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brad03ca · 02-20-2005, 01:55 AM

Hello all....are you a gadget nut? Do you have to have the latest gadgets....GPS,FRS etc. What gadgets can't you live without?

brad03ca · 02-20-2005, 01:55 AM

Hello all....are you a gadget nut? Do you have to have the latest gadgets....GPS,FRS etc. What gadgets can't you live without?

WaveMaker · 02-20-2005, 04:27 AM

My Camper....

Dave Fernandez · 02-20-2005, 07:51 AM

Hello Brad:

All of the above, plus a firearm.

Dave

Allegro Happy · 02-20-2005, 08:12 AM

Hi Brad I'll answer for my hubby! Radio Shack is his store. He loves all the gadgets in there. He will not be without his atomic clocks. To make sure alll clocks in house are set right. Did you ever watch MONK on TV? Well that is dear hubby with time.

Frankie · 02-20-2005, 09:21 AM

I think my favorite is the built in Nav/GPS in my truck.My Sirius radio is up there.Wireless thermometer in trailer,wireless speakers,wireless internet.How did I manage in the 80's

Ken Lenger · 02-20-2005, 11:09 AM

Hand help GPS
Sirius in the truck and camper
DirecTV in the camper with roofmount ant.
15" LCD TV
Sony car stereo with MP3 player
250 watt true sine wave invereter
Onan 3600LP generator
DVD player
Outdoor speakers
iPod (can play thru stereo)
Cell phone
Laptop with air-card
LED flashlights
Digital T-stat
Wireless therometer including outdoor and frig remotes
Oh yea, I forgot the Icom FRS radios
Digital camera
Battery Monitor
...
gadgets, ... me... not a chance.

brad03ca · 02-20-2005, 03:08 PM

Dave.. being Canadian, with our gun laws I've never had the need to carry a gun. Just wondering how many people who carry a gun have ever had to use one. Canada is by no means immune to bad guys, just that its not something we hear about here. I wouldn't really call a gun, a gadget, although some would.

Frank P. Martin · 02-20-2005, 03:18 PM

Who (besides me) has a Roomba?

brad03ca · 02-21-2005, 01:03 AM

Hello Frank P. Martin: If I knew what a Roomba was, I might know if I have one. LOL care to enlighten me? Thanks.

Frank P. Martin · 02-21-2005, 10:48 AM

What's a Roomba? This link will explain it all.

What's a Roomba?

brad03ca · 02-22-2005, 12:36 AM

OK Frank P.Martin, thanks for the info. I definitally don't have a Roomba.

Lynnvt · 02-22-2005, 03:27 AM

Frank, what I want to know is how well the Roomba actually works?

ArtB · 02-22-2005, 11:26 AM

I can give my opinion. I bought one as I have 3 dogs and a cat and live with bushels of lost fur. (Lost from the pets, but not lost to me).

In the dining room of hard tile it wants to hang up inside the legs of a chair. So I put the chairs on the table and it sucks away. It must be emptied frequently as there is just a small tray to catch stuff.

On the living room and bedrooms the capet is thick (not unreasonably so) and it bogs down.

On indoor/outdoor carpet it runs pretty well and is easier than bring out the big Hoover, there are little 'stations' that send a signal across doorways you don't want Roomba in. The normal bedroom doors Roomba bumps into and changes direction.

The only place I use it now is once in a while in a long hallway.

I consider it, for my uses, more of a novelty, and you really can't beat an upright on 110 volts with a 12 volt battery. Art

I'd recommend you catch a demo before you buy.