I’ve followed Jeff Goldblum’s career, on and off, since Tenspeed and Brown Shoe was on the air in 1980 (anybody else?).
Anyway, I guess you could say Goldblum (who was 28 when the show was on the air…for all of 6 months. Oops.) has made a name for himself 😉 since his Tenspeed and Brown Shoe days. You’ve got The Fly, the Jurassic Park and Independence Day series of movies, AND he’s set to be the Wizard in the upcoming film version of Wicked. Plus, he has other films and guest appearances on dozens of TV series.
Oh, and did you watch The World According to Jeff Goldblum when it was on Disney+? It was SO much fun!
Goldblum partnered with WIRED in 2018 in a video called Jeff Goldblum Answers The Web’s Most Searched Questions. It was a list of questions people had asked Google about, who else but…Jeff Goldblum. He was funny and charming in the video, and it’s a lot of fun to watch.
Fast-forward a few years, and Goldblum and WIRED have teamed up again, this time to discuss travel gadgets.
Now, WIRED has given advice about travel gadgets for years. Some have been videos, and some have been intended for reading. But until not long ago, they never had a gadget review like Jeff Goldblum’s. Here’s the video:
Someone needs to tell him that Amazon doesn’t allow anything lower than 1 star on a review. 😉 Other than that, I found the video delightful. One YouTube reply said, “He acts like a typical boomer artist, which I love, by the way. He reminds me of my uncles and aunts.”
Just for fun (and in case anyone is interested in any of the items they covered), I sussed out the five travel gadgets. The video was from 2022, so I didn’t expect all of them to be around still…and I was right:
World’s Tiniest Vacuum (had been $12.59, 4.0 stars, 679 ratings, but no longer available. Whomp whomp! BUT!…it’s available from this company now, for $12.99)
Pocketalk Model S Real Time Two-Way 82 Language Voice Translator ($249, 3.8 stars, 367 ratings)
Paper Shoot Camera (had been $135, 3.6 stars, 14 rating, but not available anymore. However, this company now sells it for $139)
Ray-Ban Stories / Wayfarer Smart Glasses (previously $263, 3.9 stars, 109 ratings. Ray-Ban no longer makes these. Sad trombone!)
MPOWERED Luci Original: Solar Inflatable Light (older model) ($29.80, 4.7 stars, 1,839 ratings)
Frankly, I seriously considered the solar inflatable light until I saw it didn’t get as good reviews nowadays as it had previously. Oh well.
Anyway, it was a fun way to spend 13 minutes. I give it 10 Goldblums. Enjoy!
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