Tag: SHARPER IMAGE

So this may not be breaking news, but we're still wondering what on Earth made Intel decide that the Beamz laser harp was a good way to show off the power of the Core 2 Duo? (No idea what Beamz is? Check out the bizarre demo video here). Why would Intel, a well-respected manufacturer and developer of high tech products, break out this over-priced pseudo-instrument that was even an embarrassment ...

Well, we're at a loss for words here. The promo-video for Beamz is quite simply put the worst thing we've ever seen. We don't know where to start with the piles of unintentional hilarity. First there is the instrument itself, a $600 laser harp that sounds like somebody stepping on a Super Nintendo. Then there are the hilarious captions: "quiet reverie?" What is that even supposed to mean? But ...

Sharper Image, a consumer electronics and gadget retailer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close over 90 of its 184 stores nationwide. Founded in 1977 as a mail-order catalog, Sharper Image began building retail stores in the early '80s. Despite its late success with selling products like Ionic Breeze and the Razor Scooter, the company has had to face rapidly declining sales in ...