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dvice.com - 10/12/2009

Cassette tape tape measure makes perfect sense

— dvice.com — This may look like an old cassette tape, but it hides not audio tape but measuring tape.... It's so clever! And so useful! All you have to do is keep it in the unused cassette deck in your car and you'll always have a way of measuring things on hand, ... (more) Cassette tape tape measure makes perfect sense

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gizmodo.com - 10/6/2009

The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of [Cassette Tape]

— gizmodo.com — Only Gama-Go would be able to take a Cassette Tape and make it into a pun-based product... that's both useful and compact. Plus, it's only $8. [ Gama-Go ] (more) The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be ...

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Gadget Lab — How long is a piece of string? If you measure it with the Cassette Tape Measure it is anywhere form zero to 120 minutes long. As the blurb advises, “Measure twice, rock once.” In fact, you can measure real distances, in both inches and centimeters, with this $8 tape. And while it is certainly too bulky to be practical, those with a passion for the retro, or those who simply must buy every single USB drive, iPod case or belt buckle fashioned from old analog cassettes, it is yet another wonderful doodad for the junk drawer. And while we’re on the subject, just what is it about the cassette tape that makes it so ...