Category: Gadgets

What’s a BOC? If it’s from WOOT, it’s either a Bucket of Chum or Basket of Candles!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 8, 2012

Well, another one has finally arrived.

The WOOT.COM BOC (affectionately known as a “Bag of Crap”, or any other acronym that contains the letters “B.O.C.”) is here.

As Web Watch previously told you about when we ordered our WOOT BANDOLIER OF CARROTS, WOOT.COM occasionally offers grab bags of assorted merchandise for $3 (plus $5 shipping and handling). When you place your order, you have no idea what you’re going to get.

Just like the TV show LET’S MAKE A DEAL, sometimes you’ll end up with the most awesome prize ever, or you might get zonked.

Let’s take a look at what Web Watch hauled in this time around for our $8 investment:

Tags clothing, website, woot

10 Things Gadgets How To

How to test a toilet using the Bristol Stool Scale

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 2, 2012

With all of today’s technology, one common household feature can also be one of the most frustrating.

Yes, we’re talking about the toilet. More specifically, your toilet’s flushing ability.

(Did you know that there are seven different types of poop? We’ll get back to this in a moment…)

One thing that Web Watch always makes note of when we’re staying at hotels across the country is whether the hotel’s engineering staff “get it” in terms of providing adequate flushing power for their guests. We were so impressed at the flushing prowess at one hotel that we went so far as to take a look in the tank to see what magic flushing mechanism was inside (in that case, it was a professional pressurized unit – all the more likely to not break by curious guests like ourselves).

Worse is when we have to report to the hotel’s front desk about the poor toilet situation in our room. We often wonder is it an isolated situation in our room, or is it something that’s more common across the whole floor or entire hotel. Sadly, we never do get the chance to get the answer to this.

Tags 10 Things, bathroom, gadget, How To, science

Gadgets Music Websites

Listen to 40 years of Top 40 Radio

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 28, 2012

Want to hear how music has changed over the past 40 years?

After all, music didn’t start with Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

How would you like to take a listen to the

Tags flash, justin bieber, lady gaga, Music, website

food Gadgets How To News Science shopping

Only 15% of Americans avoid food poisoning by doing just one thing

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 17, 2012

Having food poisoning is not pretty, either for you or those around you.

Web Watch knows – the one time it hit us, we were trying to enjoy a group outing while on a trip away from home. You’d be surprised how quickly getting that ill, that quickly will identify who your real traveling companions are (hint: that number is close to zero during that time period — when it comes to food poisoning, you’re going to be mainly on your own).

So what can you do to avoid getting food poisoning?

Unfortunately, the majority of food poisoning occurs while you’re away from home, eating at restaurants with poor health scores or who happened to receive tainted food themselves.

In other words, when you’re eating out, there’s not much you can do if someone serves you bad food that really, really disagrees with you.

Tags 10 Things, e.coli, food, germs, health, How To, medical, News, shopping

10 Things Gadgets Internet

The Internet is for Porn

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 11, 2012

Admit it – you’ve looked at naked people online, even if it was only accidentally.

And there are some of you who purposefully go out of your way to look for online porn photos. It’s okay, we won’t report you — looking at naked adults of consenting age and profession is perfectly healthy… or so we’ve been told by the collegiate Human Sexuality 101 class we took a few years ago.

But it seems that everywhere you look online, you have to be wary of running across Yet Another Porn Site. Heck, just turn off Google Safesearch while viewing image search results, and you’ll be inundated with naked bodies across your screen no matter what your original search term happened to be.

Which brings up one question that Web Watch was asked recently:

Tags business, computers, ESPN, gadget, Internet, website

Funny Gadgets shopping Video

Video Fun: Infomercial Audio Dubs

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 9, 2012

“BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!”

“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”

“Pay just shipping and handling…”

All of these catchphrases have become part of the lexicon of late night television viewing. But for every Oxyclean success story, there are millions of other As Seen on TV products that doing everything they can to get the word out that they are out there for sale.

And the ubiquitous commercials have become ripe for parody. Take a look at these hilarious audio overdubs of some of your favorite late night TV viewing choices:

Tags commercials, gadget, parody, shopping, Video

10 Things Gadgets Internet

The Sexting Habits of American Adults

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 22, 2012

Have you ever sexted?

You know, sent a sexy text message to someone?

Yes, “sexting” is all the rage these days, apparently. Everyone from schoolkids to businessmen and government employees are sending naughty pictures of themselves with abandon, to everyone and anyone they know.

Web Watch has talked about how much money porn websites make, including those sites that are the beneficiary of randomly sent sexy text photos.

Tags 10 Things, cellphone, gadget, Internet, Relationships, texting

food Gadgets

Most people can’t tell the difference between a $5 and $50 bottle of wine

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 18, 2012

Web Watch learned the hard way how to appreciate wine.

For years, we avoided wine like the plague – preferring vodka, beer, or other alcoholic alternatives to all types of wine. We just didn’t enjoy it as much as we were told we should.

Then one day, we received a $125 bottle of wine as a gift.

That is when our opinion on wine changed dramatically.

Tags alcohol, food, gadget, science, wine