The RC Laser Combat Cars are awesome; the handheld transmitter controls not only the movement of the vehicle, but also allows the car to fire an IR laser. The first player to administer ten accurate shots to the competitor’s automobile is declared victorious.
If you like the idea of the Laser Combat Cars, but sadly have no friends, fret not! One of the devices can be set to AI mode, so you can compete with yourself all day. Much like that other solo activity you take part in, with alarming, daily regularity.
The cars require six AA batteries, whilst the controllers use one 9V battery each. The set for two players, by Hammacher Schlemmer, costs $99.95 and will be ready to ship on 21st September 2007. We think all differences in the future should be settled in this manner—moronic world leaders; get your RC game on! [Product Page via […]
Original post by Haroon Malik
Due to a US$200 price cut on the 8GB iPhone, Apple is offering a US$100 store credit to all iPhone owners, or a full refund of the difference in price to those that bought the device in the last 14 days.
Original post by Brad Kellett
In an effort to make cell phone agreements and contracts easier for consumers to understand, Senators Amy Klobuch and Jay Rockefeller (great grandson of oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller) unveiled the Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007, which aims to give consumers enough information to make informed choices about a wireless service that best fits their needs and their budget.
Under the act, wireless carriers must provide simple, clear information on their services and charges with customers before they enter into long-term contracts and a thirty-day window that customers can cancel a contract without early termination fees and provide greater flexibility to exit contracts with services that don’t meet their needs.
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Original post by Heather McLaughlin
You can’t make everyone happy, as Apple is learning. In a move designed to bolster their market share, they lowered the price on the iPhone 8GB model $200 and discontinued the 4GB model altogether. Of course some people who bought the phone at lower prices.
People who had rushed to buy the Apple iPhone over the last two months suddenly and embarrassingly found that they had overpaid by $200 for the year’s most coveted gadget.
Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., has made few missteps over the last decade, but it angered many of its most loyal customers by dropping the price of its iPhone to $400 from $600 only two months after it first went on sale. They let the company know on blogs, through e-mail messages and with phone calls.
Word has been coming in from disgruntled consumers. Truth is, many of them suspected that a price cut […]
Original post by Darren
Ghostavel over at Xbox-Scene has produced an absolutely stunning Xbox case mod for the original black, chunky mess of an Xbox. Check out the gallery for some awesome pictures of the fantastic project.galleryPost(\’xmod\’, 3, \’xmod\’);
The Xbox mini, as it has been dubbed, seems to lack a DVD drive. We are assuming Technabob’s guess is right, as they surmise it is most likely used for homebrew and game backups. The 80GB hard drive that has been stuffed in there will certainly be very useful if that is true. It is unfathomable that the old console, which had enough plastic on one system to feed a starving family of plastic eating giants, could be reduced to the very image of gadget beauty. Sadly, our man has been struck by the lazy hammer and has lost his enthusiasm for the completion of the task; let’s get over there and show him some support! […]
Original post by Haroon Malik