Unnecessary?
I saw the product above on one of those Daily Deal sites. It looked like an intriguing deal for only $5, but I passed on it. This thing was marked down from $60 and it features an indoor thermometer, calendar, alarm clock with snooze and it will hold 60 digital photos and display them on a 1.5 inch screen.
I pondered why this product wasn’t a big seller; it does a lot of stuff, but maybe it was stuff that shouldn’t have been combined in the first place. For instance, if it were just an alarm clock with an indoor thermometer I probably would have purchased it. However by adding the digital picture frame to it moves it into a sentimental product area. When I think about it I don’t know any men that have a digital frame. Thinking further I don’t know any women that are all that into indoor temperature measurement.
Though this product is cute and would have had a real “Wow” factor fifteen years ago, today it reminds me of something akin to someone inventing a baseball mitt combined with a mascara applicator.
posted by The Guy Who Writes This at 4:00 AM
4 Comments:
I wouldn't use one of those little digital frames, but when they start making them poster sized I'm all over that. Put in a usb port and maybe 10 gigs of memory and settings to change at different intervals? Oh yeah. Changeable art. Somebody get this done!
Hmm. Maybe if you're really pressed for bedside table space? Otherise, I don't think so. Single-purpose tools almost always work better than their all-in-one counterparts. A Leatherman is well-designed and well-made, but an actual screwdriver is a better choice if you have to drive a bunch of screws.
I saw it too and it reminded me of something a material supplier would give me for free.
Darev, that's called a DVR with a monitor.
Mark, I agree, but having a nail puller on the back end of a hammer is pretty nifty.
g, at that price you may be getting some of them soon.
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