If you want to ensure that your daughter follows a path that starts at spoiled little shit and moves on to egomaniacal bitch who’s totally out of touch with reality, then a good starting point would be getting her this bed which resembles Cinderella’s coach and happens to cost as much as a luxury car. It’ll come in handy later when she uses it to mow down anyone who stands in her way or accuses her of having ever ripped a fart that didn’t delight the senses and turn the air into solid gold.
Product Page: (Starts at $47,000)
If you’re driving a car that is clearly a P.O.S. and want to take that fact and multiply it by, oh, say 1,000, you may want to consider investing in an art car kit. You can choose from kits made up of toy trucks and cars, flatware, bronzed baby shoes and banjos to name a few. However, among other things, purchasing one of these kits requires you to pay a deposit and enter into a contract to ensure that the kits are actually used on a car and not sold on eBay, which I’m sure pisses off the people who decorate T.G.I. Friday’s. Complete details are available on the product page.
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Yeah, I bet minor scratch and rust marks will cause thieves to just pass your car by. After all, we can’t have any blemishes on cars entering the ol’ chop shop, now can we?
Product Page: (£3.99 or about $6)
Bring your love of automobiles into your living room without creating a greasy mess. This Suspension Table Light has the whole suspension system as part of its design: a shock, A arm and disc brake rotor with pad. If a masculine look is what you are after, you can’t get much more testosterone filled than this.
Product Page (£89.00, about $127)
What if you could cover that P.O.S. in your driveway with a car cover designed to make it look like a high-end automobile? As you can see from the mock-up above, the cover completely blankets the car (a corner is lifted up to illustrate the effect). However, if it featured holes cut out for the windows you could actually drive around with it draped over your car. I doubt that it would fool anyone close-up, from a distance you would be the man. I’m not sure if this product exists…but it should.
If you are still hung up on what to get for Father’s Day, the Steering Wheel Desk Clock just might be the perfect gift for the executive with a passion for automobiles.
Even though it’s cheap, the Steering Wheel Clock looks fairly pricey. With any luck, you can trick your Dad into thinking your not such a bum after all.
Product Page ( $13.95 )
If you would prefer to kill any would-be car thieves as opposed to merely deterring them, the Tesla-coil automobile protector might be right up your alley.
A 4-inch coil attached to a boom placed on the roof of a car will create the spectacle you see above. The designer, Australia’s own Peter Terren, calls the ring of electricity the Eye of Sauron, after the character in the Lord of the Rings.
I doubt that this product will actually go into production anytime soon, but it sure looks menacing doesn’t it?
SciFi Tech
Nintendo has revealed that it plans to ship 4 million Nintendo Wii consoles between its November 19th release date and the end of the year.
And just how do you go about meeting such a lofty goal? According to a recent Nintendo press release you, “employ fleets of planes, cargo ships, trains and ground vehicles … to maintain the best supply flow possible.”
Still, Nintendo America President Reggie Fils-Aime warns that “the level of demand we’re seeing goes beyond the ordinary” and that “we’re urging shoppers not to get complacent.” In other words, Nintendo is pushing the notion that demand might still outstrip supply.
Keep in mind that according to analysts, the XBox 360 has only sold about 4-5 million units in the entire year since its launch.
Click through the break to read the entire Nintendo Press Release.
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Apple has inked more deals with auto manufacturers that will allow users to integrate their iPod into their vehicles more easily. They have just made deals with Ford, General Motors and Mazda. This is in addition to the current integration offered by BMW, Acura, Audi, Ferrari, Honda, Nissan and Volkswagen. That means that iPod integration will be offered in 70% of the vehicles sold in the US in 2007.
Smart play on Apple’s part, make it the de facto standard for automobile integration, and their market share is safe for quite a while longer. Integration with the auto’s existing controls and a simple hook up are the key. Tape adapters and FM transmitter models are just not what people would ideally like to use. How is another player supposed to compete with that? What choice do they have? Either they try to duplicate the iPod output, which would most likely have patent issues, or get the automakers to support their device as well. Not impossible, but not going to be easy either.
My only complaint with this is the cost. I looked at adding the iPod Music Link that Honda offers, and it costs $214, another $100 or so if you want it installed. It will cost me more for the damn interlink than for the iPod itself. I did see a Ferrari adapter for $199, Iguess I just bought the wrong car to be able to save money.
