It Came from eBay! 6/13/2006

Only three eBay items in today's show. They were…

Dryer Sheets from the Playboy Mansion

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Dryer-Sheets-from-the-Playboy-Mansion-REAL_W0QQitemZ9529245288QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1467QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Kinda gross. Kinda dumb. Kinda fun. Whatever, I'm done.

Ghostbusters Replica

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ghostbusters-Proton-Pack-Trap-Prop-Set-1-1-scale_W0QQitemZ6635475030QQcategoryZ153QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Friggin awesome. I'm surprised the guy took the $1,750.00 though. I'm sure he could've gotten more for this. He didn't seem too bummed to get rid of it though in the decription.

Ben's Helmet

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ben-Roethlisberger-Replica-Motorcycle-Helmet_W0QQitemZ8827899546QQcategoryZ25211QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wow. Had to drive to Toys R' Us today for the show to pick up:

1. A Fast and the Furious RC Car (which is now at my desk…sweet!)

2. A Racing Street Bike

3. A GI Joe Sigma 6 figurine that resembles the Pittsburgh Steeler's quaterback.

Anyway I picked up the good and got it back to the old G4 with time to spare. I have to admit it was a bit nice to get out of the office midday. Most of the time it seems like I never see the sun anymore. Back to the auction though. It's funny. It's supposed to be a replica of Ben's helmet, and instead its just an empty box. Get it?! Hahahahahahaha. Meh. Next Tuesday's eBay will be cooler.

 

 

-SZ

 

Around the Net – Six Thirteen Two Thousand and Six

Live Action Tekken

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/tekken/tekken-with-actual-humans-178609.php

Live Action Tekken has already blown up on the nets, I think it hit Kotaku yesterday or today. Anyway, we're hopefully* getting it on the show tomorrow. Was never a really big Tekken fan, but I read into the wikipedia entry of the series and I can see why its got such a huge following. Is it just me or are fighting games lame? I enjoyed Soul Calibur 1 and 2, Killer Instinct on SNES and N64…of course way back in the day SFII was the shit…and then Karate Champ if you want to go back even further…but thats about it.

 

Uhhh, Gen Pets!

http://www.genpets.com/index.php

I have to give a thanks to John Walsh for sending me this one. Thanks John! These things are not only creepy, they're really creepy. Makes me wonder if they'll start making robotic Cabbage Patch dolls and automated GI Joes…

 

Magnetic Implants

http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20060115.html

Mr. Pereira himself was kind enough to send this one my way. Apparently it hit the net a few days ago. Putting magnets into your fingertips doesn't sound like fun. It makes for an interesting read, but the photos are a bit painful.

 

Funny Video

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=816621572&n=2&Mytoken=1304E89F-C2A4-13D6-B146D0B7312615BC26808899

And finally…the video. These damn videos are really hard to find by the way. Must be nice to just tune in everyday and enjoy. Warning! This video is disturbing.

 

Alright I'm out. 8:42PM.

Post a comment or hit me up at www.myspace.com/shorewarz to let me know what you think. If you have a site you think might be good for the show send it my way.

 

-SZ

 

*Hopefully meaning, there will be a last minute change tomorrow morning and it won't go into the show. Oh well! Stay tuned, it'll show up eventually.

 

Nintendo Wii release date?

Apparently Cubed3.com has "confirmed" the Wii release date. According to the news story http://www.cubed3.com/news/531 the Nintendo Wii will launch on November 6th, eleven days before the Playstation 3's November 17th release date. While this date would make sense, I doubt Nintendo would announce their official release date so early in the year. Up until this point Nintendo has always reffered to the launch window as "4th Quarter." If you took the time to read into the cubed3.com article mentioned above you'll find they've "quoted their source" as saying "So, at the moment Nintendo are aiming to launch the Wii on November 6th" which is pretty interesting considering most Nintendo reps and "sources" know how to speak proper english. Maybe the "source" did say "is aiming" instead of "are aiming." I can forgive a typo, but if you read further it gets worse…"Nintendo aren't going to have an exact date in mind until they are sure they can meet the deadlines." Two typos or two bad sentences from the "source's" mouth? Of course the Wii will launch in November! They aren't going to miss out on the Thanksgiving holiday season shopping spree, and they aren't going to let Sony beat them to the market. Anyway, your thoughts? Leave a comment or hit me at www.myspace.com/shorewarz