Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Bought a robot vacuum today
Woot! had a great deal on a robotic vacuum, so I decided to buy it. Turns out that the reason for the great deal is kind of interesting. A company called Koolvac basically made a total knockoff of iRobot's Roomba robotic vacuum. Of course, iRobot sued and won. The terms of the settlement dictate that all of the knockoff vacuums must be liquidated and/or pulled from the market in the US by next month.
I'm not sure what that will mean for service (if I need it); however, I'm not going to let that spoil the deal.
I'll post some photos and video once it arrives.
Woot! had a great deal on a robotic vacuum, so I decided to buy it. Turns out that the reason for the great deal is kind of interesting. A company called Koolvac basically made a total knockoff of iRobot's Roomba robotic vacuum. Of course, iRobot sued and won. The terms of the settlement dictate that all of the knockoff vacuums must be liquidated and/or pulled from the market in the US by next month.
I'm not sure what that will mean for service (if I need it); however, I'm not going to let that spoil the deal.
I'll post some photos and video once it arrives.

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Married father of 4, social media strategist at Nationwide, consumer electronics enthusiast, hair metal aficionado.
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