Forget about garnering the endorsements of the big wigs in the
editorial community. Every gadget addict knows that in most cases it will be the wife who
decides what he can add to his portfolio. So X10.com and chief geek Joel Evans of Geek.com
put the FireCracker to the test. And even to Joel’s surprise, his wife Donna actually
welcomed the introduction of this latest gadget and loved being able to turn on and off
two lamps in the living room area from a simple remote control.
Joel had first heard about the FireCracker from a number of his
gadget friendly colleagues who subscribe to Lockergnome.com, the red-hot windows email
newsletter. At the same time that Joel was requesting a kit for testing he began to have
conversations with his wife about his gadget addiction, and was rightfully a little
nervous about introducing yet another tech toy into the home.
When Donna left Joel for the day with his father and father-in-law,
he knew it was time to open the box and starting playing with the PalmPad remote control,
serial port interface, free software, lamp module and wireless transceiver module. The
next thing Joel knew, Donna was thrilled and he was anointing the FireCracker with the
coveted UGeek Pick award reserved for products representing the best in quality and
geekness.
"I’m so impressed with this little device that I’m in
the process of requesting more modules," said Evans. " To think I can use the
FireCracker to control up to 256 devices and my wife enjoys it to boot, I must be
dreaming."
"Joel’s story and Donna’s adoption of the FireCracker
is way more powerful than any ad campaign or straight product review," said Alex
Peder, president, X10.com. "This is truly an incredible endorsement. If this
doesn’t motivate the thousands of other gadget addicts in the same situation as Joel
to join the Wired Home revolution, then there’s something seriously wrong. Think
about it, what other high tech gadget will make the neighbors green with envy and be
welcomed by your wife."
Availability
The FireCracker Home Control Starter kit, a $73.00 value, is
available for only 5.90 by calling 1-800-675-3044.
Geek.com FireCracker review