There are gadgets and gismos aplenty — including Mr. Microphone and the Crepe Magician — at the “And It Makes a Great Christmas Gift: The History of Popeil and Ronco” holiday exhibit featured through ...

The maker of the Veg-O-Matic, the Showtime Rotisserie oven and the 5 Minute Pasta Wizard has been cooked again. Ronco — whose TV spots hawked gadgets like Mr. Microphone and the Beef Jerky Machine, a ...

Ron Popeil, the Ronco founder who all but created the late-night infomercial and pitched such durable — in memory if not quality — items as the Pocket Fisherman, the Veg-O-Matic, the Bedazzler and Mr.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ronco, the appliance company and infomercial leader known for items such as the Veg-O-Matic and the Pocket Fisherman, holds a place in ...