I’m not much of a sports guy so as you can imagine, I don’t go to many sporting events. But when I do, I always need to get me some of those tacky souvenirs. Though next time I think I’ll bring my own.
This excellent Live Long & Prosper foam hand lets your favorite team know you’re routing for them from that deepest point in your heart, usually reserved for Star Trek devotion.
This Popcorn Basketball Bowl is specifically designed for the sportsman. The armchair sportsman that is.
With a little nook for your remote and an icy brew, this massive six quart bowl features a special spoon on one side which catapults the kernels towards the popcorn basket on the other side. $25 for sports snacking awesomeness.
Soccer, football, futbol, tomato, tomahto (who the hell says tomahto anyway? Is it you ya friggen Canadians?) Whichever name you choose for the sport, there is no denying that it’s a fun game. If you’ve ever been in a situation where you wish you had grabbed a ball before you left home, Marti Guixe’s Football Tape might be a nice investment, even if its only to keep in your glove compartment for a boring moment.
Working sort of like a ball of rubber bands, just unravel the tape and wrap it around until you’ve made your very own impromptu soccer ball. It might not be quite like the real thing, but it should keep you busy for a while.
The Shadow Caddy is helpful in that “I’m always watching you” stalkerish sort of way. Rather than hiring some lazy and pathetic pile of human flesh to disappoint you with his sub-par caddying skills, the hands-free Shadow Caddy follows you effortlessly by tracking a transmitter which is simply snapped right onto your belt.
Plus, it really wants to make sweet robot love to your sister. And to do that, it has to earn the family’s trust. RoboRape is always a last resort. It’s one of Asimov’s rules of robotics, seriously.
Dentsu Inc, Japan’s largest advertising agency, is aiding Nintendo in launching a video distribution service on Nintendo’s home console, the Wii. The two companies plan to offer programs exclusive to the service, allowing old people and little kids to get down with some cartoons and other entertainment content.
However, nothing in this world is free (except Wii Sports) and viewers will need to pay to see some of the content the video service provides, while others will be offered free of charge so long as they can put up with some unsightly ads. Dentsu and Nintendo will start offering this new video service early next year, while American Wii owners are left in the dark.
If you’re old enough, you’ll remember the days of LED football. Cut the shit, pops. You know exactly what game I’m talking about. Move the lights, run the ball, score the TDs. The problem is, those old units are either long gone, broken or being sold on eBay in mint condition. Why bother with that hassle? You clearly need LED Football 2 for the iPhone. It’ll cost you just one buck to download it from the App Store and it even has the old school look and feel of games past.
I mean come on. Can you really resist that big orange “PASS” button? I didn’t think so.
These days, cars need more of everything. More side airbags, more windows and more pistons are a good start, but if we really want to enhance a car’s performance, we need to do as Covini does and add two wheels to our cars.
The Covini Six Wheeler (C6W) is a product which draws its engineering inspiration from the 1976 Tyrell P34, a car with an extra pair of tires in the front. This improves braking, grip and better absorbs frontal impact all while reducing the risk of a flat or the event of hydroplaning. It also makes roadkill even less identifiable.
Every concept car has to look like it’s straight out of The Fifth Element. If it doesn’t, it might as well be an inflatable Porsche. Not solely making walkers for old people, Honda has brought forth its new concept, the FC Sport. It’s a three-seat hydrogen fuel cell sports car that comes stocked with a high-power fuel cell stack placed between the rear seat, and a backup battery pack placed in the middle of the car.
Don’t expect to be driving it any time soon, or it all for that matter. It’s just a concept, though. So you know it will more than likely never be available commercially. Seriously, whens the last time you got to sit in the driver seat of a high-performance, low-weight hydrogen sports car?
Whether you love football, baseball or even soccer, you’re almost guaranteed to see a series of floodlights keeping your game lit up throughout the night. The bright spectacle of light beaming down upon your favorite players can be mesmerizing. Why not take that feeling home with the Floodlamp? It takes six bulbs and will most likely cause a small fire in your house, but hey, it’s related to sports! It runs about $125, not including fire insurance.
Attention owners of the Nintendo 64!
You can score the best hockey game the system has to offer for a staggering 13 cents on Amazon.com. Yes. 13 cents. Don’t trust the guy selling Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey ‘98 for that low? Then buy a copy from the other guy for 75 cents. Sure, there’s no box or manual included, but has that ever stopped you from gaming before? Didn’t think so.
