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Everywhere we go, we hear people saying "I love the Woot podcast, but I wish I could watch it over at Kids.Woot instead. And that it had puppets. And that the puppets were sasquatch young." Well, we listened! KidFoot showcases the lighthearted adventures of Kiki and Wendel, soon to be your favorite juvenile bigfoots. Starting next week, you can see a new KidFoot episode ev...
What more perfect luxury exists than collapsing on a beanbag chair? Haven't you always wished your iPad 2 or "new" iPad could enjoy the same pleasure? No? Well, now it can anyway. Woot's Real Actual Field Test team tries out the BeanPad iPod accessory, and discovers it works pretty much like you'd expect.
One day a year, we set aside a little time to express appreciation for a very special lady in our lives. Our CTO Luke Duff wields the crayons in this tribute to someone without whom we wouldn't even be here.
Woot's Randall Cleveland recently sat down with bestselling author A.J. Jacobs ("The Year of Living Biblically") to talk about his new book, "Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection." Not shown here: A.J. expounding on proper defecation technique! For that exchange and more, see the Woot blog this week, where we'll have A.J.'s entire conversation wit...
This week's Woot podcast was shot entirely with the Kodak Easyshare Z5120, which you can find for sale today, Monday, April 30th, at Woot.com. Hopefully this video gives you some idea of the Z5120's image quality for both video and stills (of juice). Also, check out how intense the 26x optical zoom is! Remember: Every one of these cameras you don't buy is another one left o...
The good folks at Lodge let us peek behind the iron curtain to see how they manufacture their cookware -- including the Woot-branded skillet that's coming up for sale this week on Home.Woot! Keep an eye on http://home.woot.com/ this week for a chance to get your hands on your own cast-iron skillet with the Woot logo on it. Obviously, every household needs at LEAST one. S...
Why should the diurnal set have all the remote-control helicoptering fun? The Night Hunter does its whirlybirdin' thing when the sun goes down. Join our Real Actual Field Test team as we take it for a test flight to see what this baby huey can do. Verdict: Perfect for the vampire aviation enthusiast on your gift list! If you've just gotta have a Night Hunter of your own, yo...
Welcome to Happy Snacking!, our recurring video feature designed to transform you from a clueless kitchen-lump into a fearsome culinary gladiator! Mmm, what could be better than peanut butter toast? It's delicious, nutritious, and any of its first three syllables can make elementary schoolers snicker. Have you always wished you could serve retaurant-quality peanut butter to...
Any important struggle needs at least one stirring folk anthem to tell its story. Why would the Woot writing staff's fight to win better working conditions be any different? Well, here's maybe why: Because our definition of "better working conditions" includes a weekly booze stipend, use of the company parasail, construction of a staff paintball facility, and the establishm...
They call it "March Madness," but even the most crazed fans usually know to line up with both feet completely behind the line that separates college hoops fanaticism from actual psychosis. This week, the Woot podcast team is hopping right over that line, sprinting out the gym door, racing around the quad, and rolling around in something stinky we found in the grass. Why not...