Lightsaber wannabe for the Wii

If the Lucas empire and its legion of trademark attorneys get all hissy about this latest Wii attachment, they have only themselves to blame for not making it first. The "Wii Light Sword" is coming out in time for the long-awaited Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game.

Although the game isn't expected anytime soon, U.K.-based Play.com has jumped the gun--or the sword, as it were--and will unsheathe its luminescent weapon for shipment soon at about US$31, according to Coolest-Gadgets. This saber-like remote accessory gets its intergalactic glow from 22 LEDs but can be dimmed if necessary to conserve energy for marathon battles. And that's probably a good thing, because you'll have a lot of time to play with it on Saturday nights.

Via CNET Crave | Photo credit: Play.com

40GB PS3 gets a new soccer theme

We've good and bad news for you soccer fanatics awaiting the upcoming PS3 installation of Konami's World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008. The highly anticipated game will finally be launched on November 22 in Singapore. Having said that, the only way for you to cart one home is to purchase a S$655 (US$471.49) 40GB PS3 bundle.

While our Sony contact was unable to comment on the actual savings, we were reassured that there is in fact some discount thrown in for the package. A goodie bag comprising Winning Eleven 2008 collectibles such as a towel, whistle phone strap and calendars will be included as part of the deal, too.

We're still awaiting further information and will update this article in the event of fresh updates. Stay tuned.

Cubicle dwellers, rejoice: A game chair for you

This item is something of a mystery to us, for we know of no one who does anything but work at their office desk. But for some reason Pyramat, which manufactures game chairs for the home, has created a version for the cubicle as well.

At first glance the "Pyramat Wireless PC Gaming Chair 2.1" looks like a typical black vinyl chair that can be found at any OfficeMax, complete with pneumatic lift. But it actually has speakers built into the headrest and controls discreetly tucked away in one of the armrests, according to Coolest-Gadgets.

A word of advice: If you're trying to fly under the radar, so to speak, it's probably best not to bring Wolf King's latest keyboard to the office. But by all means, do get a "StealthSwitch" immediately if not sooner.

Via Crave CNET

Sit on the ride of your life in your living room

Take on motion sickness with a dose of mechanized upholstery.

If you've always envied those simulation rides at the fun fair, here's your chance to own a lifetime's worth of rides. D-Box's X3me and Quest chairs are leather recliners with built-in actuators that pull you into the onscreen action by rocking you around in sync with the movie's movement and sound.

A D-Box ride works with a D-Box decoder box or a PC that sits between your media player and D-Box chair. First, D-Box engineers code the motions in a particular movie into a series of motion controls that can be read by the decoder box and subsequently translated to the chair's hydraulics (actuators). These motion codes are constantly updated on the D-Box site as new movies are released. What this means is that only movies which have been coded by D-Box will work with the chair.

Capable of up to 2Gs of acceleration and 100 movements per second, it might be a good idea to keep some bags around you lest all that throwing around induces your gag reflex.
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(Bulls)eyes on these boobies

Throwing darts just got sexy for some, sexist for others. Certainly it's given the male gender more incentive to score a bullseye. Hit that boobseye, and this Talking Sexy Dart blondie will utter ecstatically: "Young girl, bull's eye! Wonderful!" (Lost in translation?) Well, fair's fair. How about a plastic hunka jock with a six-pack, a strategically positioned bullseye, yelling out: "Oh, yes, baby, you go, girl!" Straight from the land of cosplay girls, of course. 2,079 yen (US$19), AAA batteries not included. Not surprisingly sold out at time of writing.

Via Weird Asia News

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