Monday, July 31st 2006

The Nuclear War Launcher (and USB hub) heads West.

Jul 31st, 2006 07:24 Discuss (22 Comments)

Is someone showing off their new tech toys like it's their job? Are you sick and tired of people thinking their "liquid cooling" is all the rage? Just need some tech-oriented stress relief? Introducing the USB Nuke box! The nuke box, or so it was dubbed by The Register, has authentic lights and sounds, and gives you a 4 minute countdown when you press "the big red button". During peacetime, this toy turns into an ordinary USB hub. The nuke box is headed West from its original selling point in Japan, and the company is accepting pre-orders here.

Source: The Register

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22 Comments on The Nuclear War Launcher (and USB hub) heads West.

overcast

uhh what?

zekrahminator

McLovin

It's a very pretty USB hub :D.

Frogger

:eek: :eek: after the count down will it nuke your hdd or just fizzle out:D :laugh:

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

Frogger:eek: :eek: after the count down will it nuke your hdd or just fizzle out:D :laugh:

:rockout: everyday russian roulette with your hard drive!!!! :laugh:

sinner33

Someone explain this to me. I know it's a USB hub, but what the heck does pushing the red button and waiting 4 minutes do? Is this big thing just a waste of space?

Cause at the moment, I find the USB missile launcher more entertaining shooting small humming birds in a cage.

randomperson21

its pretty................................

Dippyskoodlez

sinner33Someone explain this to me. I know it's a USB hub, but what the heck does pushing the red button and waiting 4 minutes do? Is this big thing just a waste of space?

Cause at the moment, I find the USB missile launcher more entertaining shooting small humming birds in a cage.

Entertainment. :)

i_am_mustang_man

i think that's damn cool, but i wouldn't buy it

if one of my friends got it for me as a gift, i would love it tho

overcast

You must be easily amused.

i_am_mustang_mani think that's damn cool, but i wouldn't buy it

if one of my friends got it for me as a gift, i would love it tho

#10

Bull Dog

*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

#11

wtf8269

Yeah, I don't understand what it does after the countdown either. My guess is shut your PC down. But who knows. I remember seeing somewhere there was a USB Nerf missile launcher that you could control on your pc. It could rotate, adjust it's angle, and launch all by the click of a mouse. By far the coolest fucking thing I've seen that's USB powered. I really wish I knew where I saw it though...

EDIT: Here it is. Not sold in US though. :(

#12

Chewy

I think it just makes noise or somthing to ward off them anoying people around u?

#13

overcast

HURRY AND SELL THE POWER PLANTS.

Bull Dog*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

#14

infrared

That's cool :D

#15

Sandman

overcastHURRY AND SELL THE POWER PLANTS.

AND MOVE ALL 80 TANKS OUT OF THE CORNER WHERE YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE HIDDEN! :laugh:

#16

Bob The Fish

SandmanAND MOVE ALL 80 TANKS OUT OF THE CORNER WHERE YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE HIDDEN! :laugh:

MY TANKS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

#17

Dippyskoodlez

Bull Dog*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

Damnit now I have a craving for some l33t c&c RA actionss!!!:roll:

#18

not a suicide-bomber

This could be used with some games, like c&c red alert :D
EVEN BETTER: if you're surrounded with ppl that wants to kill you just get a laptop wire the HUB to the laptop and say: "We are all going to dye" and push the buttom, it could be quite effective in some places of the world :roll:

#19

POGE

Good power switch for my PC. :)

#20

zekrahminator

McLovin

ptThis could be used with some games, like c&c red alert :D
EVEN BETTER: if you're surrounded with ppl that wants to kill you just get a laptop wire the HUB to the laptop and say: "We are all going to dye" and push the buttom, it could be quite effective in some places of the world :roll:

:roll: Yes! Someone needs to make a mod so that it can be used as a gamepad :) (though, disabling the fancy lights and sound would be tricky).

#21

Sandman

Nah, I would find a way to set it as a macro for easy network nuking. Set it up with ettercap so the little red button fucks everyones connection on campus. Then you can threaten people with it and stuff. Demand money when they're feverishly working on a huge project for the next day. :D Alla yo money or it's no easybib for you, bitch! :laugh:

#22

Dippyskoodlez

zekrahminator:roll: Yes! Someone needs to make a mod so that it can be used as a gamepad :) (though, disabling the fancy lights and sound would be tricky).

definatly a leet nuke button for C&C. :laugh:

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