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Dashel

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I need some new toys. I bought the Amazon Echo on Prime Day but it wont be here for another week yet. I also finally got some bluetooth earbuds for runs and pokemon go walks.

Anyone get anything good recently that they would recommend?
 

Lenas

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Refurbished Wii U. Now that it's hackable it's a great way to spend $200 or less.
 

Lenas

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Put some files on an SD card and then visit a website. Boom it's hacked; now you can run apps/games off the SD card. Needs to be reapplied if system restarts, but whatever, I just leave it turned on. Works on all current firmwares AFAIK up to 5.5.1
 

Bandwagon

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Gear VR. Meh, kinda cool. Cheap enough to play with.

I haven't messed with it a ton. The 3d pictures are really cool. There's also a game (Gunjacked i think) that is kinda fun.
 

Bandwagon

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Just bought the iRobot Roomba 650 after a good Vegas trip. Girlfriend's wishlist item, but I can't say no to robots. Her brother showed us one a couple days ago and he really liked it, too.

I'm actually -really- impressed. I always stayed away because they had such a bad reputation when they came out, but this thing is fucking awesome.
 

ToeMissile

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Just bought the iRobot Roomba 650 after a good Vegas trip. Girlfriend's wishlist item, but I can't say no to robots. Her brother showed us one a couple days ago and he really liked it, too.

I'm actually -really- impressed. I always stayed away because they had such a bad reputation when they came out, but this thing is fucking awesome.
I've been pretty interested in getting one for quite a while. I don't hate vacuuming but it can be kind of a pain in the ass. The 805 is at costco right now for $400
 

Joeboo

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My wife and I want a Roomba, but I feel like it wouldn't be effective in our home as we have a toddler that pretty much constantly has toys laying on the floor in every room of the house. I don't know how the roomba would deal with that.

As it stands, it takes longer to pick up all his toys than it does to vacuum
 

Lanx

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My wife and I want a Roomba, but I feel like it wouldn't be effective in our home as we have a toddler that pretty much constantly has toys laying on the floor in every room of the house. I don't know how the roomba would deal with that.

As it stands, it takes longer to pick up all his toys than it does to vacuum
it would just push the toys around until it felt a good amount of resistance and then make another random pass.
 

Bandwagon

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My wife and I want a Roomba, but I feel like it wouldn't be effective in our home as we have a toddler that pretty much constantly has toys laying on the floor in every room of the house. I don't know how the roomba would deal with that.

As it stands, it takes longer to pick up all his toys than it does to vacuum
So far, I haven't had a single issue. Shoes, sandals, backpacks, random cords, dog bed/blanket.

I'm honestly blown away by this thing. All of the nooks and crannies are clean and it hasn't gotten stuck yet.

I've had it for two days and of course, I have to start it up every time it's charged. So I think it's done 5 cleanings/5 hours on half tile, half carpet & rugs without an issue.

It's picked up a ton of dog hair so far. I'm actually embarassed.

edit to avoid a bump - Close to a week in with this and my opinion of it has only improved. I can't believe the amount of shit this thing picks up, and we keep our house pretty clean, other than the fucking dog hair. First question to the next real estate agent I talk to - "Is the house Roomba-friendly?"
 
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gogusrl

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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 usb sound card and a cheap condenser mic Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone

Got the card super cheap and I wanted it for balanced outputs and got the mic because I have phantom power and it sounds awesome so I gotta use it (for skype).

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brekk

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I used one of those for many years, finally decided to step up my game for twitching and such.