Show #106
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News
- Geek Alert: Full Star Trek Trailer for new movie available on their official site
- Ok, Finally saw the second trailer and although I was TOTALLY blown away, did it really feel like the old Star Trek?
- Discussion on Reboots: Good or Bad?
- Android G-1 Selling better than expected
- 1 million G-1's sold (600,000 projected)
- $148.00 - T-Mobile Exclusive, Wal-Mart Price
- Youtube expands to Widescreen format
- Power your Ipod with Gatorade and an Onion
- Not so fast on this one, watch out for hoaxes
- Derek briefly explains the lemon experiment, only powers an led with a weak current
- Onion and Gatorade with no dual metals = no electrode
- BUSTED
- Brief Mention: Space X tested their 9-engine rocket successfully
Gamer's Corner (Conferences, New Developments, Game Reviews)
- Xbox 360 Outsells Predecessor in only 2 years
- 25 million+ sold
- only 17 million PS3's sold to date
- Harmonix and MTV Games Sued over Rockband flimsy kick pedal
- Specifically concerning the change in warranty coverage which requires a receipt for purchase in the last couple months
- WOTLK Sells 2.8 Million copies during International Release
Holiday Gift Guide (bfads.net)
- Terry White's Holiday Gift Guide
- Do's and Don'ts are to live by
- Women = Don't purchase a cleaning accessory, Don't buy them a universale remote, no cookbooks or cookbook organizers, surge protectors, or rechargeable batteries, digital bathroom scale
- Men = CLOTHES (underwear, socks, ties), etc., Anything bathroom related, Memory card holder, generic camera or computer bags, Talking treasures (talking fish anyone?)
- Electronic gadgets are always a good bet for both men and women
- Walmart seems to be the big winner of the advertising wars so far
- $199 XBox 360 Arcade with GH III wireless controller and bevy of games
- Sam's Club XBox 60 GB Bundle for $350 - GH III controller and 3 other games
- Gift Guides
- Gamespot 2008 Holiday Gift Guide - CNET's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
- No IPhone for Christmas - $50 data plan / month is the gift that keeps on giving
- USB re-chargeable AA batteries
- IPOD Shuffle ($49.99)
- Flip Video Mino ($159.00)
- Straight to web video recorder
- Small, easy to pocket, easy to use
- 60 min recording, 2 GB, VGA Resolution
- No SD Slot
- Popular Games: Fallout 3, Gears of Wars 2 (XBox 360 only), LittleBigPlanet (PS3 only), Farcry 2, Fable 2,
- World of Warcraft 60 Day Prepaid Time Card ($25.00 at Walmart)
- 1600 Microsoft Points Timecard ($20.00)
- 400 - 1600 pts per title with the average of 800
- Points can be used at Xbox Live, Zune MarketPlace, and soon to be released Game For Windows Live
- No Playstation Cards
- Amazon Customer Vote
- Already over by the time you hear this but look for this annual event next year
- 6 Rounds - 18 Products
- You vote on which deal you want, Random emails on Thanksgiving to voters
- Race to purchase
- PS3 Bundles at $199, Laptop at $129, 1080P LCD TV at $699, etc
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