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Kamado bespoke ceramic barbeque grill

post from Shiny Shiny on 12 July 2006 10:54:00 PM. © Shiny Shiny

Paradoxically, there are few things shinier yet less girly than a monstrous barbeque. Neatorama compiled a list of what was initially to be only the top ten grills, but as the world woke up and smelled the burning pig, it became clear that it was going to bottom out somewhere between the top twenty and top thirty. (Huh huh, I said bottom out near the top.) Shown here is the Kamado bespoke ceramic grill in the shape of a retro spaceship (how spaceships can be retro when we don't really have them yet is another story entirely). Starting at a surprisingly affordable $250 USD and going up to a still surprisingly affordable (factoring the designer tile) $1600 USD at the top. [via Neatorama] [GT]

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Aria Charm Necklace Pink Fireworks

post from Shiny Shiny on 12 July 2006 10:47:00 PM. © Shiny Shiny

Not for you; for your dog. The Aria Charm Necklace Pink Fireworks is silvertone with a lobster clasp and it will 'fit necks 8"-12"'. $8 USD and back-ordered until the middle of August - apparently this is the thing to have for the teenybopper canine set. [GT]

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Thanko USB Memory Neck Strap lets you wear your
jumpdrive

post from Shiny Shiny on 12 July 2006 10:46:00 PM. © Shiny Shiny

If you have to wear a neck strap anyhow, because of work or a mobile or because your mistress will spank you if you don't, and you also carry a USB jumpdrive which you tend to lose because, like me, you have the attention span of a tsetse fly with a baby in its beak, Thanko has a nice little invention for you. Basically, the USB Memory Neck Strap has a prong clamp doodad that gently grips your USB drive in its maw, allowing you to stick it and forget about it since you're not wearing anything more than you normally do. Comes with a 512 mb module and there's no price given, but it's probably only in Japan anyhow. Blast you, Thanko! [via MobileMagazine] [GT]

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Dear GameCrazy, Please Stop Abusing Non-Gamer
Customers

post from portagame on 12 July 2006 09:36:00 PM. © portagame

Dear GameCrazy,

I am a gamer. I've been a gamer for a few decades now. I've also been a regular customer to your two stores in the South Las Vegas valley ever since I moved here. Your staff has always treated me with the utmost respect as they realize I know a thing or two about games and game publishers. Their conversations were always welcome regardless of how much I've already heard before.

It is too bad that I will never return to a GameCrazy store. Your staff verbally abused my wife. This extremely offends me personally, a lot more so than if your staff were to make the same verbal assaults and threats directly to me. I would hope that your staff would honor and respect my wife more so because she is not a gamer, instead of showing her a "better-than-thou" snobbish attitude because she doesn't understand some of terms gamers use.

Today was our 5th Anniversary and my wife was out getting a couple of gifts. One of the gifts she wanted to get me was an Xbox 360 controller so that we could play multiplayer games together. This was her attempt to be more involved in a culture I've already embraced. She knew I frequented the GameCrazy on 10520 S Eastern Ave, Henderson NV 89044, and she went there as a first choice to purchase a controller. I know it wasn't a big purchase, but the different choices of third party and first party controllers was overwhelming to her and she was in need of assistance.

She waited at the front desk but all the employees on hand were seemingly occupied. She noticed one employee who was taking a break. He apologized and said that he would be able to help her when he was back on the clock.

He directed her to another employee, Billy, who was playing a game. She tried to make eye contact but he was too involved. While she waited a young male customer came in and started looking at GBA games. Billy noticed him and stopped what he was doing to see if he needed assistance, the whole time ignoring my wife who was already at the front desk. Billy saw that my wife was getting angry and exhasperatedly asked "Can I help you with something?" My wife responded angrily "I've been waiting here for quite some time while you were too busy playing games! Its about time I got some help!" Billy took a step back and told her that if she didn't control her tone of voice that he'd ask to leave the store. My wife paused and said "All I wanted was a wireless Xbox controller" while distinctly pointing to to the Xbox 360 controllers up on the wall behind the desk. Billy smirked then walked around the desk, looked under the desk and said with a spiteful grin "We don't have any!". My wife was quite shocked and pointed again to the Xbox 360 controllers on display saying "Yes you do, they are right there!" Billy laughed at her and said "Oh, you mean Xbox 360 controllers?". Very insulting to someone who doesn't know the difference (she only knows one is white and one is black).

He proceeded to ring up the sale and while doing so my wife said "You know I really should talk to your store manager about this." Billy became infuriated that she mentioned talking to her manager and yelled at her "I AM the store manager! I actually OWN THIS store!". My wife already had earlier asked the other employee if there was a store manager when there was no one to help her and that employee said no but pointed her to Billy saying he was a shift manager. So when Billy claimed that he was the manager, as well as the owner, my wife caught him in his lie and said that the other employee had already told her the store manager wasn't working tonight. Billy grew even more angry, demanded that she leave the store immediately or he was going to call the cops on her. He then picked up the phone and pretended to dial 911. Threatened and insulted by his actions, my wife said "Don't be such a jackass!" and left the point-of-sale.

This kind of abuse to customers, especially to non-gamer customers, should not be tolerated. It will not be tolerated by my wife and me. Many times friends and loved ones are shopping for gifts for the gamers they know and may need a little extra patience. I am embarrassed that my wife experienced this fiasco because I have had such different experiences whenever I shop at GameCrazy because I am a gamer. The insensitivity expressed towards her has caused me to never return to your stores. I'll be removing my pre-orders and taking them to a competitor. I know that not having me as a customer won't affect your stores sales significantly since I am just one person. But I will take my business to EB Games or GameStop even if it means an extra 5 minute drive.

Please consider offering your staff sensitivity training and let them know this really effects your corporate image. GameCrazy probabaly doesn't want to be known as the company that bullies non-gamers.

Former GameCrazy Frequentor,

Jason Murphy
Editor, portagame.com

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Deals of the day

post from Ubergizmo on 12 July 2006 07:00:00 PM. © Ubergizmo

$4, D-Link DI-624 with eTrust Internet Security Suite 2006
$39, PENGO Blue 1GB USB MP3 Player
$47, Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker
$397, GARMIN IQUE M5 PDA / GPS HANDHELD RECEIVER
$499, Drivezilla! 1TB USB 2.0 External Storage Drive

More deals at Uberbargain.com

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If this had been a real emergency…

post from Daily Gadget on 12 July 2006 04:36:10 PM. © Daily Gadget

Tired of not being able to participate in the old-fashioned Civil Defense drills? OK, maybe you don't remember the "duck and hide" days. How about the brain-drilling tone on the television for the Emergency Broadcast Network tests? Soon, your mobile phone can bring you a bit closer to safety.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part [...]

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RCAs NaviLight 6 Universal Control

Sadly, it’s not often enough that one gets to write “Works as advertised”. Under normal circumstances, that wouldn’t be the greatest endorsement of a product, but all too often, things actually don’t work as advertised. Fortunately for us, and for this review, the NaviLight 6 works extremely well.To be honest, I’ve had issues with ‘Universal [...]

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Archport Sandals

Archport Sandals have a small compartment inside the sole that let you carry money and keys to the beach conveniently. The sandals are not super attractive, but the compartment looks well made. It is secured to not open accidentally and Velcro is pr...

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Paralyzed Patient with Cyberkinetics Brain
Implant Opens Email

In tomorrow's edition of Nature a team of researchers will publish results of a clinical trial of the BrainGate Neural Interface System, a "neuromotor prosthesis" developed by Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems. The first patient, Mr. M...

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