Brookstone: A Lot Of Odd Speech-Enabled Goodies
I’ve always had a thing for Brookstone: the weird massaging chairs, the digital corkscrews, the robotic towel racks, the jet-powered duvet covers. I can still remember being dragged to the Clarksdale Mall by my Grandmother. She would go off in search of “lady’s unmentionables” and I would wander around Brookstone and try not to get kidnapped. Ah, memories …
Anyway, as one might expect, Brookstone has a large number of speechy items–some more practical than others.
Here is a sampling:
The Grill Alert Talking Remote Meat Thermometer
The Talking Blood Pressure Monitor
The Lingo Electronic Talking Translator
Well, that is enough for today. I promise that soon I will blog about something that isn’t a talking birdcage or a speech-enabled urinal cake. Really. It is going to happen. Maybe tomorrow …
Speech-Enabled Urinal Cake Update:
It is real:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/02/12/talking-urinal-cake-tells-you-to-lay-off-the-hard-stuff/
Oh, the horror!
Comment by Adam B.
— October 6, 2008 @ 11:58 am
Adam B. I just wanted to say that I’m really enjoying your blogs. Ah, the weird and wonderful world of speech technology!
Comment by Lila L.
— October 6, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
hahaha I can remember those days too. To be honest with you they still happen just with out my grandmother.
I am also a Brookstone freak!!! I shop online at Brookstone.com. Here is a coupon code you might love.
Use Brookstone coupon code “ShowHop” at Brookstone.com check out for a 10% discount off your entire purchase.
Hope you this code is useful to you and thanks for the reminiscences lol
Comment by FueGo
— October 21, 2008 @ 6:44 pm