Gallery of posts up to 03-18-2008

This NET-2000 device here may look like a flashlight, but if you turn it on, a net will shoot out. That’s right, someone actually took an idea from a comic book and made it into a publicly-available net-shooter that you can use to take out bad guys.

This net-gun uses compressed gas through a pneumatic system, which I’m told is a better alternative to “traditional gunpowder activated net guns”. Yes, I had no idea that there were any traditional gunpowder activated net guns before today. You learn something new everyday. I’m guessing the ones that use gunpowder are for official or private use, and I’m guessing you might not need a license for a net gun.

What you see is what you get. Apparently, these Toshiba 815T PB phones have come in contact with the Allspark Cube from the Transformers movie and now have bodies of their own. Now all they need are guns and missiles like that one crazy Nokia phone.

Apparently, this is all part of promo for a new show called Ketai Sousakan 7. To be honest, I don’t know how anyone could make a show about transforming cell phones, but how can you not, really? Especially ones with faces like those. I wonder what the plot will be about. Maybe it’s about cell phones that want to be human. Very silly, really.

By the way, these Toshiba 815T PB phones are fully functional as they are 3G network enabled, and come with a 3.2 megapixel camera.

All right, those are the facts. Now here comes the part where I make fun of this concept. This time, it is just too easy. Do we need phones that can transform, even if their limbs did work? If so, they had better have more of an Autobot rather than Decepticon streak.

Question: What do Batman, Spider-man, and Tarzan have in common?

Answer: They both travel via swinging, and so can you.

Digital Force Technologies actually invented something straight from the movies and my adventurous dreams with the T-PLS pneumatic “tactical line-throwing system”. I don’t know about you, but when I saw the photo here, my eyes practically bulged out. All I could think of was: “Wow, someone finally invented a grappling hook gun”.

Back in November, Sony released a white PS3 for the Japanese market. There’s been rumblings that the white PS3 will be coming to the US, but Sony is denying those rumors.

Now, Sony has announced that they’re releasing a 40GB Satin Silver PS3 for the Japanese market (bundled with a SIXAXIS Controller) available on March 6th for ¥39,800 ($362). From Sony’s press release:

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) responsible for business operations in Japan, today announced that it would release PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3®) 40GB model in a new “Satin Silver” color in Japan on March 6th, 2008, at a recommended retail price of 39,980 yen (including tax). “Satin Silver” will also become available for DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller at a recommended retail price of 5,500 yen (including tax).

Ever felt so much rage at home or the office that you just wanted to shoot something or someone? Well now you can take out that aggression on a proper target with the N Range indoor target range.

Yeah, that’s right, inside that beautiful armoire shown here is a target. Now you don’t have to go to the shooting range to “get your gun off”, but just open it up and shoot away. Blam! Blam! Blam!

In case you are wondering, the target is steel-backed so the bullets will not go through the armoire and through the wall. So it’s an armored armoire.

There is a teeming culture of all things Hello Kitty. I’m not sure when Sanrio created the Hello Kitty franchise back in 1974 that they knew how large of an impact that this seemingly innocent kitty would have on the world. They have products with the Hello Kitty moniker on them ranging from foods and clothing to computers and cars and passenger jets, and in Japan, its popularity has penetrated every aspect of Japanese daily life. In addition, there are many stores selling only Hello Kitty merchandise.

However, some crazy person has designed the Hello Kitty AR-15, which is a lightweight, air-cooled, magazine fed, autoloading, centerfire shoulder-fired rifle. I’m guessing it’s in response to the Hello Kitty AK-47 some other nutso made [just Google it to see the details]. A quote from the site that the “cuddly” machine gun was posted:

Halo 3

The game for the Xbox 360, you probably want to make sure they haven’t got it before buying, but a 360 without Halo 3 is like scuba diving without oxygen.

Cost : $59.99

Sound Seat Video Game Chair

Make games and music come alive with the Sound Seat Video Game Chair.

• 3″ full range speaker
• 5.5″ subwoofer
• RCA inputs
• iPod™/MP3/PSP™ input and holder
• Headphone jack
• Volume and base control
• RCA multi-player outputs
• Breathable poly-stretch fabric
• Folds for storage

Cost : $129.95