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USB Powered Rock

By Jill Harness in Blog & Internet, Everything Else, Science & Tech on Nov 26, 2009 at 10:56 pm


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Pet rocks are way too old school, but not anymore thanks to ThinkGeek’s new USB powered pet rock. The rock with a glued-on USB cord will only run you around $10.

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  1. Alex
    Nov 26th, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    $10 for that? Genius!

  2. pwscott
    Nov 26th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

    $10? Not today. :p

  3. Johnny Cat
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:55 am

    This will really catch on soon as a bachelor thing to have. Nobody will actually get it (besides history geeks), but its perceived irony will certainly entertain.

  4. james b
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 3:01 am

    I remember the first time pet rocks were big. I'll go with the wireless rock from the yard, like last time.

  5. Video Game Dork
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    james b gives me an idea - just put one of those little 'wifi detection' gadgets on the surface, instead of a cord, and you could have a wifi-detection rock. it's not AS ironic, but at least it'd have a use. (I think using a rock to detect signal strength would be quirky/novel enough. :P )

  6. Mayor of Shekou
    Nov 29th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    I know it would ruin the link to the pet rock, but how about a nice had-warmer version. A nice warm rock to warm the fingers on might be good. Last week it was so cold at work I filled a coke can with hot water just to thaw out my stiff fingers.

  7. Moe
    Dec 4th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    But what does it do? Does it DO anything? Or do you just plug a rock into your PC and it just sits there, all rock-like. At least make it sing.

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