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When we were young and had the good fortune of stopping off at a hotel or motel for the night, it would thrill us to no end to discover that our room had been outfitted with a Magic Fingers bed. The pulse quickened, the luggage got thrown to the floor, and dad was hit up for a quarter as we rolled around and jumped up and down on the buzzing wonder. Then, we'd just lay there on our backs, humming and giggling 'till the timer sadly ran out. Well, now that we're older, we no longer have to head out on that business trip to enjoy the therapeutic benefits of a vibrating bed, 'cause the Magic Fingers Bed Relaxation System is currently available for your own bed at home! It fits into any box spring in minutes, comes with a digital clock timer for lulling you to sleep or waking you up (a nice universal-design solution for people who are unable to read or set an alarm clock) and is surprisingly affordable. How does it work? Well, we wouldn't want to give away the magic, would we?
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It's hard to believe that this thing has been on the market for so many years, yet almost no one I know owns or uses one. Although The Clapper is not a new product, it stands as the archetypal "contraption" specimen, and so I grab this opportunity to sing its praises. The new version...the "Smart Clapper"...has two inputs, so you can hook up the TV and the lamp (as shown on the box) as well as high-tech indicator lights. Also, its somewhat triangular form is more design-conscious than the classic, but aesthetics is no way to judge this baby anyway. It's still affordable, still makes a dynamite gift, and is still only widely available at this holiday time of year. So, let's end off 1996 with a clap, and have yet another for a free Core t-shirt and jar opener! What are the most original things you could hook up to a clapper? (A friend of mine rigged up his entire kitchen lighting system to a series of Clappers--that is, until his two small children figured it out and spent the rest of the afternoon creating a home discotheque by gleefully banging on pots, pans and anything else that would trigger the devices!) Just fill out the form and enter!...Post-on, post-off, the poster!
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Maybe you've passed by a toy store that had a bubble-blowing bear or other character outside the door, luring people (read: kids) into the shop. Well, it's hard not to get excited about bubbles at any age, and to think that you could posses your very own automated bubble-blowing machine is a thought almost too good to be true. Edgar The Christmas Bubble Elephant Ornament goes one better than that, since it not only plugs in and blows bubbles, but also sits on a mantle or hangs from a tree! This is too much! (Indeed it is, since the copy, "This is a Decoration Not a Toy" is marked on the box. Talk about bursting your bubble.) With continuous or delay functions and a removable bubble drum for easy clean up, this tubby tooter is sure to amuse young and old alike.
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Contraption is a monthly review of remarkable products spanning as many
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