Product Review: Infinity Razor Just Doesn’t Cut It

The Infinity Razor infomercial certainly can turn heads. With the cost of high quality manual razors approaching $10, who couldn’t use a razor that never dulls, lasts forever and retails for only $19.95? Sure it’s a little more expensive than a good Gillette razor, but if it works and lasts the way the infomercial claims, then it would pay for itself after a few months. The problem with the Infinity Razor is that it just doesn’t perform well.

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Great American Idol Quotes

American Idol is known for producing top selling recording artists, but it also produces some great quotes. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and the sometimes incoherent Paula Abdul offer zingers and in many cases, unintentionally funny quotes.

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Lil’ Reminder Suffers from Major Flaws

Grocery lists, doctor’s appointments, work meetings, social engagements– with everything we have to remember there isn’t any wonder we sometimes forget things as simple as where we parked the car at Wal-Mart. Memory experts recommend keeping a pen and paper handy, but stopping to jot down notes can be time consuming and inconvenient. The Lil’ Reminder is a small digital recorder that claims to be the solution to forgetfulness, but is it worth your money?

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Clever Clasp

What woman hasn’t had a hard time trying to fasten a necklace? The tiny clasps can make accessorising a pain. If you don’t have someone willing to lend you a hand,adding a simple necklace can be a major problem. That’s where the newest As Seen On TV product, the Clever Clasp, comes in.

If you haven’t seen the infomercial, the Clever Clasp is made of new magnetic ends that attach to your necklace. Bring the ends together and the magnets click, fastening your necklace A quick twist locks the magnets in place. Your necklace is securely fastened without the hassle of dealing with the small ring clasp. It is an original idea that has potential, but does the Clever Clasp live up to its promise?

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American Idol Offers Studio Tracks from Contestants

As American Idol chugs its way through its sixth season, it is still looking for ways to keep the show fresh and cutting edge. Perhaps taking their cue from the multitude of websites that offered mp3 downloads of the weekly performances, the American Idol website (www.americanidol.com) now offers full studio versions of each contestant’s weekly offerings. It offers the Idol machine a way to make an extra dollar off the young people on the show, but according to Internet message boards the polished studio recordings may have a serious impact on who will be voted off and who will remain standing on the American Idol finale in May.

The point of American Idol is, ostensibly, to find a pop star that will sell records. Some past contestants who were wonderful on the show have produced lackluster records (Taylor Hicks) and those who were less than spectacular on the stage produced surprisingly listenable CDs. (Kelly Pickler comes to mind.) American Idol has shown the public what was a secret for years- some great stage voices do not translate into great recording voices and some mediocre stage voices sound great in the studio.

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