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Woot! ripped-off downunder (at least twice)

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Not really news, but I thought I might record a couple of the obvious-in-function but differently named rip-offs of the US bargain site Woot!: The similarly named Zazz! and the less catchy but more meaningfully named Catch of the Day.

God bless Aldi!

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Those German thriftmeisters have done it again! They’re shifting a 1G Secure Digital flash card with inbuilt USB interface. This combo was pioneered by SanDisk in their “Ultra II Plus” models and I’ve not seen it anywhere else.

Oh yes!

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

OK, there’s no way this is new per-se, but it’s new to me (and cool). An added surprise is it’s officially certified Lucasfilm gear (well, I suppose maybe not that surprising considering Star Wars is the apex of film merchandising).
A mere US$16.99 RRP. Supposedly officially available at StarWarsShop.com and Hot Topic (But it ain’t). An [...]