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Things Geeks Appreciate

on October 8th, 2008 - Fun, Personal, ReviewsAdd comments

I spent the day at the new Rackspace Headquarters.  First visit since I went with Scoble early this year.  It was under construction then (I am now a Mosso/Rackspace employee).

What impressed me?  The Dyson Airblade.

Really - a hand blower/dryer that actually works!

Everything in the bathrooms is no touch - even the soap dispenser (which I love, coming from a medical background).

But the Airblade - very cool.  It actually works!  In like 15 seconds!  And your hands are dry.

I want one.

I tried to take one, but I didn’t have the right set of tools to steal one.  Besides, I was in a high level meeting, and walking in with the hand dryer would have been odd.

I love great tech - and Dyson makes amazing stuff.  I LOVE their vacuums.  How many geeks do you know that talk about vacuums?  Only the ones who have bought a Roomba OR a Dyson.  The Dyson is a work of technology and art.  The Roomba is a conversation piece.

Some of the key Mosso/Rackspace employees geeked out over the Dyson products today.

I did :)

written by rob


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5 Responses to “Things Geeks Appreciate”

  1. Things Geeks Appreciate — iRboto.com, not iRobot.com ;-) Says:
    October 9th, 2008 at 06:01

    [...] I spent the day at the new Rackspace Headquarters.  First visit since I went with Scoble early this year.  It was under construction then (I am now a Mosso/Rackspace employee). What impressed me?  The Dyson Airblade. Really - a hand blower/dryer that actually works! Everything in the bathrooms is no touch - even the soap dispenser (which I love, coming from a medical background). But the Airblade - very cool.  It actually works!  In like 15 seconds!  And your hands are dry. I want one. I Read more… [...]

  2. Patrick Says:
    October 9th, 2008 at 10:28

    Here’s more stuff that geeks will appreciate. In fact, it’s the Mutha Lode:

    http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-10/ff_walker

    Now THAT place inspires some major GeekBuzz..!

  3. deannie Says:
    October 9th, 2008 at 12:56

    Still a Miele vacuum fan

  4. Paul Claessen Says:
    October 11th, 2008 at 10:20

    @Deannie … for drying your hands???

  5. deannie Says:
    October 11th, 2008 at 18:29

    Rob says only geeks talk about vacuums and I agree. I just happen to be a big fan of Miele vacuums…what can I say? :)

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