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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[The twins are very, very clean now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jbcaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2007 11:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[eeewww...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackfeather]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am not going to lie, we have a roomba in a dorm room(cleans fantastically) but everyday pretty much when we use it, me and my roommate put all the wires out of the way, put chairs on our beds, and anything loose on the floor away. But its a small price to pay to not have to deal with being stingy as hell when we have people over.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nik Shah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2007 11:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[These robots sure are kawaii]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mushrooshi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 12:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's not like pre-cleaning is unique to robotic vacuums, it's still less work on the whole.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BrianP]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 12:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[The amount of pre-cleaning compared to traditional vacuuming is a whole lot more though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nik Shah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 12:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[That pic is disturbing and funny at the same time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ark_v2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[i think it's funny how people talk about "pre-cleaning" with roomba... it's not like you didn't have to move cords or chairs or whatever with your old vacuum...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I guess I'm alone. I sold mine on Craigslist for $20 after it started running backwards & I'd had numerous issues (& a similar crummy experience) w/ the Scooba.<br><br>Must confess: When they announced the new variants I considered getting another. My wife brought me to my senses.<br><br>Dyson, I like you too.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is exactly why the iPhone bluetooth IO sub-system needs to be extended (to basic functionality) and opened. Who cares about SIM unlocking. If my roomba could chat to my iPhone I'd be much less pissed at being duped into buying a phone with no knackers. Get your hand off it Apple and let the iPhone be what it could be.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grouch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[<br>consumers would be less likely to complain if troublesome / faulty household bots were "emotionally engaging," <br><br><br>Oh what a bunch of crap. What this means is "if we throw in something cute like clippy will you mind if your robot requires rebooting 50/day".<br><br>Drop the emotionally engaging horseshit...make the robot work first.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Klein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 2:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I, for one, welcome our emotionally engaging robot overlords...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 4:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I love my Roomba, and we took Roomba's clearance into account recently when we purchased shelves and a TV stand. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Willy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2007 8:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I *hate* my Roomba. I find that it's more work than a regular vacuum. First I have to pick up pet toys (which it would choke on), move stuff out of its way, and either close doors or set up virtual walls to make sure it doesn't get in trouble. When it's finally done a few hours later, it's more difficult to clean than any other vacuum I've used and it's incredibly messy.<br><br>I ended up buying a Dyson DC07 which I love. With a regular vacuum I can  pick up & move stuff as I go along instead of having to prepare before I start. It's also a lot easier to clean.<br><br>Anyone want to buy a slightly used Roomba Sage and an extra virtual wall?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Cohen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 9:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I love my roomba!  I don't worry about pre-cleaning... I just have the roomba running while I'm doing other cleaning so I can monitor it, empty it occasionally, etc.  Everything gets done a lot more quickly with a little helper :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Racer X]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 11:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a Roomba. I named him Mr. Belvidere. Does that count as "deeply attached?"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 3:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[For any of those that are interested, the study was conducted over the course of 5 months.  Here are the threads where it was conducted:<br><br><a href="http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=2800" rel="nofollow">http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=2800</a><br><br><a href="http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=3832" rel="nofollow">http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=3832</a><br><br><a href="http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=3670" rel="nofollow">http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?t=3670</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Blake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Study finds Roomba owners heart their vacuums, accept flaws]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/study-finds-roomba-owners-heart-their-vacuums-accept-flaws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Add a few more 'attachments' and these women will throw out their husbands and never leave the house. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Giles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2007 6:29PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>