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The Power Geeks #27

by DarthMolen on Dec.02, 2009, under The Latest Shows

Holiday Gift Ideas

Tech

Non-Tech

Goofy
  • Nothing says loving like a marshmallow shooter (Steven)
    • In camo no less. Better than a nerfball gun because YOU CAN EAT THE PROJECTILES IF STARVING!
    • Not guaranteed to ward off Zombies in case of apocalypse, you need a real gun for that.
  • G2 Night vision goggles (Jp)
    • For those that didn’t buy the MW2 Collectors edition
    • Binos
    • Only $60, rig to attach to head not included
  • Phantom Key Stroker (Steven)
    • Attach to victims comp and random caps, garbage, mouse moves will happen….
  • Outlandish
    • Lunar Land (JP)
      • I also have some ocean front property in AZ for sale…. uhhh… you interested?
      • Very much bogus claims about legal rights for lunar land… but why not get an expensive piece of paper…

    ThinkGeek Annoy-a-Tron 2.0 (Steven)

    • For the practical joker in your life…
  • Absolute Must have….. (JP)
    • TaunTaun Sleeping Bag
    • This is very cool, started out as one of Thinkgeek’s April Fools Day jokes… demand for orders was so high… they actually had them made
    • Love the details… Zipper pull is a lightsaber so it looks like you’re slicing it’s belly open!!!

Deal of the Week

Tech,Gaming, and Geek News

  • LED and CFL Bulbs Better than Incandescent
    • Yes, there is finally a credible study that proves this theory
    • (steven)wait, hold the presses, didn’t we already pretty much know this?
    • The study included the so-called high manufacturing costs
    • Total lifetime (from manufacturing to disposal) incandescents use 5x more energy
    • Total for manufacturing of the “high-tech” bulbs? 2%
  • Apple owns most and least efficient computers (Steven)
    • according to sustit.net
    • Macbook air and Mini were the best in class
    • Desktops and ultra compact, not so good.
    • IMac was 6th in efficiency
    • Apple Mac Pro desktop is the third least-efficient desktop, costing £107.45 (about US$178.76) per year to power it.
  • Ban Hammer Wielded in MW2 Already (JP)
    • 2,500 ppl got the ban hammer on the PC due to a surge in questionable activity
    • No dedicated server = better monitoring? I still think there are plenty of ways that ppl will cheat
    • no Cheaters!! I’m onboard

Intarweb Goldmine

Contact Info

  • On Twitter: Steven is @DarthMolen and I am @JPuent and @FueltheFighter
  • email us: darthmolen@thepowergeeks.com and jpuent@thepowergeeks.com prcole@fuelthefighter.com

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