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6 Oct 2009 12:52 pmI saw an ad for this during Fastforward on Five last night, wanted to check the website but it had crashed. Now, if you're running an ad on national TV (even if it is Five), you can expect many people to go to your prominently displayed website for your shiny (but stupid) gadget. Somebody who can't anticipate this sort of thing inspires little confidence in their products.
Not that I wanted it because I'm not a gadget freak and from what I've read elsewhere, it's a rather stupid design, i.e. it doesn't work as simple as just plopping your gadgets onto the mat, you have to stick it in a sleeve (and you need to buy a sleeve for each device) so there isn't really much difference from using a dock or charger. Rubbish!
A big contender for the overhyped but useless gadget of the year award, I think.
Not that I wanted it because I'm not a gadget freak and from what I've read elsewhere, it's a rather stupid design, i.e. it doesn't work as simple as just plopping your gadgets onto the mat, you have to stick it in a sleeve (and you need to buy a sleeve for each device) so there isn't really much difference from using a dock or charger. Rubbish!
A big contender for the overhyped but useless gadget of the year award, I think.