Heather, On Tech

Office Shenanigans: Paintball Land Mines

I have to admit, this sounds like fun.  Wouldn't you just love-love-LOVE to get your coworker with a paintball land mine that's filled up with Liquid Paper or Cool Whip?  Oh yeah, I can see this in my future.

The RAP4 land mine is only $65 and it's rechargable so you can re-use it time and again.  It makes a loud noise (as you would expect) and of course blows whatever liquid you fill it with all over the place.

The best part is, it works for good friends as well as foes.  And, I know just the person to try this on...oh yes, I am evil!

Note: these "land mines" are filled with CO2 cartridges and used in paintball wars.  In theory, nobody gets hurt with them, so quityerbitchin.

hat tip: Wired magazine

I Know What I Want for Christmas!

For all you Star Wars freaks out there (like me!) here's what you'll want for Christmas - if you don't have a Wii, that is.  It's a game that works like the Wii, only you hold an actual light sabre and duel it out with the dark side of the force.  The light sabre is a remote, and the base that plugs into the tv is a training droid, just like Luke Skywalker used in A New Hope.  It's aptly named the Interactive Star Wars Game, and I read about it on Newlaunches.

I've been waiting for something like this to come out.  I'm not a big gamer, and have no interest in XBox, or PSP, etc.  I have to admit that the Wii does interest me a lot, but only because it's so new and different.  But, I don't have one and don't have any plans to get one any time soon.  This little ditty, though, is something I would definitely play with (and so will the boys, I'm sure).

I'm sure it's pretty good for getting a bit of exercise as well - fencing is good for you, right?  Anything that makes you get up off the couch and work up a sweat can't be all bad. :-)

And, at $49.95, the Interactive Star Wars Game is very affordable.

Update: Amazon has this item for $110 so it must be going fast...Wal-Mart has it for $44.62 but it's not sold online. Oh! and we mustn't forget Radio Shack, who has it for $20 (again, not sold online).  They had one in stock at the one next to TCBY...honey, are you reading???