All those Wii controllers and accessories can really take up a lot of space. That’s why you need the ultimate Wii organizer being sold by online Japanese store Kaguraku starting April 12.
The vertical stand, which reminds us of typical Japanese shoe racks, has plenty of space to store your system, numerous controllers, a charging station, games, and even your Balance Board. There’s also a convenient hook to hold your Wii wheel. The organizer can fit neatly right next to your TV stand or any place else you like.
The organizer is being manufactured by a company called Nakamura, and it will be available in two separate colors: white and brown. The white model will cost ¥11,800 the brown one will sell for ¥7,980. If you need to convert that into U.S. dollars, that’s approximately $125 for the white model and $85 for the brown model. Why the white model costs so much more we don’t know.
Somebody should really start importing and selling these things in America as they could really be a hot item, especially at the more appropriate $85 price point.
The rear of the stand even provides a nice, clutter-free zone where you can safely store excess wires and the power unit.
As you can see from the image above (stolen from Kotaku), Americans have apparently demanded a dumber, lazier keyboard to help facilitate this already overly persistent Internet lingo that has given us such imaginatively constructed “words” such as “TTYL” and “BRB.”
Well, luckily for consumers, Fast Finger Keyboards has debuted its official hyper-ergonomic/brain dead keyboard that switches between alphabetical and QWERTY-style layouts and contains such highly necessary everyday initialisms such as “BTW.”
[Note from the grammar ninja: "BTW" is not an acronym. To quote the immortal words of the ultimate grammar policeman, George Carlin: "An acronym is not just any set of initials. It applies only to those that are pronounced as words. MADD, DARE, NATO, and UNICEF are acronyms. FBI, CIA, and KGB are not. They're just pricks."]
Yes, thanks to Fast Finger Keyboards, now you too can kill brain cells by typing “lol” with a single keystroke. Much like the word “you,” which evidently contains two too-many letters for the majority of cell phone owners, “lol” needed to be shortened to some retarded form of “internet shorthand” (as evidenced by “u” being frequently substituted for “you”). But since that backfired, keyboard engineers simply reduced the number of keystrokes required to “lol,” increasing speed, efficiency and productivity in daily loling activities.
Not to be outdone by this stunning contribution to the further degradation of the English language, I have designed my own patented ULTIMATE PWNAGE keyboard which not only offers both alphabetical and QWERTY-style layouts, but contains a built-in infra red sensor beam (like those found on your typical high-end public toilets) that detects whether your bedroom door is being unceremoniously opened without your approval and instantly closes your porn-viewing tabs before your wife/girlfriend/mom/Aunt Bertha scares the hell out you by screaming “That’s not what nurses are supposed to do!”
Additionally, the F1 through F12 keys will support the following ergonomic features:
F1 generates a random Chuck Norris joke in every available MMORPG chat channel. F2 contains a rapid-fire turbo feature that transforms your squat/sit button into instant, high-speed teabagging controls. F3 posts a random picture of Mr. T. F4 embeds your forum signature with an ascii-based image of Wacko Jacko beating the shit out of a parked car at the end of the original 1991 Black or White music video. F5 links to this video of Steven Seagal saying “I’m going to take you to the bank, senator Trent. To the blood bank.” F6 does the Mario. F7 recites George Carlin’s seven dirty words you can’t say on television – seven times. F8 links to this video of Tommy Davidson from In Living Color spoofing Wacko Jacko beating the shit out a parked at the end of the original 1991 Black or White music video. F9 translates your sentences into Australian. F10 teaches you French with the special Groundkeeper Willie-edition of Rosetta Stone. F11 queues an audio clip of Paul Hogan to tell your Modern Warfare 2 opponents “That’s not a knife.“ F12 does nothing noticeable at first, then gives you herpes two days later.
That’s not exactly the successor to the Dreamcast that you’re looking at above. It’s the Sega Zone, the newest addition in the long lineup of proprietary consoles – or plug-n’-play systems – that come bundled with a limited number of games (such as the Atari Flashback).
Sega’s Zone contains a Wii-like controller (as well as upright console design), 20 classic Sega games and 30 additional games, 16 of which are motion controlled. The system contains two of these Wiimote knockoffs which can be used with familiar sports games such as golf and table tennis:
The Sega Zone is reported to be releasing this summer in Europe for a price of £50.
Only minutes ago and after months of rumor and speculation, self proclaimed genius, Steve Jobs, stunned the world by announcing yet another product sure to change the way we live life as we know it. It’s the Apple iPad! While most people thought Mr. Jobs would choose a more descriptive and less feminine hygiene product-sounding name, like iSlate or iTablet, the biggest surprise was actually the price. The most basic model (16GB/WiFi, no 3G) is only $499 which makes it much more affordable than most industry watchers expected and is probably meant to help it overcome some of the consumer adoption concerns many anticipate. The iPads will be managed through iTunes and run existing iPhone apps in a window (or pixel-doubled fullscreen) and will ship unlocked and attached to any specific carrier. WiFi-only units are supposed to hit store shelves in only 60 days with 3G-enabled units following 30 days beyond that.
Yesterday Logitech announced that this November it would be coming out with another keyboard aimed at the gaming market, in just enough time for it to land on holiday wishlists. Called the G110, it’s meant to replace the original G11 so Logitech is trying to keep it affordable while at the same making sure it has the looks and enough features that you can still hold your head high at LAN parties.
Now we haven’t gotten are hands on one yet, but from our experience Logitech has the best track record in the industry for delivering both quality hardware and smart design – so our expectations are pretty high. Currently the announced MSRP is $79.99, a $20 jump from the G11’s suggested price, but that still should leave it well within the affordable range of most dedicated cost-conscious PC gamers. And while it may not have the LCD screen of more expensive models like the G19, it still has a very respectable collection of features.
Here they are, straight from the announcement:
• Custom-color character backlighting* lets you easily locate the correct keys, even in the dark. Mix red and blue backlighting LEDs in varying intensities to create custom colors.
• Integrated USB audio with separate headphone and mic jacks and mute buttons mean you can use any analog headset with 3.5 mm plugs as a USB audio device for clear communication with low distortion and wide range.
• Twelve programmable G-keys with three macros per key* let you configure up to 36 unique functions per game, including single keypresses or complex macros. The MR key can be used to record new macros on the fly.
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub port lets you connect a flash drive for fast data transfer or quickly plug in your gaming mouse.
• Game/desktop mode switch disables the Windows/Context Menu keys so they won’t interrupt your game if pressed accidentally.
As we mentioned before, Logitech’s G110 Gaming Keyboard won’t be available until sometime next month, but we’ll be sure and let you know if we have a chance to get our hands on one before then. In the meantime however, they have told us that for the next 13 days only they are accepting pre-orders with free shipping here.
Some considerable talent is on display in this fan-made trailer for Blizzard’s StarCraft. Either those responsible for this effort are looking for work at Blizzard or they just really, really love StarCraft.
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