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Comments on: Yes! It's the USB retro-style vacuum cleaner

that... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 13:50 GMT

Coat

...really sucks.

Sorry. I'll get my coat.

What? 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 14:23 GMT

Coat

No canister model?!

No?

Then how about a tiny French maid to operate it?

A Little Sucker 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 14:44 GMT

Paris Hilton

Paris? Is that you?

I'll get my coat.

is the vac Playstation 2 compatible? 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 14:51 GMT

Paris Hilton

I notice Drinkstuff also sell a usb stealth switch which you can use to hide suspect windows on your desktop at work.

Quote:

"even comes with an adapter so you can use it with your PlayStation 2!"...

as part of the pack you get a "• USB to PS2 Adapter". hmmmm !?!?

if it's anything like... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 15:05 GMT

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... the Dell one my colleague was using the other day, it's total shite.

a shame because i had such high hopes for the device.

That has to be the perfect Xmas gift.... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 15:47 GMT

Happy

.....for the "Hardware Widow".

Ah, *that's* what the "Post Anonymously" checkbox is for.....

It won't suck as well as Paris.... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 16:16 GMT

Paris Hilton

...given USB's 5V & max 0.5A it should be 2.5 Watts at most

ie about 1/500 the power of an average dyson...

USB details : http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/

I'd go with laird cummings' french maid idea, but... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 16:20 GMT

Go

...my mate wants a tiny, gyrating, usb powered Freddie Mercury in drag. Takes all sorts I suppose.

Doesn't suck... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 16:46 GMT

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This appeared on The Gadget Show a while back - in a conclusion that will come as a surprise to no one; it was deeply rubbish...

Old joke 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 16:50 GMT

Coat

Anyone else remember the "nothing sucks like a VAX" adverts?

Accessories 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 17:06 GMT

Go

...for my Mikuru maid figurine ;)

Mark Sadler 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 17:44 GMT

IT Angle

I haven't clicked the link yet, but is tha a quote from the site sellig these mini-vacs?

Sad innit? I mean, when did PS/2 become the same as PS2?

No seriously though, I feel old as the hills some times, but when these youngsters come along and don't know why a PS/2 port is a PS/2 port and not a PS2 port... oh dear. Can you imagine what would happen if they realized that the PS/1 also used PS/2 ports?

Steve's VAX 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 17:51 GMT

Whoa, wait a minute there dude. A VAX doesn't suck, well unless you install some crappy UNIX or Linux distro. VMS rocks....

Laird.... 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 17:53 GMT

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If you really want a maid small enough for that vac, may I suggest getting hold of 'Hand Maid May'.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=29

VAXen 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 20:44 GMT

Happy

Highlander. Couldn't agree more, even if I'm stuck with Unix these days. About 20 years ago in the UK a vacuum cleaner company started selling a vac called a VAX. "Nothing sucks like a VAX" was their slogan, and the DEC field service guys used to get really fed up going into customers' labs and seeing full-page newspaper adverts with big headlines, taped to the front door of the blue boxen. It was funny the first few times, but after 20... :)

@Highlander and Steve 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 22:05 GMT

My VAX certainly sucks.

With variable power.

And it shampoos the carpets a treat.

Perhaps you've got the wrong hose attachment on yours?

Spaceballs 

Posted Wednesday 21st November 2007 23:54 GMT

"It's Megamaid sir, she's gone from suck to blow!"

Whilst the range of novelty USB gadgets ever increases, the overall average usefulness of them never does. What next Reg, reviews on USB lavalamps? USB plasma balls? USB ties? USB radio controlled cars? actually yeah do that one! http://tinyurl.com/2zhyhe

usb plasma balls? yeah, got one. 

Posted Thursday 22nd November 2007 08:21 GMT

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usb plasma ball is one of the best thing i ever bought..

But then i've got the Development Team, the Analyst team and the Testing team one each of the USB Missile launchers.. Makes walking round the office dangerous when someone finds a bug....

Going round the section of "usb carp" in PC Wrold i seem to buy something every time. My mates keep muttering something about "more money than cents" but i dont understand it...

Cleanup 

Posted Thursday 22nd November 2007 11:13 GMT

... now I wonder what would happen if you tipped the laptop so the screen was on the table - could you then use this to tidy up your desktop or any app that's become a bit old and dusty or does the junk picked up by the little beast get dumped via USB directly to the recycle bin?

@USB Plasma balls dude 

Posted Thursday 22nd November 2007 18:15 GMT

Coat

"Going round the section of "usb carp" in PC Wrold i seem to buy something every time. My mates keep muttering something about "more money than cents" but i dont understand it..."

USB Carp - Genius. You could sit near your PC, fishing all day and everyone would think you were working.

Unless it turned out to be a "Billy Bass" Fiasco.