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Wednesday
Feb032016

Chad's Crappy Corner and a brand new theme for February.

Chad emailed our loyal (and much appreciated) Patreon supporters and asked them to pick a February, 2016 theme of the month they would like to see. They voted and picked "Crappy Office Products". First up on the list is the: Generic Mini USB Fridge (RED). Here's what Amazon says about it. (BE SURE TO READ “Minimum System Requirements” –a couple of which obviously doesn't belong in the description!) With the USB Mini Fridge you can keep a cool beverage ready to drink at all times! The personal USB Fridgerator holds a single 12 ounce can which is illuminated from the blue LED inside the fridge. Its built-in cooling plate quickly drops to its lowest operating temperature within five minutes after being plugged in. The USB Mini Fridge can be used in your cubicle, home office, bedroom or garage! It works with any computer operating system and does not requires batteries. Simply plug the USB port in, insert your canned drink and enjoy! $19.99 and Amazon Prime (as of 2/4/16) Minimum system requirements:

1. PC and Macintosh platforms  2. 32 MB of system RAM

3. 100 MB available hard disk space 4. One available USB 1.1 port

 

And Chad's take? First of all, those stupid system requirements, which Chad showed us also appear on the box for the Mini USB refrigerator, spelled "Fridgerator" above. Why would this can cooler need RAM and hard disc space? Also as you'll learn in this week's show, Chad said the device worked for about 2 hours before the fan stopped. Even with the fan working Chad said the soda was perhaps a touch above room temperature. With the fan broken, it was actually heating the soda! Reviews on Amazon were very bad too, so Chad warns "stay away from this terrible piece of crap!"

 

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-USB-Fridge-RED/dp/B003L4Z57K As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases.

 

'See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1556

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