Samsung Silencio vacuum looks like that Master Chief guy

It takes a lot to differentiate a given vacuum cleaner in today's high-tech world of Dysons and Roombas, so kudos to Samsung for attempting to appeal to the gaming crowd by designing a model shaped like a popular Xbox character. The Silencio SC9540 packs in all the high-end features you'd expect from a TV manufacturer making vacuums -- cyclonic suction, HEPA filter, super-special silver nanoparticle coating -- yet really stands out due to its rather striking resemblance to that dude from the Halo games. Samsung's Master Chief vacuum cleaner: Kills dirt. Dead. With a plasma rifle.

[Via Slashgear]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:11PM]

MASTER CHIEF SUCKS!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:36PM]

I just knew someone would make that statement... although I would've phrased it more like this: "I guess one could say... Master Chief really sucks."

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:58PM]

i was considering the more 'reserved' approach, but i decided to go with the 'obnoxious fanboy' route for the maximum flame factor.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:08PM]

I don't care about what everyone is saying about Master Chief. All I want to know is if it comes in shiny green color. ^.^

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:26PM]

I could've sworn I had read Master Chef. lol

[Shane Posted Jan 21st 2008 10:01PM]

@Davsot:

You DID read Master CHEF. They changed it.

[Diraan Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:12PM]

"Finish the fight...


... Against allergy causing bacteria"

[Shane Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:12PM]

Now if only it came in green and copper...

[thethirdmoose Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:29PM]

Comes with Halo poster, controller, hard drive, plush toy, but no actual game...

[Aguiluz Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:08PM]

I would like to see a "casemodded" vacuum and use the Spartan Helmet as the case.

[ethana2 Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:47PM]

Case mod? HECK YES.

Can you say 'ridiculous exhaust fan'? Just stick the suction tube out the window on a cold winter day... Man. Assuming you can ground it and power it properly, you could pull some pretty nifty overclocking with a deal like that.

Somebody make a bumper sticker: 'My other gaming rig is a vacuum cleaner'

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2008 3:31AM]

..and the laser gun to fight the 'scum' too??!!

[Dragod Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:17PM]

Lol, Master Chef? Don't you mean Master Chief? :P

[qkwozz Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:20PM]

well done at understanding the joke

[weirdo557 Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:21PM]

ahaha, master chef, major typo

[Ellianth Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:37PM]

I don't think it was a typo. I think in this instance "that ____ guy" kinda means they don't remember the persons name.

@article author: So help me, if you change the article title, I'm gonna hit you!

[fernando Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:44PM]

I also thought it was a joke, but they corrected it, lol

[Solipsism Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:04PM]

Hey, he changed it! I liked it the old way :(

[Abuzar Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:23PM]

Vacuum cleaner or Kitchen it's the same thing. They both have Women running them.

[Ellianth Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:39PM]

@ Evan:

I'll be seeing you after work tomorrow. *grumble*

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:39PM]

Sounds like my friend who has braces he says: Master Sheef

[AlexL Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:39PM]

That's not a joke, it's just a typo. Master Chef would've made a sense as a joke if this were some kind of kitchen equipment. But it's not. It's a vacuum cleaner.

[qkwozz Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:20PM]

Has anyone else now reversed the association, and whenever you play Halo or watch Red vs Blue think the characters have vacuum cleaners for heads?

[Taylor Yes Taylor Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:08PM]

no.
;)
-Taylor

[StewieGriffin Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:23PM]

i keep telling you guys....this is master chief's real form!...what you see in that game you call halo is when he transforms to ArmorGreen Heroticus!

[a dark day Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:25PM]

no that master chief uses his helmet as a vacuum we may actually see his real face... gasp

[IndiaTech Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:31PM]

I hope people don't get funny ideas like getting a .... God Dammit!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:34PM]

This takes Halo obsessing too far...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:39PM]

See? Another generic FPS. Cue the requisite household cleaning product modeled after the main character!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:39PM]

See? Another generic FPS. Cue the requisite household cleaning product modeled after the main character!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:41PM]

Pwnd by teh NGaj.

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:46PM]

Over heard at a samsung think tank:


"That helmet on master chief really sucks!"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:46PM]

I wonder if it can still vacuum on Legendary.

[Kizorblade Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:00PM]

It can vacuum on legendary alright. The question is, can the person doing the vacuuming keep up?

[say592 Posted Jan 21st 2008 7:51PM]

I thought that was a helmet when I first saw it.

[Rahvin112 Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:44PM]

I was wondering why the helmet had the big open hole on the front, too push food in? It seems strange that this wouldn't be modeled directly after the master chief given they took the picture without the hose to directly accentuate that connection. Who on earth takes pictures of vacuum cleaners without the hose on them?

[Luzzio Posted Jan 22nd 2008 6:48AM]

I can think of other things for pushing through ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:02PM]

No, but I do think this vacuum more closely resembles Lopez.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:18PM]

Yeah, it only looks like the Master Chief from this one angle. Look at it head on and I guarantee it'll look like any other vacuum cleaner.

[guroth Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:23PM]

master Chief is just a cheap knock off of the doom guy

[ethana2 Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:57PM]

4nm process liquid nitrogen cooled octal 128bit core SOI: 100 credits
R&D for self modifying adaptive digital AI: 23.000.000 credits
Precision machined sensor equipped assault rifle: 700 credits
Thermal and momentum assimilation/deflection shield projection system: 15.000 credits
0G forged aluminum doped titanium steel armor: 12.000 credits
Genetic engineering R&D: 27.000.000 credits
Cybernetic human interface enhancement set: 17.000.000 credits
8 years of the most rigorous training ever completed: 173.000 credits

Looking like the Doom guy: Priceless.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:39PM]

Cyclonic suction? You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

The whole "cyclonic action" marketing spin (pardon the pun) on vacuum cleaners has nothing to do with how they suck and has everything to do with how they filter particulate matter out of the air. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclonic_separation for further information.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 8:47PM]

You want to see a halo related cleaning utensil? Many people believe the beam rifle looks like a dust buster. I agree!


http://www.gamerhelp.com/images/content_images/129340-2.jpg

[Aguiluz Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:09PM]

Yeah, a plasma cannon for me. I don't wanna bring this in the airport.

[ethana2 Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:43PM]

'xbox character'
...just nitpicking. Halo != xbox != Halo, if you know what I mean.

Halo PC under WINE here.

[kisai Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:46PM]

I am thinking more like coffee pot with wheels.

[ethana2 Posted Jan 21st 2008 9:59PM]

Actually, yes. I thought that too.

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Jan 21st 2008 10:00PM]

Hmm looking at it again makes me thing of Glorified Piss Pot!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 10:05PM]

So in the middle of my vacuuming, will Cortana pop up and slow me down for a minute?

[MC1171611 Posted Jan 21st 2008 10:11PM]

Actually, this looks a LOT like the Thermax AF unit my dad used to sell. Been around for years.

http://www.thermaxaf.com/