You Saw it Here First
Popular Science finally got around to noticing the Desktop Stapler with Staple Gun Power, from Staples, which I blogged about back in May, when I ordered it, received it, and convinced others to get it, too! I know of 10+ staplers have been ordered, in large part to me.
While I salute popular science for noticing the publicizing the Stapler, I would have expected to see it in the magazine several months ago. One thing that bothers me about the only periodical that I read with any regularity is its lack of relevance. So much of the magazine is dedicated to "future tech" that never happens (they even make fun of this on the last page, where they look back at old covers that feature things that never came to be), that they miss so much of what's going on now. What's worse, when they do focus on the current tech, it's largely dedicated to aerospace, which, while interesting, is not the end all of tech.
I recall reading that the editorship is changing hands, which I can only hope will lead to a positive change (my subscription is through sometime in 2005).