooth and a fat sensor, this Tanita BC-500-SV has a USB port so you can keep track of your weight on a memory stick. Every time you weigh yourself, gazing past your midnight KFC and one-mojito-too-many gut, the scale will record your body weight and fat percentage onto the USB drive. More »
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