NASA what have you done for me

Check out the list of products that have come out of the space program.

Space Certification Program

Some highlights:

Intelligent Oven by TMIO / Your Lifestyle, Your Dinner, Your Time.

" . . .allows consumers to cook at home from anywhere in the world. These refrigerated cooking units are retrofitted with a Peltier cooling device and a "smart" chip to allow the oven to be accessed in real-time by cellular phone and over the internet so that dinners are ready-to-eat as soon as the family arrives home."

Really cool but at a price tag of $7495 aren't the people who can afford the oven liable to have cooks and or eat out quite often. These aren't soccer moms trying so squeeze the tuna noodle into the oven in between Josh's game and Vallerie's ballet practice.
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Of course the pen from Seinfeld is there.


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OmniGolf distance measuring system, ProShot Golf, Inc. Keeping the game simple and moving foward



I'm not so excited about this. A $25 million dollar range finder? It seems like the money could have been spent on holier pursuits. And besides, isn't it cheating?
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The award for best name goes to Koolatron, 12 Volt Thermoelectric Coolers/Warmer



Unfortunately the product is not as space aged as I would hope something called the koolatron would be. I'm not sure what I was expecting. Maybe something with a disco theme. I'm imagining a guy in a white jumpsuit on roller skates with an afro and big ugly sunglasses. "Far out man the new koooooolatron is out!"
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ZeoponiX, Inc., Plant-growth media



"superior plant growth media for long-term space travel."

Sweet, space dirt/potting soil! I'm for long-term space travel, provided my spaceship is not controlled by a self aware manic depressive computer.
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Immersion, Joysticks

"Experience the recoil from shooting a gun in virtual reality. Perceive the jarring bounce, bump, and vibration while driving over simulated road terrain. Feel the reaction of your computerized dragster as it slams into the race track wall."

All I can say is:

Greetings Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier from Xur and the KO-Dan Armada.